Falls City High School (Oregon)

Falls City High School
Location
111 N Main Street Falls City , Polk County , Oregon 97344 United States
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
Principal	Sidney Hobgood [1] [2]
Teaching staff	6.96 (FTE) [3]
Grades	9-12 [2]
Number of students	60 (2023–2024) [3]
Student to teacher ratio	8.62 [3]
Color(s)	Purple and gold    [1]
Athletics conference	OSAA Casco League 1A-2 [1]
Mascot	Mountaineers [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.

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]

References

1. "OSAA - Error".
2. "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
3. "Falls City High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
4. Ryan, Mackenzie (February 8, 2010). "Students in charge of own education". Statesman Journal . Retrieved February 9, 2010.^{[ dead link ]}
5. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian . June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
6. "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian . June 30, 2009. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2009.