Merlo Station High School

Summary

Merlo Station High School is a public high school located in Beaverton, Oregon, United States, which is part of the Beaverton School District (BSD). It is considered an "options" high school, meaning that it houses several different scholarly magnet programs that differ from "traditional" high schools. This allows Merlo Station to meet the many different needs of all its students. The school opened in 1993.[2] One of the option schools that had been at Merlo Station campus since its opening in 1993, the School of Science and Technology, moved at the end of 2015 to a different site, shared with BSD's Health & Science School.[3]

Merlo Station High School
Address
Map
1841 SW Merlo Drive

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97006

Coordinates45°30′22″N 122°50′51″W / 45.506081°N 122.847592°W / 45.506081; -122.847592
Information
TypePublic
Opened1993
School districtBeaverton
PrincipalRachel Sip[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students457 (2008)[1]
Color(s)Maroon and forest green   
WebsiteMerlo Station High School

Academics edit

Community School edit

The Community School contains 215 students in grades 9-12.[1] In 2008, 33% of the seniors received a high school diploma. Of 67 students, 22 graduated, 12 dropped out, and 33 were still in high school in 2009.[4][5]

Merlo Station Night School edit

The Merlo Station Night School contains 75 students in grades 10-12.[1] In 2008, 48% of the seniors received a high school diploma. Of 42 students, 20 graduated, four dropped out, and 18 were still in high school in 2009.[4][5]

School of Science and Technology edit

The School of Science and Technology (SST) was part of Merlo Station High School until the end of 2015.[3] In 2010, it had 178 students in grades 9-12.[1] In 2010, 100% of the seniors received a high school diploma. Of 36 students, 36 graduated and none dropped out.[4][5]

At the end of 2015, SST moved out of Merlo Station High School to the Capital Center, a business park located at the southwest corner of NW 185th Avenue and Walker Road, already the site of BSD's Health & Science School.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  2. ^ Clark, Steve (December 2, 1993). "New school in Beaverton is dedicated". Beaverton Valley Times.
  3. ^ a b c Apalategui, Eric (January 7, 2016) [online date January 6]. "School of Science and Technology moves to remodeled Capital Center". Beaverton Valley Times. p. A2. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  4. ^ a b c "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  5. ^ a b c "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2009-07-01.

External links edit

  • Merlo Station High School
  • Beaverton School District