The Astoria School District is a

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in the

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that serves the city of Astoria. It has five schools, which each serve a different age group of students.

Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 41 students classified as homeless by the

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, or 2.2% of students in the district.

Schools

Gray Elementary

Gray Elementary is the school district's kindergarten school. It was named after Robert Gray, the merchant sea-captain who was the first white man to enter the Columbia River. In 2006 there were approximately 140 students enrolled.

Astor Elementary

Named after

John Jacob Astor John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor; July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848) was a German-American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul, and investor who made his fortune mainly in a fur trade monopoly, by smuggling opium into China, and ...

, who is also the namesake of Astoria, this school serves grades 1-3 and in 2006 had approximately 400 enrolled students. It served as the site for the 1990 film ''

Kindergarten Cop ''Kindergarten Cop'' is a 1990 American action comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and distributed by Universal Pictures. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as John Kimble, a tough police detective working undercover as a kindergarten teacher to apprehen ...

'', one of several locations within Astoria which have been used for movies.

Lewis and Clark School

This school is located across Young's Bay from the majority of Astoria. Grades 3-5 are taught here, and in 2006 there were about 400 students in attendance. Lewis and Clark school was in existence the 1950s. Until at least 1980 the school taught kindergarten through 8th grade.

Astoria Middle School

Astoria Middle School contains grades 6-8 and had approximately 292 students as of 2012. Although it does not belong to any sports leagues, its students still participate in club sports as the Astoria Vikings.

Astoria High School

Astoria High School was built in 1960. Home to 780 students and 39 staff, this school serves 9th through 12th grades. After undergoing renovation in 2003 it added a new Applied Science Centerwww.astoriaschools.org
specializing in aquatic biology. This school is also home to the 2006 3A Baseball State Champions.

References

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External links

Astoria School District
(official site) School districts in Oregon Astoria, Oregon Education in Clatsop County, Oregon