Triangle Lake School is a K-12 public school in Blachly, Oregon

Blachly, Oregon

Blachly is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States on Oregon Route 36 in the Coast Range. Blachly is three miles from Triangle Lake.-History:...

, United States

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. The only school in the Blachly School District, in 2006 the school earned an "exceptional" rating from the Oregon Department of Education

Oregon Department of Education

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 at all levels: elementary, middle school and high school. In April 2010, the Triangle Lake School Board of Directors voted to accept the proposal of the Triangle Lake Charter School Committee to make the school a charter school. Starting in the 2010-11 school year the school will be Triangle Lake Charter School. The school has 14 students to every teacher, 5 students fewer than the state average.

Academics

In 2008, 78% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma

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. Of 9 students, 7 graduated and 2 dropped out.

Demographics

The school has 148 students and 11 teachers. In the 2009 school year, the Blachly School District had 11 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education

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, or 8.4% of students in the district. The student population is 85% Caucasian, 9% Hispanic, 2% American Indian/Native Alaskan, and <1% Pacific Islander.

Going Charter

Due to budget cuts and falling enrollment in tough economic times, Triangle Lake School will become Triangle Lake Charter School starting in the 2010-11 school year. The charter would allow students who live out-of-district to attend the school. More hands-on curriculum and field trips will be added to the school's education plan. The charter board hopes that the new status will allow the school to better support students in the students' chosen fields. Along with the Triangle Lake School Board of Directors, the Triangle Lake Charter School Board will make decisions concerning the future of the school. The charter school will receive a $500,000 grant to help install the new curriculum program. The grant will be distributed over a period of three years. New curriculum will be based more on technology resource, natural resource, and health and fitness classes. A charter school is still a public school.