Oak Park High School (Michigan)

Oak Park High School
Location
13701 Oak Park Boulevard
Oak Park, Michigan

United States
Coordinates 42°27′54″N 83°11′02″W / 42.4649°N 83.1838°W / 42.4649; -83.1838Coordinates: 42°27′54″N 83°11′02″W / 42.4649°N 83.1838°W / 42.4649; -83.1838
Information
Type Public
Motto We enter to learn, we leave to achieve
Established 1953
School district Oak Park Schools
Principal Kwame Stevens
Faculty 85[1]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 1,530 (2014)
Color(s) Red, Black and White             
Athletics conference Oakland Activities Association[2]
Mascot Oak Park Knights[2]
Website Oak Park High School website

Oak Park High School is a public high school located in Oak Park, Michigan an inner suburb of Detroit. The school is part of the Oak Park School district. It serves about 1,130 students in grades 10 to 12 from Oak Park and surrounding communities around Detroit.[1]

In 2010, as a part of the Federal School Improvement Framework, the school was identified by the State of Michigan as one of 92 schools in the state that were the lowest achieving, according to performance on Michigan standardized tests. Eligible schools were invited to apply for a grant of up to 6 million dollars over 3 years to support efforts to raise academic achievement.

Oak Park High School's grant application was awarded $4.2 million. The school was one of 28 schools that were awarded grant funds.[1]

The school colors are red, black and white. The school mascot is the Oak Park Knights.[1]

Oak Park High School Athletic Hall of Fame

Notable alumni

References

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