Oxford High School (Michigan)

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Oxford High School
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Address
Oxford High School (Michigan)
745 North Oxford Road

Oxford address
,
Oakland County
,
Michigan
48371-3715

United States
Coordinates 42°50′17″N83°15′40″W / 42.838°N 83.261°W / 42.838; -83.261
Information
TypePublic secondary school
Established2004 (2004)
StatusOpen [1]
School board7
School district Oxford Community Schools
NCES District ID 2627240 [2]
School codeMI-63110-02437
CEEB code 232935
NCES School ID 262724006338 [1]
PrincipalDacia Beazley [3]
Faculty87.94 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Gender Mixed-sex education
Enrollment1,690 [1]  (2022–2023)
 •  Grade 9 376
 •  Grade 10 440
 •  Grade 11 416
 •  Grade 12 447
 • Other11
Student to teacher ratio19.22:1 [1]
Campus typeSuburb: Large [1]
Color(s)Blue and gold   
Nickname Wildcats
Rivals Lake Orion Dragons
Lapeer West Panthers
USNWR ranking5,212 [4]
Website oxfordhigh.oxfordschools.org
Student assessments
2021–22 school
year [5]
Change vs.
prior year [5]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %21.7 / 8.9
Proficient %26.3 / 26.5
PR. Proficient %15.8 / 49.0
Not Proficient %36.2 / 15.6
Average test scores
SAT Total1006.4
(Decrease2.svg −15.3)

Oxford High School is a coed public secondary institution located in Oxford Township, Michigan, United States, with an Oxford postal address. [6] Part of the Oxford Community Schools district, it is within one of the largest school districts, geographically, in southeastern lower Michigan. [7]

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History

The current site for Oxford High School opened in 2004. Prior to that, the site was a middle school. [8] When renovations were completed, the middle school and high school swapped buildings, with the middle school now located in the old high school building on Lakeville Road.

Since opening the most recent building in 2004, the school added over 500 students to its enrollment.[ citation needed ][ when? ]

On November 30, 2021, a mass shooting occurred at the school. Four students were killed, and seven other people were injured. [9]

Attendance boundary

The district (of which this is the sole comprehensive high school) serves portions of northeastern Oakland County and southwestern Lapeer County as well as a small northeast section of Macomb County. In Oakland County, it serves Oxford, Leonard, most of Oxford and Addison townships, and portions of Brandon Township. [10] In Lapeer County, the district serves sections of Dryden and Metamora townships. [11] The district also extends into a very small portion of Bruce Township, Macomb County. [12]

Curriculum

Oxford High School is an authorized International Baccalaureate World School for the Diploma Programme. [13]

Extracurricular activities

Oxford High School offers 24 different varsity sports. [14] Teams participate in the Oakland Activities Association, a high school athletic conference whose member schools have similar enrollments and are all located in the Oakland County area. The statewide class designation (based on enrollment) is "Division 1" or "Class A". [15]

The school's athletic nickname is the Wildcats. Both the high school and the middle school have teams which are referred to as the "Oxford Wildcats". Oxford's chief rival is Lake Orion, located directly in the township to the south, and connected by M-24. In football, the two teams compete for the "Double-O" (Oxford/Orion) rivalry trophy. The teams had competed annually from at least 1950 until 1983 when Oxford moved to the Flint Metro League. During FML play, Oxford's chief rivals were Lapeer East High School and Lapeer West High School, located in Lapeer approximately 15 miles north of Oxford on M-24.

Prior to the 2010-2011 year, Oxford High School moved from the Flint Metro League, where it had been a member school since 1983, to the Oakland Activities Association. Reasons cited for the move included demographic and geographic considerations. Urban sprawl in Metro Detroit over the years had brought Oxford in from the rural–urban fringe and closer in line with the greater Detroit area like much of the OAA, rather than the Flint area. [16] As a result of the move, the sports rivalry with Lake Orion resumed after a 27-year hiatus.

Oxford has won state championships in boys track (1991 class B), football (1992 class BB), and wrestling (2011 class A). [17] [18]

In 2011, the school installed blue-colored artificial turf for the football stadium at a cost of $400,000, which was to be paid for with private donations. Initially, the turf was to be paid for with public bonds; however, voters disapproved of the millage. [19] The AstroTurf made headlines when it was revealed that several athletics boosters had put their personal homes up as collateral for the purchase of the field. [20] When initial fundraising efforts came up short, the boosters were hit with a $300,000 balance and were in danger of defaulting. An agreement was reached between the boosters and AstroTurf that allowed for an extended payback period. [21] The turf also made headlines when Boise State University notified Oxford that they held a trademark on the term "Blue Turf" for their field at Albertsons Stadium. [22] Therefore, Oxford could not continue calling their field "blue turf", but instead could use the terms "navy turf", "Oxford blue turf", or "true blue turf". [23]

Notable alumni

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