The Clatskanie School District (6J) is a two-school public school district

School district

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 in Columbia County

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, Oregon

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, United States

United States

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. It serves the city of Clatskanie

Clatskanie, Oregon

Clatskanie is a city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. It was named for the Clatskanie River, which empties into the Columbia River within the city limits. The population was 1,528 at the 2000 census. The 2007 estimate is 1,710 residents.-History:...

 and the surrounding area.

Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 6 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education

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, or 0.7% of students in the district.

Schools

• Clatskanie Elementary School (CES) serves kindergarten
  Kindergarten
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   through sixth grade
  Sixth grade
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   students
• Clatskanie Middle/High School
  Clatskanie Middle/High School
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   (CMHS) combines middle school
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   and high school
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   and serves seventh grade
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   through twelfth grade
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  .

At one time, there was a middle school and a high school, but they have merged into one school. The mascot for CMHS is the tigers, CES's mascot is the cougars, the former CMS mascot was the eagles.

External links

• Clatskanie School District (official website)
• 446 F.3d 964 Pinard v. Clatskanie School Dist., Ninth Circuit Court
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  case