Parkrose High School

Parkrose High School
Address
Parkrose High School
12003 NE Shaver Street
Portland, Oregon, Multnomah County 97220
 United States
Coordinates 45°33′10″N 122°32′25″W / 45.552672°N 122.540152°W / 45.552672; -122.540152Coordinates: 45°33′10″N 122°32′25″W / 45.552672°N 122.540152°W / 45.552672; -122.540152
Information
Type Public
Opened 1913
School district Parkrose School District
Principal Molly Ouche
Grades 9-12[1]
Number of students 1103[1]
Color(s) Black, green, and white    [2]
Athletics conference OSAA Northwest Oregon Conference 5A-1[2]
Mascot Broncos[2]
Team name Broncos
Newspaper The Bronco Blaze
Website hs.parkrose.k12.or.us

Parkrose High School is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is the only high school in the Parkrose School District.

Academics

In 2008, 72% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 231 students, 167 graduated, 27 dropped out, 10 received a modified diploma, and 27 are still in high school.[3][4] These numbers have gotten slightly better (and higher than the state average), with, in 2014, a 78% on-time graduation rate for seniors and 34 dropping out.[5]

Athletics

The Parkrose High School dance team, the Elite, placed first in the show division of the OSAA State Championships in 2010, 2011, and 2014.[6]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  2. 1 2 3 http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/Parkrose/
  3. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  4. "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  5. The Oregonian. 2014 Graduation Rates. Portland, OR.
  6. Parkrose High School. Dance Team. Portland, OR.

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