Roosevelt High School (Portland, Oregon)

Roosevelt High School
Address
6941 N Central Street
Portland, Oregon, Multnomah County, 97203
 United States
Information
Type Public
Opened 1921
School district Portland Public Schools
Principal Charlene Williams[1]
Grades 9-12[2]
Number of students 681[3]
Color(s) Black and gold  [4]
Athletics conference OSAA Portland Interscholastic League 4A-1[4]
Mascot Roughriders[4]
Website www.roosevelt.pps.k12.or.us

Roosevelt High School is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States.

Contents

History

Due to the baby boom and passing of a $25 million building levy by the school district in 1947, completion of a wing already under construction and a new gymnasium were slated.[5] It was described as the "worst crowded high school" in Portland in 1950.[5] Roosevelt received a Federal Grant in the Summer of 2010 to improve school conditions and to return the school into a comprehensive campus by 2013.

A student stabbed another student during math class on September 30, 2009.[6] He pled guilty to attempted second-degree assault in February 2010.[6]

Student profile

The student population is 31% Latino, 30% white, 23% African American, 9% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 4% Native American.[3] In 2009, 7% of the students transferred into the school.[7] The school is the most ethnicly diverse neighborhood high school in the state of Oregon. 84% of students receive free or reduced lunch, making it Oregon's poorest high school. [1]

Academics

Roosevelt is divided into several small schools. The Pursuit of Wellness Education at Roosevelt, also known as P.O.W.E.R. Academy or POWER Academy, school is headed by Charlene Williams,[1] with an enrollment of 229 students.[2] In 2008, 58% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 80 students, 46 graduated, 22 dropped out, 5 received a modified diploma, and 7 are still in high school.[8][9]

The Arts, Communication & Technology School has an enrollment of more than 250 students.[2] In 2008, 52% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. In 2008, 51% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 96 students, 49 graduated, 37 dropped out, 4 received a modified diploma, and 6 are still in high school.[8][9]

The Spanish-English International School has an enrollment of 222 students.[2] Of 56 students, 29 graduated, 16 dropped out, 2 received a modified diploma, and 9 are still in high school.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b Hammond, Betsy (2009-09-10). "New principals for Portland-area high schools". OregonLive.com (The Oregonian). http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2009/09/new_principals_for_portlandare.html. Retrieved 2009-09-10. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Oregon School Directory 2008-09". Oregon Department of Education. pp. 139. http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/school-directory-september-2008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-28. 
  3. ^ a b Melton, Kimberly (2010-01-21). "What will be the fate of my high school?". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/01/what_will_be_the_fate_of_my_hi.html. Retrieved 2010-02-09. 
  4. ^ a b c http://w3.osaa.org/scorecenter/schools/details/Roosevelt
  5. ^ a b Polich, Edward L. (1950). A history of Portland's secondary school system with emphasis on the superintendents and the curriculum (Thesis/dissertation). University of Portland. p. 160. OCLC 232551057. 
  6. ^ a b Green, Aimee (2010-02-08). "Portland teen sentenced to 90 days for math class stabbing". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/02/portland_teen_sentenced_to_90.html. Retrieved 2010-02-09. 
  7. ^ Melton, Kimberly (2010-02-04). "How many transfer, and where do they go?". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/12/can_portlands_roosevelt_high_t.html. Retrieved 2010-02-12. 
  8. ^ a b c "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2009/06/high_school_dropout_rates.html. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
  9. ^ a b c "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/06/Dropout-Rates.xls. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 

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