Cottage Grove High School

Cottage Grove High School
Location
1375 South River Road Cottage Grove , (Lane County) , Oregon 97424 United States
Coordinates	43°47′10″N123°04′11″W / 43.786168°N 123.069851°W / 43.786168; -123.069851
Information
Type	Public
Opened	1940 (new building opened in 2003)
School district	South Lane School District [1]
Superintendent	Larry Sullivan (Interim)
Principal	Kevin Herrington [1] [2]
Staff	41.93 (FTE) [3]
Grades	9–12 [1]
Number of students	674 (2023-2024) [3]
Student to teacher ratio	16.07 [3]
Color(s)	Royal blue and gold
Athletics conference	OSAA Sky-Em League 4A-5 [1]
Mascot	Lion [1]
USNWR ranking	21st in Oregon (2018)
Newspaper	Lion's Roar
Yearbook	Lion Tracks
Website	https://cghs.slane.k12.or.us/

Cottage Grove High School is a public high school located in Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States.

History

The new school building, opened in 2003, replacing the old high school building which had been built in 1939 and held its first classes in 1940. The school was originally located at 1000 Taylor Avenue.

Academics

In 2008, 92% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 195 students, 180 graduated, nine dropped out, three received a modified diploma, and three were still in high school the following year. ^{[4] [5]}

Sports

State championships

• Boys 4A state swimming champions a total of 10 times and district/league champions 31 times
• Boys 4A state soccer champions in 2008^{[ citation needed ]}
• Girls 4A state basketball champions in 2010^{[ citation needed ]}
• Boys 3A state basketball champions 1991
• 3A state cheer champions 1991
• 4A state football champions 2017

Other extracurricular activities

Notable awards

• Oregon High School Chess State Champions in 2011 ^[6]

References

1. "OSAA School Directory - Cottage Grove High School". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
2. "OSAA - Error".
3. "Cottage Grove High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
4. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian . June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
5. "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian . June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
6. "2011 Championship". Oregon High School Chess Team Association . Retrieved June 8, 2011.