Falls City High School
Address
111 N Main Street

, ,
97344

United States
Coordinates44°51′55″N 123°25′46″W / 44.865379°N 123.429358°W / 44.865379; -123.429358
Information
TypePublic
School districtFalls 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 conferenceOSAA Casco League 1A-2[1]
MascotMountaineers[1]
Websitewww.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. 1 2 3 4 "OSAA - Error".
  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.
  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. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-01.



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