Beaverton School District
| Beaverton School District | |
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| Type and location | |
| Grades | K - 12 |
| Established | 1876 |
| Country | United States  |
| Location | Beaverton, Oregon |
| District Info | |
| Superintendent | Jerome Colonna[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Teachers | 2,016 |
| Other information | |
| Website | Beaverton School District |
The Beaverton School District is a school district in suburban Beaverton and Portland, Oregon, United States. The Beaverton Elementary School District 48 was established in 1876, with other elementary districts later merged into the district.[2] The elementary district was later merged with the high school district (10J) to create a unified school district.[2] It is the third largest school district[3] in the state of Oregon with an estimated enrollment of 35,329 students as of 2005. For 2004-05, the district had a total budget of $428 million.
The district employs 2,016 teachers at its 31 elementary, 8 middle, and 8 high schools.
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[edit] Schools
[edit] Elementary schools
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[edit] Middle schools
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[edit] Option middle schools
- Summa
A publicly formed alternative curriculum, designed for highly gifted students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades. It currently located at Meadow Park Middle School, Whitford Middle School and Stoller Middle School. To enter the Summa Program, a special application form must be completed, along with proof that the student has achieved the 97th percentile on a standardized reading and math test, and/or a 97th percentile score on the NNAT (Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test).
[edit] High schools
- Aloha High School
- Beaverton High School
- Southridge High School
- Sunset High School
- Westview High School
Aloha, Beaverton, Southridge, Sunset, and Westview are part of the Metro League (link) for interscholastic athletics and activities.
[edit] Option high schools
- Arts & Communication Magnet Academy
- Principal: Michael Johnson
A publicly funded arts magnet school for students who are self-directed, like to design projects, and want to focus on learning about visual arts, graphic design, sculpture, pottery, acting, dancing, music and more.
- International School of Beaverton
- Principal: Jill O'Neil
Additional Information: This is an options program for 6-12th graders which offers the IB Middle Years Programme and the IB Diploma Programme. Recently, the school is adding high school grades.
- Merlo Station High School
- Principal: Greg Parcher
Composed of several programs, including the Community School and the School of Science and Technology.
- Terra Nova
- Principal: Gary Myers
Terra Nova is a Big Picture Inspired School with a total of 80 students in grades 9-12. Students work independently and in small groups with Individualized Learning Plans tailored to their learning styles, passions and academic goals. Student academic projects are focused around these Learning Plans and Community Based Internships. Internship sites may include Conservation Corps teams, Outdoor School counseling, elementary school teaching, or any other appropriate setting as determined by the Learning Plan Team.
[edit] Demographics
In the 2009 school year, the district had 1114 students classified as homeless by the state's Department of Education, or 3.0% of students in the district.[7] By 2010, the number of homeless students grew to 1580, the highest of any school district in the state.[8]
[edit] Teacher/student ratios
The following are the district's teacher/student staffing ratios:[dated info]
- Kindergarten 1:22
- Grades 1-5 1:26.15
- Grades 6-8 1:24.35
- Grades 9-12 1:26.4
[edit] Student profile
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- Percentage of minority students: 31% (10,878 students)
- Number of primary languages spoken in students' homes: more than 70
- Percentage of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch: 24%
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "District". Beavertown School District. http://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/home/district/. Retrieved January 8, 2009.
- ^ a b Benson, Robert L. (October 19, 1976). "Historic Potpourri: Courthouse fire destroys school records in '20s". Hillsboro Argus: p. 10.
- ^ Taylor Clark, Willamette Week November 13, 2002: A Picture Is Worth...a Million Bucks?
- ^ http://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/home/schools/springville/
- ^ "Oregon School Directory 2009-2010". Oregon Department of Education. pp. 81. http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/2009-10-school-directory.pdf. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
- ^ http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/terra_linda/administration_staff.html
- ^ "Count of homeless students in Oregon school districts, 2008-2009". The Oregonian. pp. 6. http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/09/homelessbydistrict.pdf. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
- ^ "High homeless numbers in Beaverton schools point to outreach". Beaverton Valley Times. January 19, 2011. http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/news/print_story.php?story_id=129550166311623500. Retrieved 2011-01-27. "Last September, the Oregon Department of Education released the state’s homeless student count and Beaverton School District was at the top of that list with 1,580 students, followed by Medford and Portland districts."
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 45°30′22″N 122°50′54″W / 45.5061°N 122.8484°W
