Corvallis School District Explained

The Corvallis School District (509J) is a school district serving an area of about 190 square miles including the city of Corvallis, Oregon, and Adair Village along with large portions of unincorporated Benton County.^[1] As of 2016, the district had about 6,600 students at two high schools, two middle schools, eight elementary schools, one charter school, and one alternative school.^[2] The two high schools in the district are Corvallis High School and Crescent Valley High School.

History

In 1850 the first school was established in Marysville (renamed Corvallis in 1853).^[3] Teacher of the school was A.G. Hovey.

Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 268 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education, or 4.0% of students in the district.^[4]

Schools

Elementary

• Adams Elementary School
• Bessie Coleman Elementary School (Hoover/Husky Elementary School formerly)
• Franklin School (K-8)
• Garfield Elementary School
• Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School (Jefferson/Jaguar Elementary School formerly)
• Letitia Carson Elementary School (Wilson/Wildcat Elementary School formerly)
• Lincoln Elementary School
• Mountain View Elementary School

Middle

• Cheldelin Middle School
• Linus Pauling Middle School
• Franklin School (K-8)

High

• Corvallis High School
• Crescent Valley High School

Charter Schools

• kings valley charter school

Other

• College Hill High School
• Corvallis Online
• Outdoor School
• Summer School

External links

• Corvallis School District (official district website)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Portland State University PDXScholar. Rynerson, West, Siu. Charles, David, Vivian.
2. Web site: October 1 Enrollment Summary: 2007-2008. Oregon Department of Education. 2008-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20090429112907/http://www.ode.state.or.us/sfda/reports/r0073Select2.asp. 2009-04-29. dead.
3. David D. Fagan, History of Benton County, Oregon; Including its Geology, Topography, Soil and Productions... Portland, OR: A.G. Walling, 1885; pg. 333.
4. 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 .