Lincoln County School District (Oregon)
{{Short description|Public school district in Oregon, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox school district
|name = Lincoln County School District
|logo =
|motto = "Quality Learning for All."
|type = Public
|grades = K-12
|established = 1923As per email on 2011-12-14 from Laurie Urquhart, Superintendent/Board Secretary.
|closed =
|region =
|country = United States
|location = Lincoln County, Oregon
|coordinates = {{Coord|44.63250|-124.05749|type:edu_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}
|superintendent = Dr. Majalise Tolan{{Cite web |url=http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/2010-2011-school-directory.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205042234/http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/2010-2011-school-directory.pdf |archive-date=2010-12-05 |url-status=dead }}
|asst_superintendent = Sara Johnson
|schools = 16 total
12 regular schools
4 public charter schools
|us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|4107500|district_name=Lincoln County School District|access_date=2011-12-14}}
|conference = Oregon School Activities Association
|free_label = Total Population Under 18
|free_label2 = Guiding philosophy
|free_text2 = "Continuous Improvement"
|free_label3 = Mission
|free_text3 = "To develop passionate learners and responsible citizens."
|schedule = {{URL|1=lincoln.k12.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=3306}}
|website = {{URL|lincoln.k12.or.us}}
}}
The Lincoln County School District is a public school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. The district serves the communities of Yachats, Waldport, Eddyville, Newport, Siletz, Lincoln City and Toledo. The district spans roughly 55 miles of the central Oregon Coast from Cascade Head south to Cape Perpetua, and encompasses about 1,000 square miles.
Demographics
Over half of the students in the district qualify for free or reduced lunch.{{cite web|url=http://www.lincoln.k12.or.us/Page.asp?NavID%3D2176 |title=Lincoln County School District - District Profile |accessdate=2009-05-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406050322/http://www.lincoln.k12.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=2176 |archivedate=2009-04-06 }}
In the 2009 school year, the district had 484 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education, which was 9.0% of students in the district.{{cite news|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/09/homelessbydistrict.pdf |title=Count of homeless students in Oregon school districts, 2008-2009 |publisher=The Oregonian |pages=6 |accessdate=2009-09-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910202612/http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/09/homelessbydistrict.pdf |archivedate=2012-09-10 }}
High schools
- Lincoln City Career Technical High School (Lincoln City)
- Newport High School (Newport)
- Taft High School (Lincoln City)
- Toledo High School (Toledo)
- Waldport High School (Waldport)
Middle/junior high schools
- Crestview Heights School (Waldport) (K-8)
- Isaac Newton Magnet School (shares campus with Newport Intermediate School)
- Newport Preparatory Academy (shares campus with Newport High School)
- Taft Middle School (shares campus with Taft High School)
- Toledo Junior High School (shares campus with Toledo High School)
Prior to 1985 the district called its lower secondary schools "junior high schools". In 1985, the district changed their names to "middle schools", and Lincoln Junior High School was renamed to Newport Middle School.{{cite news|title=Newport school renamed|newspaper=Statesman Journal|date=1985-06-27|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169460837/ 3C]|via=Newspapers.com}}
Elementary schools
- Newport Intermediate School (Newport) (4-6)
- Oceanlake Elementary School (Lincoln City) (K-2)
- Sam Case Elementary (Newport) (K-3)
- Taft Elementary School (Lincoln City) (3-6)
- Toledo Elementary School (Toledo) (K-6)
Former schools
- The district closed Siletz Valley High School in 1983. It reopened as a charter school in 2006.{{cite news|last=Jacoby|first=Jayson|title=Warriors' long wait ends|newspaper=Baker City Herald|date=2011-03-02|pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169508896/ 1A], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169508950/ 6A]|via=Newspapers.com}}
Contracts
As of 2011, Lincoln Country School District contracts with Sodexo for custodial and food services, and (as of 2019/2020 school year) with First Student for transportation services.