The Hood River County School District (HRCSD) is a public

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in Hood River County,

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that serves the communities of

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, Hood River, Odell, Pine Grove, and Parkdale. District headquarters are at 1011 Eugene Street in Hood River. Rich Polkinghorn is the

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. Seven people serve on the

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Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 24 students classified as homeless by the

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, or 0.6 percent of students in the district.

Schools

High school

Hood River Valley High School Hood River Valley High School is a public high school in Hood River, Oregon, United States. It opened in September 1970 as the result of a consolidation of the former Hood River and Wy'East high schools. Academics Hood River Valley High School i ...

, grades 9–12, Hood River

Middle school

*Wy'east Middle School, grades 6–8, Odell *Hood River Middle School, grades 6–8, Hood River :The Hood River Middle School building formerly served as Hood River High School and is listed on the

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Elementary school

*Cascade Locks Elementary School, grades K–5, Cascade Locks *May Street Elementary School, grades K–5, Hood River *Mid Valley Elementary School, grades K–5, Odell *Parkdale Elementary School, grades K–5, Parkdale *Westside Elementary School, grades K–5, Hood River

Mixed grade

*Hood River Options Academy, grades K–12, Hood River

References

Education in Hood River County, Oregon School districts in Oregon {{Oregon-school-stub