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Oregon Small Schools Initiative A program of E3
Schools and Results

The schools

Between 2003 and 2010, 42 small high schools took part in the Initiative across thirteen Oregon districts. This directory lists them by community.

Some schools were created by converting a large comprehensive high school into several smaller ones sharing a campus. Others opened as new starts, designed from the ground up. Many operated as academies or schools within a host campus, which is why several districts appear below with more than one entry. Individual profiles were written for the schools that were active in 2009 and 2010.

Beaverton

  • Health and Science School (HS2)

Central Point

  • Crater School of Business, Innovation and Science (BIS)
  • Crater Academy of Health and Public Service (CAHPS)
  • Crater Academy of Natural Science (CANS)
  • Crater Renaissance Academy (RA)

Eugene

North Eugene High School campus

  • IDEAS High School
  • North International High School
  • North Academy of Arts

Hillsboro

  • Liberty High School, organised into three academies

Klamath Falls

  • EagleRidge High School

Lebanon

  • Lebanon High School, organised into four academies

McMinnville

  • Media Arts and Communications Academy (MACA)

Medford

South Medford High School campus

  • Freshman Academy
  • Discovery School
  • Community Health and Medical Professions School (CHAMPS)
  • Bridging the Arts, Communications and Humanities (BACH)

Newberg

Newberg High School campus

  • Blue School
  • Green School
  • Red School
  • Silver School
  • Yellow School

Pendleton

  • Nixyaawii Community School

Portland

  • Madison High School, organised into three communities
  • BizTech, Marshall High School campus
  • Pauling, Marshall High School campus
  • Renaissance Arts Academy (ra²), Marshall High School campus
  • Arts, Communication and Technology School, Roosevelt High School campus
  • P.O.W.E.R Academy, Roosevelt High School campus
  • Spanish English International School, Roosevelt High School campus
  • Leadership and Entrepreneurship Public Charter High School (LÊP High)

Springfield

  • Academy of Arts and Academics (A3)

Woodburn

  • Woodburn Arts and Communication Academy (WACA)
  • Woodburn Academy of Art, Science and Technology (WAAST)
  • Wellness Business and Sports School (WeBSS)
  • Academy of International Studies at Woodburn (AIS)

Writing about the schools

Journalists and researchers followed the work as it unfolded. See School Articles for where to find that coverage.