Falls City High School (Oregon)

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Falls City High School
Falls City High School - Falls City Oregon.jpg
Address
111 N Main Street

Falls City
,
Polk County
,
Oregon
97344

Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Coordinates 44°51′55″N123°25′46″W / 44.865379°N 123.429358°W / 44.865379; -123.429358 Coordinates: 44°51′55″N123°25′46″W / 44.865379°N 123.429358°W / 44.865379; -123.429358
Information
Type Public
School district Falls City School District
PrincipalSidney Hobgood [1] [2]
Teaching staff8.00 (FTE) [3]
Grades9-12 [2]
Number of students80 (2018–19) [3]
Student to teacher ratio10.00 [3]
Color(s)Purple and gold    [1]
Athletics conference OSAA Casco League 1A-2 [1]
MascotMountaineers [1]
Website www.fallscityschools.org/hschool.html

Falls City High School is a public high school in Falls City, Oregon, United States. It is the only high school in the Falls City School District.

Contents

History

The current school building was built in 1921. [4]

Academics

In 2008, 53% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 19 students, 10 graduated, 2 dropped out, 1 received a modified diploma, and 6 are still in high school. [5] [6]

In 2009, the school changed to a "proficiency model" as part the Race to the Top program of the Department of Education. [4] Student grades are based on subject-area competency, instead of test scores and homework grades. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/FallsCity/
  2. 1 2 "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  3. 1 2 3 "Falls City High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Ryan, Mackenzie (2010-02-08). "Students in charge of own education". Statesman Journal . Retrieved 2010-02-09.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian . 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  6. ↑ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian . 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.[ permanent dead link ]


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