Parkrose School District Explained

The Parkrose School District is in Portland, Oregon. The district contains four elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. It is a K–12 district with an enrollment of approximately 3,300 students .

The district includes sections of Portland and all of Maywood Park.^[1]

History

The school district originated in 1885 as a one-room schoolhouse, though the district's name at that time was informal.^[2] The district slowly grew - first into several classrooms, and later several buildings. In November 2005 the school district had 3,505 students enrolled.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 199 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education, or 5.6% of students in the district.^[4]

Schools

• Parkrose High School, Molly Ouche, Principal
• Parkrose Middle School, Annette Sweeney, Principal
• Sacramento Elementary, Megan Filiault, Principal
• Russell Elementary, Samantha Regaisus, Principal
• Shaver Elementary, Laura Goodman, Principal
• Prescott Elementary, Sam Maranto, Principal

See also

• List of school districts in Oregon

External links

• Parkrose school district website

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. http://www.parkrose.k12.or.us/districtinformation/history/parkrose_history.pdf
3. http://www.parkrose.k12.or.us/districtinformation/studentstats/current_enrollment.pdf
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 . September 10, 2012 .