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Columbia River High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Clark County, WA |
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| Total Students |
1325 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
60 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 349 students | | Grade 10 - 311 students | | Grade 11 - 330 students | | Grade 12 - 335 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:22 |
1:21 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
6% |
| % Asian |
6% |
6% |
| % Hispanic |
3% |
12% |
| % Black |
3% |
5% |
| % White |
86% |
69% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
2% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
12% |
22% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
4% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
1% |
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| School District Name |
Vancouver School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
40 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
22,519 students |
1,985 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$192,412,000 |
$16,541,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$197,801,000 |
$16,470,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,544 |
$8,333 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,784 |
$8,297 |
| District Graduation Rates |
62% |
88% |
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- thumb|250px|The main entrance of Columbia River High SchoolColumbia River High School is a public high school in Vancouver, Washington, United States. It is part of the Vancouver School District (VSD). The school was opened to students in 1964. Columbia River has over 1,300 students. Columbia River is a magnet school in the VSD for the International Baccalaureate Program, and was recently ranked 57th by Newsweek on its list of America's Top High Schools.
- IB Diploma Program
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According to the International Baccalaureate Organization, Columbia River has offered the IB Diploma Program since January 1994. Columbia River offers IB level curriculum in the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, English, French, German, Spanish, History, Mathematics, Music Theory, Philosophy, Theory of Knowledge and Visual Arts.
- Achievements
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In September 2006 the Vancouver School District announced the names of students who earned recognition as National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. Of ten recipients, nine were students at Columbia River. Two students were recognized as semifinalists in September 2007.
- Demographics
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As of 1 October 2006, 1317 students attend Columbia River High School. Of all students enrolled, 1183, or 85 percent identify themselves as White; 80, or 6 percent identify themselves as Asian; 56, or 4 percent identify themselves as Hispanic; 31, or 2 percent identify themselves as Black; and 15, or 1 percent identify themselves as American Indian. Among all grade levels, 16 percent of students are eligible for federally subsidized lunch. One student is enrolled in the English Language Learning program and 132, or 9 percent of all students receive Special Education. English is the primary language spoken at home for 95 percent of students. It is followed by Spanish, Vietnamese, and Russian, which are each spoken by 1 percent of the student body. Of all students, 35 percent are enrolled on boundary exceptions.
- Compared to the Vancouver School District high school populace as a whole, Columbia River students are more white, more likely to speak English at home and less likely to be eligible for subsidized lunches.
[ High Schools Demographic Profile] - Standards-based Assessment
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In Washington state, the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) is administered annually to students in the tenth grade. For testing administered in spring 2006, 91 percent of Columbia River students met reading standards, 68 percent met math standards, 90 percent met writing standards and 50 percent met science standards.
[ Washington State Report Card] This compares favorably to the District pass rates of 80, 48, 78 and 30 percent for each of the respective subjects.[ Washington State Report Card] - Columbia River passed in all areas of Adequate Yearly Progress.
[http://portalsso.vansd.org/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/VSD_HOME_PUBLIC/SCHOOL_INFORMATION/SCHOOL_PERFORMANCE_REPORTS_04/SCHOOL_PERFORMANCE_REPORTS_04_INFO_PAGE/COLUMBIA%20RIVER.PDF ] - According to the most recent School Improvement Plan for Columbia River, a large achievement gap exists in WASL results between races. For example, 90 percent of Asian students passed the math section of the 2003 WASL; this compared to a 46 and 21 percent pass rates for White and American Indian students respectively.
[ Microsoft Word - Narrative/Colu] Results for Black and Hispanic students are not reported. - Sports
- Football
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The Columbia River Chieftains teams play in the Greater St. Helens 3A League.In 2007, the football team won the 3A Greater Saint Helens League Championship. The 2007 3A GSHL Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year were both Columbia River football athletes.
- Cross Country
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The boys' 1965 and 1971 cross country team coached by Lee Cave won the State Cross Country Championships and were a power in the State until 1984. They later won academic state championship in 2001. In the same year the girls team won the district championship and placed third at state.
[ 2006 FALL WIAA STATE ACADEMIC CHAMPIONS] - Track and Field
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The Columbia River boys track team placed second in the combined able-bodied and wheelchair category at the 2007 WIAA 3A state track and field championships.
- Baseball
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Columbia River won the 1984 Washington State 3A championship headed by coach Curt Daniels.
- They also won the State Championship (3A) in 1989. Columbia River was the runner up in the 1986 Washington State 3A championship and also in the 2004 and 2005 Washington State 3A championship. Currently the Chieftains have won back-to-back district titles in 2008 and 2009 and will be looking for a three-peat in 2010.
- Fastpitch Softball
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Columbia River won the 1992 and went back-to-back in the 1996 and 1997 Washington State 4A championships.Columbia River were runners up in the 2005 Washington State 3A championship.
- Wrestling
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Columbia River won the 1969 and 1986 Washington State 3A championship. Columbia River were runners up in the 1979 Washington State 3A championship.
- Volleyball
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Columbia River won the 1991 4A and 2000 3A Washington State championship. Columbia River were runners up in the 1981, 1982, 1987 and 1989 Washington State 3A championship and also in the 2002 Washington State 3A championship.
- Gymnastics
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Columbia River won the 2009 3A Washington State championships with coaches Alicia Green and Allison Sparrow.
- Columbia River in the News
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Columbia River gained national media attention in December 2002 after a visit by Washington senator Patty Murray. In a question and answer session with the class of teacher Gary Lorentzen,
[ Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor (Seattle Weekly)] Sen. Murray stated: "We've got to ask, why is this man so popular around the world?" referring to Osama bin Laden, "Why are people so supportive of him in many countries that are riddled with poverty?" She elaborated that bin Laden had been "out in these countries for decades, building schools, building roads, building infrastructure, building day care facilities, building health care facilities, and the people are extremely grateful. We haven't done that." The remarks later became a political issue in her 2004 race against Republican challenger Rep. George Nethercutt.[ 'Bizarre' praise of Osama]
riles senator's challenger - Notable alumni
- Dan Frantz - 1996 Alumni and place kicker for the Chicago Rush (AFL).
- Dennis Heck - Served in Washington State politics and founder of TVW.
- Ed Herman - Mixed Martial Arts and contract fighter for the [1].
- Joe Phillips - Former Defensive Lineman for MIN,STL,KAN and SD in the NFL.
- Brett Pierce - Tight End in the NFL.
- Stan Spencer - Former major league pitcher for the San Diego Padres
- Roscoe Devine - Former Pac-8 champion in the Mile; Former World (& current U.S.) record holder in the Four-Mile Relay, set in 1968; one of Nike's first Pro-runners
- External links
- Columbia River High School website
- GSHL Football - Columbia River High School
- Columbia River Orchestra
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| About This Zip Code (98665) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
20,631 people |
5,781,196 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
29% |
29% |
| Population Average Age |
36 years old
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35 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.5 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$43,162
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$46,419 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.6 rooms |
5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
32 years old |
37 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
63% / 37% |
64% / 36% |
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