Oak Ridge High School
127 Providence Rd, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830-6345 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Oak Ridge High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Anderson County, TN
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1501 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 91 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 422 students
Grade 10 - 358 students
Grade 11 - 360 students
Grade 12 - 343 students
Grade Not Listed - 18 students
This School ( TN ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:16 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( TN ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 3% 1%
% Hispanic 3% 4%
% Black 13% 22%
% White 81% 67%
Additional Student Information
This School ( TN ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a n/a
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a n/a
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( TN ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Oak Ridge City School District
This School's Agency ( TN ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 8 7
Number of Students Managed 4,583 students 3,536 students
District Total Revenue $44,123,000 $24,028,000
District Expenditure $44,453,000 $24,329,000
District Revenue / Student $9,628 $8,103
District Expenditure / Student $9,700 $8,629
District Graduation Rates 84% 92%
School Notes:
  • Oak Ridge High School is the public high school for Oak Ridge, Tennessee. It was established in 1943 to educate the children of Manhattan Project workers. Since 1995, it has educated students in grades 9 through 12.
  • The mascot of Oak Ridge High is the wildcat. The Oak Ridge Wildcats football team were mythical national champions for 1958, and have won eight state championships.
  • Newsweek ranks Oak Ridge High School 465th on its 2006 list of the United States' 1200 best public high schools.
  • During the first week of December 2006, three seniors from ORHS presented their research on alternate fuel sources and won first place nationally in the annual Siemens Competition. Scott Molony, Scott Horton, and Steven Arcangeli will split a college scholarship worth $100,000. In 2005, Oak Ridge sent another group of three seniors to the national finals, where they finished fourth.
  • In April, 2006, another senior tied for first place in the Young Epidemiology Scholars Competition sponsored by the College Board, and still another received a smaller scholarship. Oak Ridge is also nationally famous for its consistent performance in Science Olympiad; a team from ORHS has made it to nationals for more than a dozen years running. Students from Oak Ridge also traditionally perform well on the American Math Competition exams.
  • Oak Ridge High School gained notoriety in November 2005 when former principal Becky Ervin censored the school's student newspaper, the Oak Leaf. The November issue originally contained an article with information on birth control and another with photographs of students' tattoos. Though the paper had already been printed, Principal Ervin attempted to confiscate all 1800 copies. The newspaper's staff, with the help of the Student Press Law Center, brought the controversy national attention.
  • On April 10, Oak Ridge High School was one of the recipients of the Jefferson Muzzle Award for free speech and first-amendment violations in the United States.
  • Notable alumni: Jennifer Azzi, former WNBA player and Olympic gold medalist.
  • General B.B. Bell, commander of the U.S. Armed Forces in South Korea.
  • Charlie Ergen, co-founder and CEO of EchoStar Communications Corporation.
  • Edgar Meyer, Grammy Award-winning bassist.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (37830)
School Zip (37830) (TN) State Average
Population (Approximate) 27,279 people 5,490,060 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 43% 18%
Population Average Age 43 years old 35.9 years old
Average Household size 2.2 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $41,450 $37,476
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.5 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 51 years old 39 years old
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4. Anderson Co. Career Technical Center - n/a - view location
5. Anderson County High School - 1074 students - view location
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