Type School District Established 1876 Students 40,725 (2015-16) Area 148.3 km² Staff 4091 | Grades K–12 Superintendent Don Grotting Teachers 2,302 Founded 1876 | |
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Budget 423.1 million USD (2015–2016) |
Beaverton school district a great place to work transportation services
The Beaverton School District is a school district in and around Beaverton, Oregon. The Beaverton Elementary School District 48 was established in 1876, with other elementary districts later merged into the district. The elementary district was later merged with the high school district (10J) to create a unified school district. It is the third-largest school district in the state of Oregon with an enrollment of 39,763 students as of 2015. For the 2015–2016 school year the district had a total budget of $423.1 million.
Contents
- Beaverton school district a great place to work transportation services
- Map of Beaverton School District 48j OR USA
- Beaverton school district superintendent visits hiteon elementary school
- History
- Middle schools
- Cedar Park
- Conestoga
- Five Oaks
- Highland Park
- Meadow Park
- Mountain View
- Stoller
- Whitford
- High schools
- Option schools
- Future schools
- Closed schools
- School board
- Superintendent
- Demographics
- Teacherstudent ratios
- Studentstaff profiles
- References
Map of Beaverton School District 48j, OR, USA
The district employs over 2,000 teachers at its 33 elementary, 8 middle, and 5 high schools as well as several options schools. In 2014 18,345 students were enrolled in elementary school, 9,200 in middle school, and 11,588 in high school.
Beaverton school district superintendent visits hiteon elementary school
History
District 48 was established in 1876 as the "Beaverton Elementary School District", serving grades 1-8. Over the years it merged with other elementary districts and finally in July 1960 with the Beaverton High School District to create one unified school district. The district has followed the trends throughout the US, establishing schools for 7th–9th grades in the mid 1960s (to make a 6-3-3 system) and then 1994 moving 6th into middle schools and 9th grades back to high school to form the current 5-3-4 configuration.
The Beaverton School District's school-age population grew by 44% in the 1990s, however only by 14% in the 2000s. Along with this the median age in the district increased from 33.3 in 2000 to 35.3 in 2010. The total population of the area under the district's jurisdiction was 253,198 as of the 2010 census.
Middle schools
The Beaverton School District operates eight middle schools housing 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.
Cedar Park
Cedar Park, located on Park Way, was built in 1965 as the district's fourth middle school. It was first opened during the 1965–66 school year for seventh graders only, with an enrollment of 343; however construction was not complete until 1966. It opened for all grades beginning with the 1966 school year. The school's mascot is the Timberwolves, and its current principal is Shannon Anderson. Enrollment for the 2014 school year was 1,043, up from 968 the previous year. This school offers electives such as Drama, Band, Choir, Physical Education and Spanish, along with a more advanced Spanish class for native speakers.
Conestoga
Conestoga is located on Conestoga Drive. Its mascot is the Cougars, and its principal is Zan Hess. Its 2014 enrollment was 881, down from 904 in 2013.
Five Oaks
Five Oaks' mascot is the Falcons, and its principal is Shirley Brock. 2014 enrollment was 1,020, down from 1,055 in 2013. Five Oaks hosts Rachel Carson Environmental Middle School, which focuses on environmental science.
Highland Park
Highland Park was opened in 1965 to 1,106 students, after several failed bonds in the previous years. Its mascot is the Raiders, and its principal is Curtis Semana. 2014 enrollment was 882, up from 820 in 2013.
Meadow Park
Meadow Park's mascot is the Eagles, and its principal is Jared Freeman. 2014 enrollment was 832, up from 768 in 2013.
Mountain View
Mountain View's mascot is the Mountaineers, and its principal is Matt Pederson. 2014 enrollment was 876, up from 856 in 2014.
Stoller
Stoller is located on Laidlaw Road. Its mascot is the Jaguars, and principal is Florence Richey. 2014 enrollment was 1,389, up from 1,341 in 2013.
Whitford
Whitford is located in Garden Home–Whitford, Oregon. Garden Home was an established community when the Oregon Electric Railway was built at the beginning of the 20th century, which named a depot on the line for the community. Whitford was a station on the same line, located at the present-day intersection of Allen Road and Scholls Ferry Road (Oregon Route 210); the name was created by combining the names of W. A. White and A.C. Bedford, New York investors who were directors of the railway. Whitford station closed when the railway stopped running around 1920, however the name stuck. The school itself opened in 1963 to grades 7 and 8. Whitford's mascot is the Coachmen, and its principal is Aaron Persons. 2014 enrollment was 681, up from 680 in 2013.
High schools
High schools in Beaverton are part of the Metro League for interscholastic athletics and activities.
Option schools
Future schools
Closed schools
School board
According to the Beaverton School District's website, the school board is "responsible for providing an education program for students living within the District boundaries." The board members for the 2015-2016 school year are Susan Greenberg, Anne Bryan, Eric Simpson, Donna Tyner, LeeAnn Larsen, Becky Tymchuk, and Linda Degman.
Superintendent
The current Beaverton School District superintendent is Don Grotting, who has served since July 1, 2016. Dr. Jeff Rose served between July 2011 and July 2016, after previous Superintendent Jerome Colona stepped down. Rose previously served as Superintendent of the Canby School District from 2008 until 2011. In 2016, Rose resigned in order to head the Fulton County School System in Georgia.
Demographics
In the 2009 school year, the district had 1114 students classified as homeless by the state's Department of Education, or 3.0% of students in the district. By 2010, the number of homeless students grew to 1,580, the highest of any school district in the state.
Teacher/student ratios
The following are the district's teacher/student staffing ratios:
Student/staff profiles
All information below is as of October 1, 2014.