It is a National Blue Ribbon School and a 2019 California Distinguished School, and received an Exemplary Distinction Award from the California of Education for its Career and Technical Education program which includes career pathways in Engineering Design, Media Arts, Production Management, and construction technologies.

Seeking to deal with the problem, Oak Park residents petitioned for annexation to Las Virgenes but were rejected in 1974.

Campus expansion has continued in recent years with the addition of a library, a performing arts center, an updated gym including a new floor, a new rubberized track, a turf football field, a stadium sound system, science labs, a student services building, modernized art classrooms, and computer labs.

Additional work, to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, improved access to the baseball and softball fields.

OPHS received the California Distinguished School Award in 2019 with special distinction for its Exemplary Career and Technical Arts pathways.

In the 2019-2020 school year, OPHS implemented a one-to-one Chromebook program school-wide with ubiquitous Wi-Fi and unlimited student access to Google Apps for Education.