The school opened in January 1959, initially with freshman and sophomore students only,[5] adding juniors in the fall and its first senior class in September 1960.[6]
Sunset High School is located in the predominantly unincorporated area known as Cedar Mill. Although it has always had a Portland street address,[10] it has never actually been within the city of Portland proper. From 1959 to 1999, the school property was unincorporated land in Washington County, with it being in the Cedar Mill census-designated place as of the 1990 U.S. Census.[11] In 1999 the Sunset High School grounds (including the adjacent swimming pool) were annexed by the city of Beaverton.[12][13] Nevertheless, as of 2022 the school's mailing address remains a "Portland" address, as is the case for almost all of Cedar Mill.
Demographics
As of 2021–22, 50.5% of students are white, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 27.3% Asian, 1.3% African American, 0.4% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 0.3% American Indian/Alaska Native, and 8.6% two or more races. The 2021–22 enrollment was 2,003.[1]
Academics
In 1983, Sunset High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.[14]
In 2008, 84% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 498 students, 409 graduated, 59 dropped out, five received a modified diploma, and 25 were still in high school in 2009.[15][16]
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^"Home". Sunset High School. Retrieved March 31, 2024. 13840 NW Cornell Rd Portland OR 97229 - Compare with CDP maps and municipal maps. Note that just because it has a "Portland, OR" postal address does not mean it is in the City of Portland. The City of Houston stated: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."
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