 The school mascot is the Lumberjacks, though female teams for the school are usually referred to as "Lady Jacks" or just "Jills".Oakwood was named "A National School of Excellence" by the U.S. Department of Education in 1991.The classes of 2009, 2010, and 2012 scored the highest out of any other schools in the state on the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT).