Hood River Valley High School
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Hood River Valley High School (HRVHS) is a public high school in Hood River, Oregon
Hood River, Oregon
The city of Hood River is the seat of Hood River County, Oregon, United States. It is a port on the Columbia River, and is named for the nearby Hood River. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,831...

, United States
United States
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. HRVHS was the result of the consolidation of two smaller high schools at the time of its founding.

School

HRVHS is a Title 1 school and therefore must comply with such federal regulations as No Child Left Behind.

Academics

Hood River Valley High School has a drop out rate of 2.8% and the attendance rate of the school is 94%. Of the 38% of students who took the SAT
SAT
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, the average Verbal score was 504 and the average Math score was 507.

For the 2006 Oregon Statewide Assessments, the score for Reading was 57%, the state average being 55%. For Science, the score was 50%, below the state average of 62%. In Writing the score was 55%, equal to the state average of 55%. The score for Math was 38% and the state average was 45%.

In 2008, 76% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma
High school diploma
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. Of 314 students, 238 graduated, 53 dropped out, 5 received a modified diploma
Oregon modified high school diploma
The Oregon modified high school diploma, also known as the OAR 581-022-1134 Modified Diploma, is a document that is given to students who need special consideration throughout their time in high school...

, and 18 are still in high school.

Notable alumni

  • Andrew Baldwin
    Andrew Baldwin (baseball)
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    , 2000, baseball, Tacoma Rainiers
    Tacoma Rainiers
    The Tacoma Rainiers are a minor league baseball team that plays in the Pacific Coast League , and are the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners...

  • Brooke Struck, 1997, Survivor: Guatemala contestant and lawyer
  • Jesse Merz
    Jesse Merz
    Jesse Merz is an American actor, director, producer, writer, and professor. As an actor, he has appeared off-Broadway, in regional theatre, summer stock, feature films, in radio and in 120 cities in 34 states nationwide...

    , 1992, professional actor, director and theatre professor.
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