Alpha High School

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Alpha High School
Address
876 NE 8th Street

, ,
97030

United States
Coordinates 45°30′10″N122°25′17″W / 45.502851°N 122.421325°W / 45.502851; -122.421325 Coordinates: 45°30′10″N122°25′17″W / 45.502851°N 122.421325°W / 45.502851; -122.421325
Information
Type Public
School district Multnomah Education Service District
PrincipalPeter Kane [1] [2]
Grades7-12 [1]
Number of students48 [3]
Website Alpha HS website

Alpha High School was a public alternative high school in Gresham, Oregon, United States. It specialized in school-to-work transition programs. [4] [5] It closed in 2015 due to reduced enrollment; declining demand resulted especially from improved programs at the Gresham-Barlow School District reducing student expulsions and the requirement for the alternative high school. [6] [7]

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