Mountainside High School Explained

Mountainside High School
Streetaddress:12500 SW 175th Avenue
Zipcode:97007
Country:United States
Coordinates:45.4266°N -122.8544°W
Campus:Suburban
Principal:Natalie Labossiere[1]
Grades:9–12
Students:1,758 (2022-2023)[2]
Ratio:22.27
Teaching Staff:78.95 (FTE)
Team Name:Mavericks
Colors:Black, Silver, and Columbia Blue
Established:September 5, 2017[3]
Homepage:Mountainside High School
Newspaper:The Peak
Feeder Schools:Conestoga Middle School
Highland Park Middle
Mountain View Middle

Mountainside High School (MHS) is a public high school in Beaverton, Oregon. It is the newest of six high schools in the Beaverton School District.

History

In 2014, a $680 million bond measure was passed which would help fund 27 projects in the Beaverton School District. Nearly $158 million was used to build the school.[4]

The school opened on September 5, 2017 as an orientation day for ninth grade students, with tenth grade students beginning the following day. For the first year of the school, only Freshmen and Sophomores attended the school (Juniors and Seniors finishing high school at their original schools) with Junior and Senior level classes being added the following years. The class of 2021 was the first graduating class to have spent all four years at the school.[5] [6]

Upon the opening of MHS, Beaverton School District redrew its high school boundaries. Students had formerly been zoned to Southridge High School, Beaverton High School, and Aloha High School. The neighborhood to the west of the school had previously been part of the Hillsboro School District, but this was changed upon the opening of MHS.[7] [8]

Academics

In 2023, 95% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 433 students, 413 graduated and 20 dropped out.[9]

Athletics

Mountainside High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 6A-2 Metro League, along with the other Beaverton schools.

Notable alumni

References

  1. Web site: Mountainside.
  2. Web site: School Detail for Mountainside High School. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). March 7, 2024.
  3. https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2017/09/beavertons_new_185_million_hig.html
  4. Web site: Beaverton School District Construction and Technology Bond Passes (Election Results).. Oregonlive, The Oregonian/OregonLive. Owen, Wendy. May 21, 2014. March 7, 2024.
  5. Web site: Nakamura, Beth . May 16, 2017 . A First Look inside the New Mountainside High School in Beaverton . March 7, 2024 . Oregonlive, The Oregonian/OregonLive.
  6. Web site: Sneak Peek: Mountainside High School in Beaverton. KOIN.Com. Ault, Trevor. May 15, 2017. March 7, 2024.
  7. Web site: Beaverton School District 2016-17 School Year High School Attendance Boundaries .
  8. Web site: SUPERINTENDENT’S HIGH SCHOOL BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT DECISION .
  9. Web site: 2023 Oregon High School Graduation Rates. The Oregonian. March 7, 2024.