Roosevelt High School (Portland, Oregon)

Roosevelt High School
Address
6941 N Central Street Portland, Oregon, Multnomah County, 97203  United States
Coordinates	45°35′22″N 122°44′17″W / 45.589407°N 122.738147°W / 45.589407; -122.738147Coordinates: 45°35′22″N 122°44′17″W / 45.589407°N 122.738147°W / 45.589407; -122.738147
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.

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. "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.