Opelika City Schools

Opelika City Schools (OCS) is a school district headquartered in Opelika, Alabama.^[1]

Opelika City Schools test scores on the Stanford Achievement Test, 1997-2008. The national average for the SAT 10 in 2008 was 54.

Opelika City Schools is accredited by the Alabama State Department of Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school system enrolls approximately 4,500 students on nine campuses. Opelika has three primary schools with grades K-2, Southview [1], Jeter [2], and Carver [3], three intermediate schools with grades 3-5, West Forest [4], Northside [5], and Morris Avenue [6], Opelika Middle School [7] with grades 6-8, Opelika High School [8] with grades 9-12, and one at-risk school, Opelika Learning Center [9]. Opelika's schools have traditionally had strong programs in technology and the arts.

58.7% of teachers in the public school system hold advanced degrees. In 2005, the system graduated 267 students. Opelika City Schools system met its state accountability goals (2005-2006 AYP Status: Made AYP) for 2005-2006.

In recent years, Opelika’s percentage of students on free or reduced lunches rose to 58.66% during the 2005-2006 school year. Concurrently, its average scores on statewide standardized tests fell (though the most recent scores on the High School Graduation Exam were at or above the state average in three of the five subjects measured). The impact of the percentage of students receiving free or reduced lunches on standardized tests outcomes can significantly affect how achievement is measured.^{[citation needed]} According to research conducted by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, Opelika City Schools performed above the expected results for a school with the number of children enrolled who are receiving free or reduced lunch.^{[citation needed]}

Schools

^[2] Secondary schools

• Opelika High School
• Opelika Middle School

Primary schools

• Morris Avenue Intermediate School
• Northside Intermediate School
• West Forest Intermediate School
• Carver Primary School
• Jeter Primary School
• Southview Primary School

Gallery

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  Opelika City Schools Board of Education

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  Opelika High School

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  Opelika Middle School

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  Morris Avenue Intermediate School

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  Northside Intermediate School

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  West Forest Intermediate School

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  Carver Primary School

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  Jeter Primary School

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  Southview Primary School

References

1. ^ "Employment." Opelika City Schools. Retrieved on March 20, 2011. "ATTN: HUMAN RESOURCES OPELIKA CITY SCHOOLS P. O. BOX 2469 - 300 SIMMONS STREET OPELIKA, AL 36803-2469"
2. ^ "Schools." Opelika City Schools. Retrieved on March 20, 2011.

External links

	Alabama portal
	Schools portal

• Opelika City Schools