The Parkrose School District is in Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

. The district contains four elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. It is a K-12 district with an enrollment of approximately 3,700 .

History

The school district originated in 1885 as a one-room schoolhouse, though the district's name at that time was informal. The district slowly grew - first into several classrooms, and later several buildings. In November 2005 the school had 3,505 students enrolled.

Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 199 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education

Oregon Department of Education

The Department of Education of the U.S. state of Oregon is responsible for implementation of state policies with respect to public education at the kindergarten through community college level, including academic standards and testing, credentials, and other matters not reserved to the local...

, or 5.6% of students in the district.

Schools

• Parkrose High School
  Parkrose High School
  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:...
  
  
• Parkrose Middle School
• Sacramento Elementary
• Russell Academy
• Shaver Elementary
• Prescott Elementary