Creative Science School
About This School
Public School | Grades K-8 | Portland SD 1J
Creative Science School is located in Portland, OR and is one of 91 schools in Portland School District 1j. It is a public school that serves 305 students in grades K-8.
Creative Science School made AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Oregon in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Creative Science School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Creative Science School had 20 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Oregon average is 20 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Creative Science School's students and teachers. more
Creative Science School made AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Oregon in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Creative Science School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Creative Science School had 20 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Oregon average is 20 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Creative Science School's students and teachers. more
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Creative Science School
CSS uses the Storyline method for teaching all grades (K-8) http://www.storyline.org/history/whyitmakessense.html
It builds on the idea that learning, to be meaningful, has to be memorable, and that by using learner's enthusiasm you can transform the students/classroom. It also follows the constructivist/Piaget method.
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/constructivism/index.html
In the classroom, the constructivist view of learning can point towards a number of different teaching practices. In the most general sense, it usually means encouraging students to use active techniques (experiments, real-world problem solving) to create more knowledge and then to reflect on and talk about what they are doing and how their understanding is changing.
The students are acively engaged in learning and in our experience love the feeling of "owning" what they are learning.
The teachers and staff are great, the parent community is actively involved, we have a strong PTA and great after school programs!
It builds on the idea that learning, to be meaningful, has to be memorable, and that by using learner's enthusiasm you can transform the students/classroom. It also follows the constructivist/Piaget method.
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/constructivism/index.html
In the classroom, the constructivist view of learning can point towards a number of different teaching practices. In the most general sense, it usually means encouraging students to use active techniques (experiments, real-world problem solving) to create more knowledge and then to reflect on and talk about what they are doing and how their understanding is changing.
The students are acively engaged in learning and in our experience love the feeling of "owning" what they are learning.
The teachers and staff are great, the parent community is actively involved, we have a strong PTA and great after school programs!
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 305
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56%
Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Creative Science School had 37% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Oregon had 49% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.Student Ethnicity (2011)
White
82%
Asian/Pacific Islander
6%
Two or More Races
5%
Hispanic
4%
Black
2%
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Portland SD 1J District Spending
$10,621Per Pupil
The Portland SD 1J spends $10,621 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 59% on instruction, 39% on support services, 3% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Portland SD 1J District
20:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Creative Science School had 20 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Oregon average is 20 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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About the OAKS
What is it?
The Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (OAKS) are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students are assessed in reading and math in grades 3 through 8 and 10, and in writing in grades 4, 7 and 10.
How is it Scored?
Students are scored at one of five levels: exceeds, meets, nearly meets, low, or very low. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed the state standards. All scores >95% are reported as 96% and scores <5% are reported as 4%.
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TestRating
8 out of 10
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Oregon, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2011 OAKS Results for all subjects tested.
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