Gresham-Barlow School District Explained

Gresham-Barlow School District
Budget:	$166.4 million ^[1]
Grades:	K–12
Superintendent:	James Hiu
Staff:	1,167
Students:	11,656
Conference:	6A-4 Mt. Hood Conference^[2]
Website:	https://www.gresham.k12.or.us/

Gresham-Barlow School District 10J is a school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. It serves the communities of Boring, Damascus and Gresham.

History

In 1994, the Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation was founded to provide money to the district.

Area

In Multnomah County, the district includes much of Gresham and a small portion of Troutdale.^[3]

In Clackamas County, the district includes most of the census-designated place of Damascus, a portion of the municipality of Happy Valley, and a portion of the CDP of Boring.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2008–2009 school year, the district had 145 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education, or 1.2% of students in the district.^[5] As of the 2020 and 2021 school years, about 49% of the district's students are minorities (31.7% Hispanic/Latino, 8.4% two or more races, 3.8% Black/African American, 3.2% Asian/Asian Pacific Islander, 1.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and 0.8% American Indian/Alaska Native).^[6]

Schools

Elementary Schools (K-5)

• East Gresham
• East Orient
• Hall
• Highland
• Hogan Cedars
• Hollydale
• Kelly Creek
• North Gresham
• Powell Valley

Middle Schools (6-8)

• Clear Creek Middle School
• Damascus Middle School
• Dexter McCarty Middle School
• Gordon Russell Middle School
• West Orient Middle School

High Schools (9-12)

• Gresham High School
• Sam Barlow High School

Charter Schools

• Center for Advanced Learning (11-12)
• Gresham Arthur Academy (K-5)
• Lewis & Clark Montessori School (K-8)
• Metro East Web Academy (K-12)
• Springwater Trail High School (9-12)

External links

• Gresham-Barlow School District

Notes and References

1. Web site: District Information / District Profile .
2. Web site: OSAA - School Classifications and Districts .
3. U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division . December 18, 2020 . 2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Multnomah County, OR . 1:184,230 . United States Census Bureau . May 19, 2023.
4. U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division . December 18, 2020 . 2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Clackamas County, OR . 1:204,700 . United States Census Bureau . May 19, 2023.
5. News: Count of homeless students in Oregon school districts, 2008-2009 . . 6 . 2009-09-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120910202612/http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/09/homelessbydistrict.pdf . 2012-09-10 .
6. Web site: Gresham-Barlow School District 10J - U.S. News Education . U.S. News.