📍 825 Ne 79th Terr, Kansas City, Clay County, 64118
Oak Park High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kansas City, Clay County. The school has 1,756 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Kansas City 74 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 97.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 19 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oak Park High enrolls 1,756 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 97.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 990 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 264 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 233 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 191 | 11% |
| Asian | 44 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 29 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
733 of the school's 1,756 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 561 qualify for free lunch and 172 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Oak Park High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-50, state senate district 17, state house district 15.
Oak Park High is one of 34 schools in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 21,252 students district-wide and employs 1,496 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,756 students, Oak Park High is larger than the district average of about 625 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large