Oak Park Unified School District

Oak Park Unified School District (OPUSD) is a K-12 school district in southeast Ventura County, California, USA. It consists of seven public schools in the community of Oak Park.[2]

Oak Park Unified School District
Address
5801 Conifer Street
Oak Park
, California, 91377
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12[1]
NCES District ID0627850 [1]
Students and staff
Students4,355 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers185.83 (FTE)[1]
Staff285.68 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio23.44:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.oakparkusd.org

History

When the community of Oak Park was created in the 1900s, it was within the Simi Valley Unified School District. However, there was no high school in the area, so students had to be bused 23 miles (37 km) each way to Simi Valley for school.

In the early 1970s, residents appealed to the Las Virgenes Unified School District to annex their neighborhood. School district officials were so inclined, but residents of neighboring Agoura Hills considered people in Oak Park to be lower class.[3] In a 1974 school board meeting where the idea was discussed, one woman complained about Oak Park's "little dope addicts," after which a fight broke out between her husband and an Oak Park resident, and the idea was scrapped.[3]

In 1977, voters approved a measure to create their own school district, followed by a $40-million bond measure to finance new classrooms. Oak Park High School opened in 1981.[4][5]

Since 2004, the district has also accepted out-of-district students through the State's District of Choice (DOC) program. These permits do not require a release from resident districts. Both traditional inter-district and District of Choice permits are approved based on the available space within our district. Since becoming a district of choice, Oak Park has become a more diverse district. Prior to becoming a DOC District, the student demographics were 90% white. In the 2019-20 school year the student demographics were 56% White, 25% Asian, 10% Latino, 1.5% Black, and 6% two or more races.[6] In 2021-22, about half of all Oak Park students are attending school under with the interdistrict permit or the DOC program. Since 2000 there have been no new homes built in Oak Park and the resident population has remained approximately the same. [7]

School

The district's seven schools are:

High schools

Middle schools
  • Medea Creek Middle School

Elementary schools
  • Brookside Elementary School
  • Oak Hills Elementary School
  • Red Oak Elementary School

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Oak Park Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. D'Angelo, Alexa (February 27, 2019). "Oak Park Unified named 'exemplary district' by state". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. Pool, Bob (April 2, 2006). "Rebuffed, Then Polished". Los Angeles Times.
  4. Moore, Jean (July 6, 2016). "Oak Park schools won't use any pesticides unless it's an emergency". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  5. Leung, Wendy. "Oak Park parents learn more about gender diversity lessons to be taught in coming weeks". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  6. "Alum Leads Model For Outdoor Education | USC Rossier". USC Rossier School of Education. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  7. "Why District of Choice_2021_2022". Google Docs. Retrieved 2022-02-11.

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