The Oakridge School

5900 West Pioneer Parkway, Arlington, TX, 76013-0760
Tel: (817)451-4994
Grades: PK - 12 | 879 students
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The Oakridge School has an educational philosophy that forms the basis for its academic program, goals, and objectives and is organized around the following mission statement: to inspire students to seek their full potential in academics, the arts, and athletics in a challenging and nurturing environment that cultivates social responsibility, mutual respect, and personal integrity.

School Overview:
The Oakridge School
School Membership(s) Independent Schools Association of the South West (ISAS)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Texas Private School Accreditation Commission
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 12
Year Founded 1979
Student Body
Total Students 879 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 35% (TX School Avg.: 30%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 88 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 10:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 50%
Average Class Size 15 students
Number of AP Courses 21 courses
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Advanced Courses
AP Biology AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC AP Chemistry
AP Computer Science AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition AP Environment Science
AP European History AP French Language
AP Music Theory AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
AP Physics C: Mechanics AP Spanish Language
AP Spanish Literature AP Statistics
AP Studio Art: 2-D Design AP Studio Art: 3-D Design
AP Studio Art: Drawing AP United States Government and Politics
AP United States History
Average SAT score 1845
Average ACT score 28
Matriculation Data Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code Formal
(uniform provider: www.millswear.com)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Mar. 1 / rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $18,300
Tuition Notes Tuition for grades 9-12 $18,300 Tuition for grades 5-8 $17,685 Tuition for grades 1-4 $15,970 Tuition for Kind. $12,080 Tuition for PK $10,565 Tuition for PS/5 day $10,565 Tuition for PS/3 day $6,515
% on Financial Aid 20%
Acceptance Rate 75%
Admissions Director Jerry A. Davis, Jr., Ph.D.
Admissions Associate Karen Messer
Sports
Total Sports Offered 18 sports
Sports
Archery Baseball
Basketball Cheering
Cross Country Diving
Equestrian Field Hockey
Football Golf
Soccer Softball
Swimming Tennis
Track and Field Volleyball
Weightlifting Wrestling
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 43 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
Animal Club (Middle School) Anime Club
Archery (Middle School) Art Club
Babysitter's Club (Middle School) Bug Club (Middle School)
Chess Club (Middle School) Chinese Club
Color Guard Computer Programming Team
Debate Club (Middle School) Drama Club
Drum Line Drum Line Club (Middle School)
Film Club Fine Arts Literary Magazine--"Calliope"
Fitness Club (Middle School) Guitar Club (Middle School)
Iron Chef (Middle School) JOOI (Junior Optimist Club)
Junior Optimist in the Youth Kids Against Bullying (K.A.B.) Club (Middle School)
Knitting Club (Middle School) Math Club (Middle School)
Math Team National Honor Society
National Junior Honor Society (Middle School) OWL Booster Club (parents)
Oakridge Parents Club (OPC) Pokemon & Other Collectible Card Game Club (Middle School)
SADD (students against destructive decisions) Sailing Club (Middle School)
Scrapbooking Club (Middle School) Spanish & French Club
Student Council TACCOLOGY (Anthropology & Teens About Celebrating Culture)
Teenage Republican Club The Scienterrific Owls (Middle School)
Time Machine Club (Middle School) Whole Earth Club
Yoga Club (Middle School) Young Democrats
iClub (Middle School)

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  • Oakridge is champion school in 2013 art contest
    posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:39:13 pm
    Each year hundreds of students across Texas submit art work for the annual Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Art Contest. The ...
  • Dubliners conference at The Oakridge School
    posted on February 4, 2013 at 04:24:37 pm
    Oakridge sophomores have been reading James Joyce’s "The Dubliners" and writing about it at school and in blogs. We have even skyped with other classrooms doing similar work across the nation. English department faculty member Jared Colley connected with other teachers at other schools here in DFW and invited them to participate. Students at these schools were invited to submit papers to an editorial board made up of faculty across the nation. In a blind-review evaluation process, students’ ...

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