Oakwood School

Oakwood School is an independent, nonsectarian day school in Morgan Hill, California. It serves preschool through grade 12, with an enrollment between 500 and 700 students. The campus sits in the southern Santa Clara Valley, about thirty minutes south of San Jose. Families commute from across the South Bay and the Silicon Valley corridor.

The teaching model at Oakwood is built around subject specialists. Every student learns each subject from a teacher trained in that field — no generalist classrooms asked to cover unfamiliar ground. For faculty, that means you teach what you know best, even in the lower grades. Music teachers teach music. Science teachers teach science. It is a rare structure at the elementary level and shapes the daily rhythm of the job.

That academic model pairs with a strong performing arts culture and French and Spanish language programs that run through the grades. Expect colleagues who are practitioners in their fields, not just credentialed generalists.

Oakwood School is also financially steady. Recent filings show close to $100 million in net assets and about $46 million in annual revenue. For candidates weighing a long career move, that stability supports competitive salaries, benefits, and steady program investment year to year.

Faculty hiring spans early childhood, elementary, middle, and upper school roles, plus performing arts, coaching, and administrative staff. Most searches open ahead of the academic year.

Morgan Hill offers a lower cost of living than much of the Bay Area while keeping teaching jobs within reach of San Jose.