Three School Campus Locations: Brookside, Fall Creek, and Middle School The Oaks Academy is a Christ-centered school that exists to provide a rich, classical education to children of diverse racial and socioeconomic backgrounds, preparing them to succeed in a rigorous secondary educational program and to demonstrate spiritual, social and emotional maturity.
The Oaks Academy recognizes that the foremost responsibility of the education of children is with the parents or persons acting in the place of parents.
As such, faculty and staff of The Oaks enter into a deliberative partnership with caregivers/parents/guardians in the educational process of their children.
A small group of neighbors who envisioned an excellent
Christ-centered education in the inner city of Indianapolis founded
The Oaks Academy in 1998. The founders desired to offer an
outstanding education to students across racial and socioeconomic
barriers. They believed a Christ-centered school would facilitate
revitalization in the lives of students, families, and the
community at large. The Oaks Academy opened its doors to 53
students (Pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade) and 9 employees in
the fall of 1998.
The school`s founders purposefully established the school in an
area of the city known for its high crime rate, extreme poverty,
and rampant drug abuse. The school`s name and mission originate
from Isaiah 61: 3-4: They will be called oaks of righteousness, a
planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor. They will
rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long
devastated.
The Oaks launched a second location, Brookside, in another
neglected urban community in Indianapolis. A former IPS school
building was purchased debt free in June 2011. Experienced faculty
led the transition to ensure that The Oak`s defining values were
transferred to the Brookside campus.
In 2015, The Oaks launched a third campus, the Middle School.
Located just 1.5 miles away from both Fall Creek and Brookside, the
beautiful school was formally IPS 26, and was acquired by The Oaks
Academy to serve 115 students in its first year.
The Oaks Academy maintains one Board of Trustees, a singular
admissions and advancement effort, and a consistent educational
philosophy.
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