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Oakwood, Bellbrook among nation’s best high schools, magazine says

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By , Staff reports 11:52 AM Tuesday, June 9, 2009

DAYTON — Oakwood and Bellbrook high schools are among the best in the nation, according to Newsweek magazine’s annual ranking of high schools.

Oakwood ranked 275th and Bellbrook ranked 1,349th among the 1,480 schools on the Newsweek list.

The entire list and the criteria used to determine the best schools is available at www.newsweek.com

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slim, you are wrong. oakwood is 275th. yes, 2 yrs ago it was 204. and in ohio it was the 6th highest rated on the list. last year it did drop to 500 and some. i don't know how it could happen like that, but it did. the thing that matters is that oakwood is consistently ranked as one of the top schools in the state and the usa. get over it already! why do you have the hate for a school district that excels?

ryan
11:44 AM, 6/10/2009

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From DDN May 20th

"Oakwood and Bellbrook High Schools made Newsweek's list of top 1,300 U.S. High Schools, proving the best in the Dayton area for the past year of school.

Two of just 32 Ohio schools to make the cut, Oakwood ranked 559th, a drop from last year's 204th"

Slim
10:51 AM, 6/10/2009

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centerville is a great school system. oakwood is also a school with a rating of excellent with distinction. one of the differences between oakwood and other local districts is that when it comes to act/sat participation, along with average scores, no other school district is close. almost all of our children take these tests. we also are in the top 5 statewide in every academic area.

ryan
9:33 PM, 6/9/2009

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Great point Bobby. That's exactly why Dayton schools will be much better after they waste money tearing down an existing building, Julienne, to build another waste of money. It's about parent/student/teacher involvement.

ted r
5:27 PM, 6/9/2009

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I would be willing to bet that these same schools have a high rate of parent involvement in their child's academic and personal lives. More money does not make a good school. It is really about the community. It is easier to have a higher rating in a smaller school district, since there are fewer children with more parents. A plethora of money does not equal quality students, parents or teachers.

Shane
5:18 PM, 6/9/2009

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