Beaverton School District
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The Beaverton School District is a school district in suburban Beaverton and Portland, Oregon, United States. It is the third largest school district[1] 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
- Aloha Park
- Mascot: Cougars
- Principal: Scott Drew
- Barnes
- Mascot: Bobcats
- Principal: Susan Rodriguez
- Beaver Acres
- Mascot: Beavers
- Principal: Stacy Geale
- Bethany
- Mascot: Bobcats
- Principal: John Engel
- Cedar Mill
- Mascot: Lumberjacks
- Principal: Brian Horne
- Chehalem
- Mascot: Mustangs
- Principal: Kathleen Kaczke
- Cooper Mountain
- Mascot: Cougars
- Principal: Debra Nicolai
- Elmonica
- Mascot: Engineers
- Principal: Mike Mitchell
- Errol Hassell
- Mascot: Hornets
- Principal: Teresa Clemens-Brower
- Findley
- Mascot: Dragons
- Principal: Kathleen Skidmore Dee
- Fir Grove
- Mascot: Furry Grover
- Principal: Jared Cordon
- Greenway
- Mascot: Cougars
- Principal: Robert Matuszak
- Hazeldale
- Mascot: Hawks
- Principal: Glen Rutherford
- Hiteon
- Mascot: Hawks
- Principal: Linda Schattauer
- Jacob Wismer
- Mascot: Eagles
- Principal: Robin Case
- Kinnaman
- Mascot:
- Principal: Jan McCall
- McKay
- Mascot: wolves
- Principal: Mary Jean Katz
- McKinley
- Mascot:
- Principal: Susan McKinney
- Montclair
- Mascot: Red Tailed Hawks
- Principal: Verna Bailey
- Nancy Ryles
- Mascot: Crocodiles
- Principal: Ronald Porterfield
- Oak Hill
- Mascot: Otters
- Principal: Cheryl Hagseth
- Raleigh Hills
- Mascot: Panthers
- Principal: Colleen Miller
- Raleigh Park
- Mascot: Tigers
- Principal: Barbara Millikan
- Ridgewood
- Mascot: Roadrunners
- Principal: Scot Stockwell
- Rock Creek
- Mascot: Rockets
- Principal: Arlene Hirsch
- Scholls Heights
- Mascot: Knights
- Principal: Joan Kern
- Sexton Mountain
- Mascot: Eagles
- Principal: Don Martin
- Terra Linda
- Mascot: Tigers
- Principal: Cheryl Ames
- Vose
- Mascot: Eagles
- Principal: Will Flores
- West Tualatin View
- Mascot: All-Stars
- Principal: Ginny Hansmann
- William Walker
- Mascot: Eagles
- Principal: Barbara Evans
[edit] Middle schools
- Cedar Park
- Mascot: Leopards
- Principal: Linda Hall
- Conestoga
- Mascot: Cougars
- Principal: Zan Hess
- Five Oaks
- Mascot: Falcons
- Principal: Mike Chamberlain
- Highland Park
- Mascot: Raiders
- Principal: Allan Deckard
- Meadow Park
- Mascot: Trojans
- Principal: Jill O'Neill
- Mountain View
- Mascot: Mountaineer
- Principal: Joann Hulquist
- Stoller
- Mascot: Jaguars
- Principal: Florence Riche
- Whitford
- Mascot: Coachmen
- Principal: Matt Casteel
[edit] Option middle schools
- Summa
A publicly formed alternative curriculum, designed for highly gifted students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Currently located at Meadow Park Middle School and Whitford Middle School. Interested students are asked to complete an application.To enter into Summa, students are also asked to go through a complicated process of essays and teacher recommendations. The student must also qualify by having a 99 percentile on all state tests.
[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: Sheila Baumgardner
Additional Information: This is an options program for 6-10th graders which offers the IB Middle Years Program. 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
[edit] Teacher/student staffing ratio
- Kindergarten 1:22
- Grades 1-5 1:26.15
- Grades 6-8 1:24.35
- Grades 9-12 1:26.4
[edit] Student profile
- 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%
