Catlin Gabel School
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8825 SW Barnes Road Portland, Oregon 97225 United States |
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| Coordinates | 45°30′35″N 122°46′03″W / 45.509819°N 122.767373°WCoordinates: 45°30′35″N 122°46′03″W / 45.509819°N 122.767373°W |
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| Type | Independent private |
| Opened | 1957 |
| Head | Tim Bazemore |
| Grades | Preschool-12 |
| Number of students | 760 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6.3:1 |
| Campus | suburban 67 acres (27 ha) |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and white |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Lewis & Clark League 3A-1 |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Rival | Oregon Episcopal School |
| Accreditation | NAAS |
| Newspaper | speak.catlin.edu/ |
| Website | www.catlin.edu |
 School barn in the fall |
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 The commons during a snowfall |
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Catlin Gabel School is an independent preschool through 12th grade private school in West Haven-Sylvan, a census-designated place in Washington County and the Portland metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Oregon.
With roots that go back to 1859, the school was founded in 1957 as a result of merger between the Catlin Hillside School (founded 1911 as Miss Catlin's School, named after the founder Ruth Catlin) and the Gabel Country Day School (originating as the Portland Academy, named after founder Priscilla Gabel). The school had initially hoped to expand onto the Gabel school property, but lost it to eminent domain. Since the Catlin property was too small to support the school, Catlin Gabel purchased the Honey Hollow Farm in 1958, relocating the Upper School there in the fall. Nine years later, the Middle School relocated there, followed by the Lower School a year later, in 1968. The school sold the Catlin Hillside buildings to the Portland Art Museum for its art school.
In 2005, the Malone Family Foundation endowed Catlin Gabel with a $2 million grant for financial aid under its Malone Scholars Program.
As of the 2014-15 school year, there were 760 students. The student body is divided into four groups: Upper School (grades 9-12), Middle School (grades 6-8), Lower School (grades 1-5), and Beginning School (preschool through kindergarten).
Catlin Gabel is accredited by the Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS).
Catlin Gabel has a long history of science research competition success. Over the years, many students have placed highly in prestigious competitions such as the Intel Science Talent Search, the Siemens Competition, the Davidson Fellows Scholarship, and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
Catlin Gabel has operated a team in the FIRST Robotics Competition since 2005, called "The Flaming Chickens." The team has consistently qualified for the First World Championships competition almost every year.
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