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Despite the challenges, small high schools are improving student performance on OAKS achievement tests. They also are experiencing dramatic declines in the dropout rate and impressive gains in the graduation rate. Moreover, economically disadvantaged students at Initiative schools now outperform similar students across the state. The Oregon Small Schools Initiative will continue sharing data analysis as new reports become available.
April 2010 Report by ECONorthwest on academic achievement and high school completion
The latest small schools data, analyzed by ECONorthwest, reveals how the small schools model is bringing about improvements in many schools, especially so for students who historically have been underserved, e.g. students of color and low income students. Positive strides have been made to close the achievement gap. Click here to view report
November 2009 Report on Promising Outcomes
In November 2009 our Report on Promising Outcomes was published. This report provides a summary of achievement and graduation data for the Oregon Small Schools Initiative, along with brief case studies. In addition it contains an overview of the Initiative history and structures. Click here to view report.
Achievement, graduation and dropout graphs and tables
The following charts and tables provide quantitative perspective on the gains Initiative schools and their students are making as compared to other schools and students in Oregon. These tables and graphs reflect school data reported to the Oregon Department of Education; it is not calculated at the student-level and therefore may differ somewhat from analysis conducted by ECONorthwest in its April 2010 report.
Achievement
Graduation and Dropout Rates
Enrollment and Student Demographics
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