Oak Mountain High School
| Oak Mountain High School | |
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| Address | |
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5476 Caldwell Mill Road Birmingham, Alabama United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Empowering each student for excellence |
| Established | 1999 |
| School district | Shelby County Board of Education |
| Principal | Kristi Sayers |
| Faculty | 92 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,645 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18:1 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red, White & Blue |
| Athletics | AHSAA Class 7A |
| Nickname | Eagles |
| Feeder schools | Oak Mountain Middle School |
| Website | http://www.shelbyed.k12.al.us/schools/omhs/index.html |
Oak Mountain High School is a four-year public high school in the northern Shelby County suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama. It is the largest of Shelby County School System's seven high schools. School colors are red, white, and blue, and the athletic teams are called the Eagles. Oak Mountain competes in AHSAA Class 7A athletics.[1]
Recognition
Oak Mountain has been consistently recognized as one of the best high schools in Alabama:
- SchoolDigger ranks Oak Mountain 6th out of 357 high schools in the state and 3rd among high schools in the Birmingham metropolitan area.[2]
- The Washington Post ranked Oak Mountain 7th among the 12 Alabama schools included in its list of America's Most Challenging High Schools.[3]
- Oak Mountain was one of eight Alabama high schools included in the Daily Beast's 2014 list of America's Top High Schools.[4]
- Oak Mountain was also named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, the highest recognition a high school can receive from the department.[5]
Student profile
Enrollment in grades 9-12 for the 2013-14 school year is 1,645 students. Approximately 82% of students are white, 9% are African-American, 5% are Asian-American, and 4% are Hispanic. Roughly 10% of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch.[6]
Oak Mountain has a graduation rate of 96%. Over 90% of its students meet or exceed proficiency standards in reading and mathematics. The average ACT score for Oak Mountain students is 27 and the average SAT composite is 1870.[7]
Curriculum
College preparation
Oak Mountain students can take one or more of the following 16 Advanced Placement courses:[8]
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Oak Mountain students are also eligible for dual enrollment at Jefferson State Community College, allowing them to earn high school and college credit simultaneously.
Career preparation
Oak Mountain students can take courses from five different clusters offered through the school's career technical education curriculum:[9]
- Business, management, and administration
- Finance
- Food, wellness, and diatetics
- Marketing, sales, and service
- Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
There is also a variety of career and technical education academy options available via the Shelby County College and Career Center.
Athletics
Oak Mountain competes in AHSAA Class 7A athletics and fields teams in the following sports:[10]
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Outdoor Track & Field
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming & Diving
- Tennis
- Volleyball
Oak Mountain has won state championships in the following sports:[11]
- Boys' cross country (2001)
- Boys' soccer (2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015)
- Girls' soccer (2012, 2014, 2015)
- Girls' softball (2001)
The Oak Mountain football team has played in the state playoffs four times, reaching the semifinals once.[12]
Sports facilities on campus include a practice gymnasium, a competition gym seating 2,000 fans, baseball and softball stadiums, a band practice field, and soccer practice fields. A multi-purpose stadium, seating 5,000 spectators, was also built on Hwy. 119 to house the football, soccer, and track and field events.
Notable alumni
- John Ball (born 1990) - A Christian musician
External Links
- Oak Mountain High School homepage
- Oak Mountain school profile on SchoolDigger
- Oak Mountain school profile on Niche
- Oak Mountain football history
References
- ↑ "AHSAA School Classification 2014-16" (PDF).
- ↑ "Alabama School Rankings". SchoolDigger. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ↑ "Most Challenging High Schools in Alabama".
- ↑ "‘Daily Beast’ ranks James Clemens, Bob Jones among nation’s best high schools | The Madison Record". www.themadisonrecord.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- ↑ "National Blue Ribbon Schools Listing, 1982-2013" (PDF).
- ↑ "Oak Mt High School". SchoolDigger. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ↑ "Oak Mt. High School in Indian Springs Village, AL - Niche". K-12 School Rankings and Reviews at Niche.com. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ↑ "Oak Mountain Curriculum Guide 2015-16" (PDF).
- ↑ "Oak Mountain High School Curriculum Guide 2015-16" (PDF).
- ↑ "Oak Mountain High School". www.c2cschools.com. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ↑ "List of Alabama High School Athletic Association championships".
- ↑ "Oak Mountain football history".
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