Oak Hill Academy High School
The High School Campus
Oak Hill Academy debuted a dedicated high school campus for 9th-12th grade students in August 2025. Oak Hill Academy at Cochran Chapel, located at 9027 Midway Road in Dallas, provides neurodiverse high school students with a tailored, whole-child educational experience, featuring an emphasis on transition and life skills.
Campus Amenities
The renovated two-story education building at Cochran Chapel includes Oak Hill Academy’s Practical Assessment Exploration System Lab with kitchen and laundry facilities, classrooms with abundant natural light, a student lounge, an outdoor eating area, and a shaded outdoor recreation space with swings, a basketball court and lawn games.
Curriculum
Students progress through our curriculum following either Oak Hill Academy’s Foundation or Modified Track to chart a successful course into adult life, whether they plan to go right into the employment setting or explore various post-secondary options.
Transition and Life Skills
Besides the high school academic curriculum, Oak Hill students participate in transition and life skills training to prepare for the next stage of life.
The flagship of Oak Hill Academy’s Transition and Life Skills program is the Practical Assessment Exploration System (PAES) Lab. Students explore jobs and hone their employability skills each school day in one of the following five career paths:
Business/Marketing
Computer/Technology
Construction/Industrial
Processing/Production
Consumer/Service
Students clock in for their assignments and work through the day’s assigned task, with measurements for accuracy, speed and level of independence in completion. These PAES Lab metrics are instrumental in tracking student proficiency and progress, as well as students’ work potential and interests.
Whether it’s wiring a doorbell, machine sewing with a pattern, rolling silverware, alphabetizing files, or assembling a custom hamburger order, Oak Hill Academy high school students are gaining confidence and valuable work experience in the PAES Lab.
Externships
Twelfth graders participate in a supervised externship to get real-world work experience one afternoon each week. Recent externships include the SPCA of Texas and Goodwill Industries of Dallas where Oak Hill students have built crates for animal transport, stocked the animal food pantry, played with the shelter pets, organized clothes for resale, and more.
Transition Skills Fair
Each year, Oak Hill Academy hosts a Transition Skills Fair on campus to showcase a variety of resources and post-graduation program options for students and their families.
CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS:
- English with an emphasis on reading comprehension skills, vocabulary skills and functional writing skills
- Math includes Algebra I and Geometry for the Foundation Track. Practical Math, Financial Mathematics and Consumer Math are offered for the Modified Track
- Science includes Biology, Integrated Physics and Chemistry, and Food Science
- Social Studies includes World Geography, U.S. History, U.S. Government and Economic Literacy
- Transition Skills courses are offered all four years as well as time in the PAES Lab and exploring off-campus opportunities to further develop skills
- Students have additional coursework in Art, Spanish, Physical Education, and Technology
- Technology
Day in The Life of a High School Student
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