North Salem High School (Salem, Oregon)

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North Salem High School
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Address
North Salem High School (Salem, Oregon)
765 14th St NE

Salem
,
(Marion County)
,
Oregon
97301

United States
Coordinates 44°56′40″N123°01′16″W / 44.944541°N 123.021026°W / 44.944541; -123.021026
Information
Type Public
Opened1906
School district Salem-Keizer School District
PrincipalDustin Purnell [1]
Staff104.96 (FTE) [2]
Number of students2,239 (2022–23) [2]
Student to teacher ratio21.33 [2]
Color(s)Red and black    [3]
Athletics conference OSAA Central Valley Conference 6A-6 [3]
Mascot Viking [3]
Rival South Salem High School
Feeder schoolsHouck Middle School,
Parrish Middle School,
Waldo Middle School [4]
Website north.salkeiz.k12.or.us

North Salem High School (NSHS, originally Salem High School) is a public high school in Salem, Oregon, United States, founded in 1906. It was known as Salem High School until 1954.

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History

Opened in 1906, the original Salem High School building was at the location of the former Meier & Frank building in downtown Salem (now a Macy's). [5] [6] A decision was made to move the school to a more spacious building, and in 1937, the new Salem High School building was opened on the corner of 14th and D street. [5] The new building was a project of the Public Works Administration, [5] and at the time of its founding was on the fringes of developed Salem. The school's name was changed in 1954 to North Salem High School when South Salem High School opened that year. [7] Over the years, many additions have been made to the building, with the latest addition, the West Wing, being completed in 2001. [5] In 2019, North Salem High School began construction on new gyms and classrooms, [8] before being complete in 2021.

Demographics

Demographics For North Salem High School

Academics

Like many Marion County schools, North Salem High School has historically had a high dropout rate, regularly exceeding the state average. During the 2001–02 school year, the dropout rate stood at 29.83%. This, however, has been improving steadily since 1997, when the dropout rate was 39.90%. [9]

In 2018, 68% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 441 students, 299 graduated and 106 dropped out. North Salem's test scores are below state averages, although they have been improving slowly. In 2017–18, North Salem finished with 62% meeting English standards, 32% in Math, and 30% in Science, all of which are below the state average in each respective category.

Music

North Salem has been nationally recognized by the GRAMMY Foundation as a "Grammy Signature School" multiple times. [10]

In 2003, the Marching Band won the Northwest Marching Band Circuit, taking their number one ranking among Washington, Oregon, Southern Idaho, Northern California, and Western Nevada marching bands. [11] In 2005, the band tied with South Salem High School to win the OSAA 4A State Band Championship. [12]

State championships

(tie) Grant (11-0-1). Multnomah Stadium, Portland North Salem (7-1-2 1963

Notable alumni

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