Oakmont opened in September, 1965.[3] In 2014, fourteen players were suspended from the football team for drug usage.[4][5]
In 2021, hundreds of students were forced to quarantine due to Covid-19 after five students tested positive.[6]
Racial incidents
In 2014, one of two hazing incidents that targeted an African-American student resulted in the thirteen students being charged with hate crimes. At the time, Oakmont was largely white, with only 3 percent of the schools population being Black.[7] In 2015, another incident of racial hatred occurred on campus, including vandalism.[8] In 2022 another racist incident occurred in which two separate White students, spurred on by nationwide protests involving the treatment of George Floyd, spread videos with offensive content toward Black students.[9]
Academics
Advanced placement classes
During the 2008–2009 school year, 200 students took Advanced Placement exams. According to the California Department of Education, approximately 47% of the exams taken that year were scored a “3” or better.[citation needed]
Alternative courses
The school also offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma and the Health Careers Academy.[10] The latter is a three-year college preparatory program for students who want to explore working in healthcare.
Oakmont High School's student-run business program, Viking Printing Press.
Demographics
As of the 2022-2023 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,602 students, of whom 10 were American Indian/Alaska natives, 250 were Asian, 43 were Black, 417 Hispanic, 13 Native Hawiian/Pacific Islander, 765 White, and 93 of two or more races. 324 were eligible for free lunch and 34 for reduced-price lunch. The school reported 77.55 teachers on a full-time-equivalent basis.[11]
