William P. Lord High School

William P. Lord High School is a public high school in Woodburn, Oregon, United States. It is named after William Paine Lord, the Governor of Oregon from 1895 to 1899. It is located at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility, and operates a vocational tech program.[4]

William P. Lord High School
Address
2630 N Pacific Highway

Woodburn
,
Marion County
,
Oregon
97071

United States
Coordinates45.154458°N 122.828758°W / 45.154458; -122.828758
Information
TypePublic
School districtYouth Corrections Education Program[1]
PrincipalMichael Conn[2]
Grades8-12[3]
Number of students366[3]

Academics

In 2008, 1% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 111 students, 1 graduated, 48 dropped out, 2 received a modified diploma, and 60 are still in high school.[5][6]

Students at William P. Lord High School are in closed custody status for the State of Oregon. They fall into two categories of custody; the Oregon Youth Authority for juveniles offenses and those convicted in adult court and assigned to the Department of Corrections.

Youth typically have been school drop outs and a high percentage of them are special education students. The academic goal of the program is to advance the literacy of the youth to that of a high school graduate. Since youths arrive at an average age of 17, with little or no credit, when they do graduate at age 19 to 20, they are considered high school dropouts because they did not complete their studies within the four years from when they started. In 2010, 55 young men received their high school diplomas at Lord High School, yet O.D.E. reports a graduation rate of 1.6%.

References
  1. http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/specialty/correctionaled/juvenile/pdf/ycepsites.pdf
  2. "Oregon School Directory 2009-2010" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 117. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  3. "William P Lord High School - Public School".
  4. http://www.oregon.gov/OYA/facilities/MacLaren_VocTech.pdf
  5. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  6. "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.


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