Oaks Christian School

What it reported doing in 2024

Primary education program oaks christian school (ocs) is an independent, non-denominational, christian college-preparatory school serving students in 4th through 12th grade. The school was founded in 1997 and opened in 2000 with 196 students sharing one campus. Currently, ocs enrolls over 1,600 students annually. A middle school campus adjacent to the original campus was added in 2009. Academy v or fifth grade was added in the fall of 2014 and the fall of 2023 marked the launch of the inaugural fourth grade class to kickstart the school's elementary school expansion. For the fiscal year that ended on june 30, 2025 the school enrollment was 1,690. (continued on schedule o)the school's three pillars are academic excellence, artistic expression and athletic distinction. These distinctives are evidenced through strong academics, performing and visual arts (theatre, choir, band, orchestra, dance, 2d and 3d art, photography, graphic design and yearbook) as well as competitive athletic team participation. The 24-25 school year marked the school's 25th year anniversary and a special founders' day chapel celebration was held that welcomed back many of its original administrators and alumni. A history video of ocs milestones featuring the early pioneers who built oaks christian was shared, as well as a message from co-founder dallas price-van breda who was honored on stage. The chapel highlighted some of the school's meaningful moments and accomplishments of the past 25 years.academics in 24-25 saw the official launch of the school's fifth and newest institute - the institute of health science. Students in the institute started taking introductory health classes the prior year and working with the anatomage table, but this year saw a big ramp up of the program with students interacting with the community and winning health knowledge competitions. The school also hosted the California regional ronald reagan debate series on campus welcoming 50 debaters from across the region where ocs student luca rosen won the tournament and earned the title of ronald reagan foundation regional debate champion. The class of 2025 was the largest senior class in ocs history with 296 graduates with 90% attending a four-year college and 40% admitted to highly selective colleges. There are also 55 athletes competing at the collegiate level, 58 going into stem fields, 33 national honor society members, and 27 pursuing art majors.in arts, the highlights of the year include the hs musical production of bye bye birdie, ms musical production of newsies, jr., visual & performing arts trips over spring break to japan and eswatini, africa. The seventh annual oaks christian school film festival was held this year at the regal theater in thousand oaks and with over 30 films screened, this year's festival showcased the incredible talent, creativity, and storytelling skills of student filmmakers in the ocs institute of arts and innovation.some of the highlights for high school athletics for the school year 24-25 includes the girls water polo winning the cif-ss open division championship, boys tennis winning the marmonte league championship, boys golf winning cif-ss division 2 championship and the school's 60th cif-ss team title. And last but not the least, the 2025 season was a big year for the ocs cross country program with two historic wins - their first cif title in november, followed by a state crown, the eighth overall state title in school history.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 79.6%; rating input score 80
• Program expense ratio: 85.7%; rating input score 86
• Fundraising efficiency: $1.88 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Scored; rating input score 0

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 4.7%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.29; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.56; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.8%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings