Central Curry School District (CCSD) is a public school district

School district

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 that serves the communities of Agness

Agness, Oregon

Agness is an unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It is located near the confluence of two Wild and Scenic rivers—the Lower Rogue and the Illinois. Agness post office was established October 16, 1897. It was named after Agnes, the daughter of the first postmaster, and...

 and Gold Beach

Gold Beach, Oregon

Gold Beach is a city in and the county seat of Curry County, Oregon, United States, on the Oregon Coast. The population was 1,897 at the 2000 census.-History:...

 in Curry County, Oregon

Curry County, Oregon

Curry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2010, its population was 22,364. The county is named for George Law Curry, a governor of the Oregon Territory. The seat of the county is Gold Beach.-Economy:...

, United States, as well as the surrounding area.

History

CCSD was formed in 1997 when four elementary school districts and one high school district were merged, because of an action by the Oregon State Legislature

Oregon Legislative Assembly

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 that required districts without a kindergarten

Kindergarten

A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...

 through twelfth grade

Twelfth grade

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 (K-12) educational program to merge into a single district that did offer such a program.

The districts that merged were: Gold Beach Union High School District, Riley Creek Elementary School District, Ophir

Ophir, Oregon

Ophir is an unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office with a ZIP code of 97464. Ophir lies at the intersection of Oregon Route 515 and U.S. Route 101, northeast of Nesika Beach....

 Elementary School District, Pistol River

Pistol River, Oregon

Pistol River is an unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It is located near the Pistol River and the Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint, just off U.S. Route 101....

 Elementary School District and Agness Elementary School District, each of which was a one-building district. Ophir Elementary School and Pistol River School were closed and the properties sold.

Agness Elementary is kept open because its geographical remoteness—approximately 30 miles from Gold Beach up the winding and sometimes dangerous Forest Route

Forest Highway

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 33/Curry County Road 595.

Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 38 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education

Oregon Department of Education

The Department of Education of the U.S. state of Oregon is responsible for implementation of state policies with respect to public education at the kindergarten through community college level, including academic standards and testing, credentials, and other matters not reserved to the local...

, or 5.8% of students in the district.

Schools

Agness Elementary, serving grades kindergarten

Kindergarten

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 through fifth grade

Fifth grade

Fifth grade is a year of education in the United States and many other nations. The fifth grade is the fifth school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 10 – 11 years old, and are preteens...

, is located in Agness. Riley Creek School, serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade

Eighth grade

Eighth grade is a year of education in the United States, Canada, Australia and other nations. Students are usually 13 - 14 years old. The eighth grade is typically the final grade before high school, and the ninth grade of public and private education, following kindergarten and subsequent grades...

, and Gold Beach High School

Gold Beach High School

Gold Beach High School is a public high school in Gold Beach, Oregon, United States.-Academics:In 2008, 82% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 67 students, 55 graduated, 9 dropped out, and 3 received a modified diploma....

, serving grades 9

Ninth grade

Ninth grade is the ninth post-kindergarten year of school education in some school systems. The students are 13 to 15 years of age, depending on when their birthday occurs. Depending on the school district, ninth grade is usually the first year of high school....

through 12, are located in Gold Beach.

External links

• Central Curry School District #1 (official website)