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La Grande High School

Public | 9-12 | 628 students

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La Grande's La Grande High School is a public school serving 628 students in grades 9-12.

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A great small town school with dedicated teaachers
The required, core curriculum is totally lacking. In his four years at LHS...
Although there are several excellent teachers there, I have seen generally...

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92% of students at this school are White.

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Posted November 12, 2010

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A great small town school with dedicated teaachers
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Posted September 21, 2005

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The required, core curriculum is totally lacking. In his four years at LHS my son was never required to study or read books of any of the great autors or ppoets. No U.S. or world history or geography is required. Science and math are required at a very minimal level. Altogether, a very poor quality of education with very lenient grading standards.
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Posted September 17, 2004

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Although there are several excellent teachers there, I have seen generally high teacher apathy. Grading also appears to be extremely lenient. This school is not challenging its students and the state assessments show it.
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The state average for Math was 56% in 2010.

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The state average for Reading was 71% in 2010.

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In 2009-2010 Oregon used the Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (OAKS) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math; in grades 4, 7 and 10 in writing; and in grades 5, 8 and 10 in science. The OAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Oregon. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

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Ethnicity	This school	State average
White	92%	68%
Hispanic	3%	17%
American Indian/Alaska Native	2%	2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2%	5%
Black	1%	3%

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

	This school	District average	State average
Students participating in free or reduced-price lunch program	36%	N/A	46%

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

	This school	District average	State average
Students per FTE teacher	22	N/A	19

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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708 K Ave
La Grande, OR 97850
Phone: (541) 663-3301

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