Hood River Valley High School

Hood River Valley High School
Address
1220 Indian Creek Road
Hood River, Oregon 97031
United States
Coordinates 45°41′05″N 121°32′45″W / 45.68471°N 121.545879°W / 45.68471; -121.545879Coordinates: 45°41′05″N 121°32′45″W / 45.68471°N 121.545879°W / 45.68471; -121.545879
Information
Type Public
School district Hood River County School District
Principal Rich Polkinghorn[1]
Grades 9-12
Number of students 1225[2]
Color(s) Navy Blue, Canary yellow, and White[1]
Athletics conference OSAA Columbia Gorge Conference, 5A-3[1]
Mascot Eagles[1]
Newspaper The Talon
Website School's website

Hood River Valley High School (HRVHS) is a public high school in Hood River, Oregon, United States. HRVHS was the result of the consolidation of two smaller high schools at the time of its founding.

Academics

HRVHS is a Title 1 school.[3] The school has a drop out rate of 2.8% and the attendance rate of the school is 94%. Of the 38% of students who took the SAT, the average Verbal score was 504 and the average Math score was 507.[2]

For the 2006 Oregon Statewide Assessments, the score for Reading was 57%, the state average being 55%. For Science, the score was 50%, below the state average of 62%. In Writing the score was 55%, equal to the state average of 55%. The score for Math was 38% and the state average was 45%.[4]

In 2008, 76% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 314 students, 238 graduated, 53 dropped out, 5 received a modified diploma, and 18 are still in high school.[5][6]

Athletics

HRVHS is currently a 5A school in the Columbia River Conference of the OSAA.[1]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/HoodRiverValley/
  2. 1 2 "HRVHS Profile" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "HRVHS Handbook" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "HRVHS Profile".
  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. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  7. ↑ Westeen, Karen. "The book on Baldwin: this season has been a success story". Tacoma Weekly. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
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