Falls City High School (Oregon) Explained

Falls City High School
Streetaddress:111 N Main Street
City:Falls City
County:Polk County
State:Oregon
Zipcode:97344
Country:U.S.
Coordinates:44.8654°N -123.4294°W
Type:Public
District:Falls City School District
Principal:Sidney Hobgood[1] [2]
Grades:9-12
Students:80 (2018–19)[3]
Mascot:Mountaineers
Teaching Staff:8.00 (FTE)
Ratio:10.00
Colors:Purple and gold
Conference:OSAA Casco League 1A-2
Homepage:www.fallscityschools.org/hschool.html

Falls City High School is a public high school in Falls City, Oregon, United States. It is the only high school in the Falls City School District.

History

The current school building was built in 1921.[4]

Academics

In 2008, 53% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 19 students, 10 graduated, 2 dropped out, 1 received a modified diploma, and 6 are still in high school.[5] [6]

In 2009, the school changed to a "proficiency model" as part the Race to the Top program of the Department of Education. Student grades are based on subject-area competency, instead of test scores and homework grades.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OSAA - Error.
  2. Web site: Oregon School Directory 2008-09 . . 139 . 2009-05-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526202904/http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/school-directory-september-2008.pdf . 2011-05-26 .
  3. Web site: Falls City High School. National Center for Education Statistics. October 11, 2020.
  4. News: Students in charge of own education. Ryan. Mackenzie. 2010-02-08. Statesman Journal. 2010-02-09.
  5. News: State releases high school graduation rates. 2009-06-30. The Oregonian. 2009-07-01.
  6. Web site: Oregon dropout rates for 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110916113750/http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/06/Dropout-Rates.xls . dead . September 16, 2011 . 2009-06-30 . . 2009-07-01 .