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OPS Spanish teachers, Ms. Shuguli, Mrs. Simons, and Mr. Ruiz, cordially invite you to attend the Hispanic Heritage Night. There will be some presentations by our Spanish students and also Mr. Ruiz's band, Latin Trois. This event will take place in the lower school auditorium of our school, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., on Wednesday, October 4. Free admission. If parents would like to participate, please contact us Veronica Shuguli, Jennifer Simons, and John Ruiz.
¡Celebre la Herencia Hispana! Este evento se llevará a cabo en el salón de actos de la escuela inferior de nuestro colegio, de 17:30 a 19:30 horas, el miércoles 4 de octubre.
With the recent release of student performance results from 2022–23 school year, results for Oxford Preparatory School (OPS) once again revealed outstanding academic outcomes. The accountability report for the 2022–23 school year is the second since 2018–19 to feature all components of the state’s accountability framework, including the calculation of school performance grades, in which Oxford Prep received an overall school performance grade of “B – 80”, the highest in school’s history since opening in 2013. In addition, Oxford Prep exceeded overall school academic growth expectations.
Oxford Preparatory School earned the highest (tied) school performance score (80) and the highest percent of graduates that met the ACT UNC/WorkKeys composite minimum (64.6%) out of traditional public schools and charter schools in Franklin, Granville, Vance, and Warren Counties.
“We are thrilled about the promising results that provide strong evidence that we are closing achievement gaps,” OPS Executive Director Andrew Swanner remarked. While statewide EOG/EOC performance in all subjects in statewide performance showed sizable achievement gaps (31 points between White and Black students, 24 points between White and Hispanic students, and 29 points between Non-Economically Disadvantaged Students and Economically Disadvantaged Students), Oxford Prep student performance revealed far smaller achievement gaps (6 points between White and Black students, 4 points between White and Hispanic students, and 12 points between Non-Economically Disadvantaged Students and Economically Disadvantaged Students).
“These outstanding outcomes are a result of the efforts of our faculty/staff, leadership team, board of directors, students, and parents that have bought into our college-prep mission and made a serious academic commitment. I couldn’t be more proud of our school community that has overcome so many of the obstacles that we have faced during these past few years,” Swanner remarked. “We are continuing to make additional investments and improvements to address any learning loss as a result of the obstacles during the past few years. We hope to improve upon these outstanding results to continue to demonstrate that our school is an excellent college-prep public charter school benefiting our community.”
We were excited to see the latest U.S. News and World Report high school rankings where once again Oxford Prep stands out among area high schools. Kudos to our students, staff, and all that have supported these efforts.
Oxford Prep ranked #46 in North Carolina public high schools in the U.S. News and World Report 2023–2024 high school rankings. This places Oxford Prep within the top 10% of North Carolina public high schools and with the highest ranking among all public high schools in the area in which it serves north of Durham and Wake Counties!
Please visit the U.S. News and World Report Best North Carolina High Schools page to find out more about the rankings.