Eagle Point High School

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Eagle Point High School
Location
Eagle Point High School
203 N Platt Street

Eagle Point
,
Jackson County
,
Oregon
97524

United States
Coordinates 42°28′31″N122°48′07″W / 42.47525°N 122.801946°W / 42.47525; -122.801946
Information
Type Public
School districtEagle Point School District
PrincipalHeather Marinucci [1]
Teaching staff53.33 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,004 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio18.83 [2]
CampusSuburban
ColorsRoyal Blue and Gold    [1]
Athletics conference OSAA 5A-2 Midwestern League [1]
MascotEagle
Team nameEagles
Rival Crater High School
NewspaperUpper Rogue Independent
Website eaglepnt.k12.or.us

Eagle Point High School (EPHS) is a public high school in Eagle Point, Oregon, United States.

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Academics

In 2008, 83% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 294 students, 245 graduated, 29 dropped out, three received a modified diploma, and 17 were still in high school the following year. [3] [4]

In 2022, 93% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 212 students, 201 graduated and 11 dropped out. [5]

In October 2009 the school was removed from the No Child Left Behind safety watch list, due to the following not occurring: "More than 1 percent of their students brought a weapon to school, were expelled for violence or committed a violent crime on campus." [6]

In 2011, Eagle Point High School was awarded an "outstanding" report card from the state of Oregon due to its increase in state test scores. [7]

Athletics

Eagle Point High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 5A-2 Midwestern League. The athletic director is Kacey McNulty and the athletics secretary is Barbara Smith. [1]

State Championships: [8]

Controversy

In the fall of 2017, after one of their students committed suicide over repeated bullying caused by school inaction; the student body went on strike for 3 days. The school refused to allow those students to stand together in remembrance of their classmate to complete their OAKS testing. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Eagle Point".
  2. 1 2 3 "Eagle Point High School Statistics". National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian . June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian . June 30, 2009. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Eagle Point High School: Schools Guide". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ Hammond, Betsy (October 27, 2009). "Five Oregon schools on safety watch list due to weapons, violence, crime". The Oregonian . Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Eagle Point Reportcard" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Records & Archives".
  9. ↑ "Students stand against bullying in Eagle Point". January 2, 2017.
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