School Accountability Report Card

Reported Using Data from the 2019–2020 School Year

Mission Statement

The mission of Oak Ridge High School is to provide a purposeful teaching and learning environment, which challenges our students to achieve academic, artistic, personal and civic excellence.

School Description

We believe that the most promising strategy for achieving the mission of Oak Ridge High School is to function as a collaborative professional learning community. We envision a learning environment in which the school community:

• Demonstrates commitment to the academic success of all students.


• Demonstrates commitment to the well-being of all students.


• Strives to know all students as individuals.


• Provides students with a rigorous and relevant education.


• Engages technology to enhance learning.


• Demonstrates integrity, dignity and respect.


• Teaches students to become independent and critical thinkers.


• Guides students to become caring and responsible citizens who work for the common good.

Oak Ridge High School resides on a 52-acre site with approximately 93 classrooms, 5 conference rooms, a theater, wellness center, a library and lecture hall, as well as athletic facilities including a synthetic field and track, large and small gyms, wrestling room, weight room, and multipurpose room. We continue to make improvements to the public announcement (PA) and bell systems. Over the summer of 2019, Oak Ridge High School completed a new 1500 sq. ft. Culinary building. In 2020 we completed the installation of solar panels to increase energy efficiency.

Oak Ridge High School's dedicated maintenance department benefits the community by ensuring a safe, reliable, and supportive learning environment. Oak Ridge High School facilities and grounds are maintained on a rotating schedule to ensure that all areas are in working order and suitable for school and public use. In addition to regular daily maintenance, heating and air units are checked regularly, storm drains are monitored and grounds are kept covered in accordance with NOA specifications. During student breaks, inspections including Fire, El Dorado Irrigation, and all preventative maintenance duties including deep cleaning of classrooms, as well as specialized teacher requests including classroom upgrades are scheduled and completed.

Oak Ridge High School has a robust Career Technology Education (CTE) program designed to prepare students to successfully meet the ever changing nature of today’s technical workplace and the need to fill high demand jobs with highly skilled applicants. In addition, the CTE program prepares students to successfully achieve their collegiate goals. ORHS has a number of courses and pathways that provide its students with CTE opportunities. These courses include Digital Imaging, Engineering and Manufacturing, Computer Science and Culinary courses.

Oak Ridge High School offers Engineering Design and Manufacturing pathways, as well as a Computer Science pathway. The Engineering Design and Manufacturing and Technology pathways include classes such as Introduction to Manufacturing and Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering Technology, Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering technology. These courses provide students exposure to a hands-on, industry-specific experience in which they design, manage, and build various projects. ORHS educators within these pathways work directly with industry leaders to ensure that students receive the most up-to-date and relevant instruction and experience possible.

Computer Science drives job growth and innovation throughout the world economy and society. More than half of projected jobs in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) fields relate to computing occupations. Computer Science develops students’ computational and critical thinking skills and shows them how to create, not simply use, new technologies. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have expanded the need for employees who can understand, manage, and support all rapidly emerging, evolving, and converging computer, software, networking, telecommunications, Internet, programming, and information systems. Fundamental knowledge in these areas is needed to prepare students for the 21st century, regardless of their ultimate field of study or occupation. As a result, Oak Ridge offers a Computer Science pathway to provide students this knowledge and experience. Courses in this pathway include Exploring Computer Science (ECS), which is designed to teach the fundamental concepts of and big ideas of computing and also satisfy the El Dorado Union High School District Computer Literacy graduation requirement; AP Computer Science Principles, intended to foster a wider appeal for the computer science discipline; AP Computer Science A as an equivalent to a first-semester, college-level course in computer science, and Database Design/SQL Programming for those students wanting to learn more about database implementation and mobile app development. Oak Ridge High School provides students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in industry specific classes that fulfill the mission of Career Technological Education. As a result, students who participate in the Career Technological Education program leave Oak Ridge with the skills necessary to achieve their collegiate goals and or obtain regional jobs that are high paying and in high demand. Curriculum and instructional strategies that foster critical thinking, problem solving, and leadership are consistently taught to ensure workplace skills.

Students in grades nine through twelve receive counseling from school personnel regarding career paths and courses of study. Oak Ridge High School’s College and Career Center provides a variety of career-related resources to students. Oak Ridge High School counselors expose students to a broad array of career opportunities and facilitate selection of a career path based on individual interests, goals, strengths, and abilities.

All CTE courses are open to all students and provide elective credits. Oak Ridge provides Computer Science, Culinary, and Manufacturing and Engineering CTE courses on our campus.

CTE courses offered include:

• Introduction to Manufacturing and Engineering


• Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Technology


• Manufacturing and Engineering Technology


• Engineering and Design Architecture


• Automotive Technology


• Culinary I


• Culinary II


• Exploring Computer Science


• AP Computer Science Principles


• AP Computer Science A


• Database Design/SQL Programming

Oak Ridge High School enjoys the support of both parent and community organizations. The Athletic Boosters provide financial support for its athletic teams. Other active parent groups include Music and Theater Boosters, and the Oak Ridge High School Foundation. The Oak Ridge High School Foundation has a long history of supporting capital improvement and academic projects at Oak Ridge High School. Parents also organize community fundraising events and annual year-end activities such as Safe and Sober Grad Night.

Parents have the ability to volunteer for the school’s Site Council. The Site Council provides parents an opportunity to be a part of the process for making school goals and allocating aspects of the school budget. Parents also volunteer in a multitude of different ways on our campus. Parents can volunteer to do anything from helping with clerical needs to announcing sporting events.

Oak Ridge High School has a parent representative on the district DELAC committee to allow students and parents involved in the EL program to become more involved. These parents are asked to provide feedback regarding the EL program and offer suggestions for program improvement. The school also holds open forums for parents to ask questions of the school.

Oak Ridge High School takes a comprehensive, proactive approach to school safety. Members of the District Safety Committee meet regularly to discuss potential hazards, safety concerns, and the most current practices to ensure a safe school campus. Oak Ridge High School utilizes a complete set of emergency plans for crisis situations and has developed an extensive plan for monitoring student safety before, during, and after school. Emergency procedures are practiced by students and staff each semester. These plans include fire, earthquake, evacuation, and lockdown drills, as well as rattlesnake and suicide protocols. Emergency plans are assessed after each drill or false alarm to identify areas of success and remediation.

Oak Ridge High School collaborates regularly with law enforcement and county safety specialists. Oak Ridge High School officials attend periodic collaborations with law enforcement to ensure compliance with the county standard for school safety. Each year, law enforcement is invited to observe our drills to offer suggestions for improvement. The suggestions made by law enforcement are worked into our plan and drilled by our staff and students. Oak Ridge High School makes every effort to communicate with schools in the county who, unfortunately, have had to enact their emergency plans. The information taken from these meetings are adopted into our safety plan.

Communication is a key component of the Oak Ridge Safety Plan. The El Dorado Union High School district has adopted the Parent Square communication system. This system gives each school the ability to communicate with its entire community instantaneously. The ability to give parents, teachers, and students status updates during an emergency is crucial. Oak Ridge High School holds a minimum of one staff meeting per year committed solely to safety. Emergency plans are disseminated in great detail. Our site also has a safety committee that considers new safety proposals. Oak Ridge High School continues to utilize the StopIt App where parents, students, and community members are given the opportunity to alert administration to potential safety concerns on campus anonymously. The app has provided useful information and is another step to help make our campus safer. Oak Ridge High School takes every precaution to ensure the total safety of its campus, students, and staff. All appropriate drills are run each semester, and all available collaborations are attended. Each year the Oak Ridge High School Safety Plan is reviewed and approved by the El Dorado Union High School District School Board.

Oak Ridge High School has a variety of programs and services in place to support students academic needs. We have services that meet students' individual needs to services that serve larger groups of students.

Oak Ridge High School offers an extensive Advanced Placement (AP) Program that has increased in offerings and enrollment over the years. Advanced Placement courses are those developed by the College Board, which allow high school students to undertake college-level academic learning that prepares them to take the AP examinations. Students may receive credit from many colleges and universities for these classes. Students enrolled in AP courses are strongly encouraged to take the AP exam. Grades for AP classes in grades 10-12 are weighted to reflect the rigorous nature of these courses in accordance with Board Policy and Administrative Regulations. AP teachers regularly attend AP professional development opportunities and modify their course descriptions and curriculum to meet the needs of the ORHS students and the Advanced Placement program.

Oak Ridge High School offers several programs to meet the unique learning styles and needs of the students it serves. The Independent Study Program (ISP) allows select students to complete certain courses through the APEX online program as approved by the Board of Trustees. The program limits enrollment to students who cannot possibly attend courses on campus on a full-time basis due to medical or other compelling reasons.The ISP program strives to prepare students for graduation and success in post high school pursuits. Students in the ISP must meet with their assigned teachers for a minimum of one hour per week. They are assigned between 20-30 hours of schoolwork, which they must complete by their next week’s appointment. As a voluntary program, a student’s eligibility for continued ISP enrollment is based upon the successful completion of their assigned work.

The El Dorado Union High School Board and the District Office provided each site the funding it needed to run an academic recovery/intersession program. To help with this program the District Office purchased the APEX online learning program for all sites. These two pieces of support allow administration to go to Social Science, English, Math and Science departments and ask them to design a program to recover credits for the students in their subject area who are struggling academically.

Academic Recovery is a program designed to help students that are failing and/or in danger of failing to demonstrate learning objectives. At various progress reporting periods throughout the school year, teachers identify students who are struggling and/or in danger of failing. Teachers refer these students to an after school Academic Recovery Program.
Intersession is a one-week program held at the end of each academic semester. It offers an additional opportunity to demonstrate learning competencies in order to enhance a students learning and therefore grade. Student’s with a grade between 50-59% in core subject areas are given an opportunity following the end of the year to revisit areas of need and to demonstrate at standard learning competencies.
A Credit Recovery class is a digital online curriculum that is aligned with the Content Standards and Frameworks of California. If a student has failed course work in a core class, guidance counselors may refer the student to the Credit Recovery class to complete coursework and recover credits for that subject. The Credit Recovery class is a self-motivated and self-paced program that can reduce anxiety for some struggling students. Once students complete their coursework and pass the required tests, they no longer attend the Credit Recovery class.

Oak Ridge High School offers English Learners in grades nine through twelve a comprehensive academic program to build English language proficiency and academic content knowledge. English Learners develop English proficiency while learning the general curriculum. Instruction also recognizes that language modalities (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) develop interdependently and, therefore, should be integrated to promote skill development. English Learners at Oak Ridge High School participate in one or more program models that support English language and content knowledge development. Students’ English language proficiency is assessed and academic background reviewed in order to recommend an appropriate placement. These students are also supplied with a variety of supplemental resources such as online programs, etc.

The Connections Program/Study Skills class has been offered at Oak Ridge High School since 2011. The Connections Coordinator is a certificated teacher who is paid to work with students who have been identified by the middle schools and at Oak Ridge as students who require extra support. Student tutors offer curricular support. The Coordinator also works to find ways to connect these students to the services that Oak Ridge provides. The Coordinator works closely with teachers to ensure student participation in all classes. The Coordinator also works to find a way to connect students to the co and extracurricular activities offered at Oak Ridge.

Oak Ridge High School is also an AVID school. Several teachers, including the teachers who deliver the AVID curriculum, have attended AVID trainings. Oak Ridge is working towards integrating AVID curriculum campus-wide. AVID students participate in lessons that teach organizational skills, socratic seminars, and tutorials. Oak Ridge is working closely with the community middle schools to identify students who fit the AVID model.

Oak Ridge High School has also implemented a variety of support classes for students. Oak Ridge has created a pathway to Algebra 2 for struggling math students. These students are identified by their middle schools. These students enter a math pathway their Freshman year that assists them in attaining Algebra 2. We also offer a Reading Improvement class for freshmen identified by their middle school as needing such support.

The services provided on the Oak Ridge High School campus are designed to assist all students. Oak Ridge offers a broad range of curriculum opportunities including, honors classes, advanced classes and Advanced Placement classes for our students pursuing greater academic rigor.