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Thomas A Edison High School

9020 Sw Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Portland, OR, 97225-0972 -

School Notes Overview:

We are the only private high school in Oregon specifically designed to meet the needs of students with complex learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder issues. Though it's rare that one of our students’ only learning challenge is ADD, we have found ADD to be a significant component in a diagnosis that could also include Dyslexia, Auditory Processing Disorders, Nonverbal Learning Disorders or Visual Perception Disorders. No two students are exactly alike, so customized approaches to learning is our normal mode of operation. Our partnership with Jesuit High School (www.jesuitportland.com/) means that our students have access to all their extracurricular activities (i.e. sports, clubs, dances, etc) and students who meet specific academic standards have access to any Jesuit class (i.e. Japanese, calculus, physics, etc). ...

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School Overview:

	Thomas A Edison High School
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	Council of Bilingual Education
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 9 - 12
Year Founded	1973
County	Washington County, OR
Student Body
Total Students	80 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(OR) School Avg.
% Students of Color	10%	21%
Students by Grade
	Grade 9 - 17 students
	Grade 10 - 18 students
	Grade 11 - 23 students
	Grade 12 - 22 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	17 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	90%
Average Class Size	8
Number of AP Courses	3
	This School	(OR) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:5	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	190 days	179 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost	$16,716
% on Financial Aid	28%
Average Financial Aid Grant	$9,400
Acceptance Rate	50%
Head of School	Patrick Maguire
Admissions Director	Nick Dexter
Admissions Associate	Linda Johnson

School Notes:

We are the only private high school in Oregon specifically designed to meet the needs of students with complex learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder issues. Though it's rare that one of our students’ only learning challenge is ADD, we have found ADD to be a significant component in a diagnosis that could also include Dyslexia, Auditory Processing Disorders, Nonverbal Learning Disorders or Visual Perception Disorders. No two students are exactly alike, so customized approaches to learning is our normal mode of operation. Our partnership with Jesuit High School (www.jesuitportland.com/) means that our students have access to all their extracurricular activities (i.e. sports, clubs, dances, etc) and students who meet specific academic standards have access to any Jesuit class (i.e. Japanese, calculus, physics, etc).
Profile last updated: 07/17/2008

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (97225)	School Zip (97225)	(OR) State Average
Population (Approximate)	21,500 people	3,413,525 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	59%	26%
Population Average Age	40 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.2 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$53,020	$43,774
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.8 rooms	5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	43 years old	36 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	60% / 40%	61% / 39%