Metropolitan Learning Center (Portland, Oregon)
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2033 NW Glisan Street Portland, Oregon, Multnomah County 97209 United States |
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| Coordinates | 45°31′36″N 122°41′36″W / 45.52669°N 122.69332°WCoordinates: 45°31′36″N 122°41′36″W / 45.52669°N 122.69332°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1915 |
| School district | Portland Public Schools |
| Principal | Alexa Pearson |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Number of students | 420 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Black, White, and Purple |
| Athletics conference | OSAA |
| Website | Official school website |
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Couch School Building
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| Built | 1915 |
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| Architect | Floyd Naramore |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| Part of | Alphabet Historic District (#00001293) |
The Metropolitan Learning Center (MLC) is a public K-12 school in Portland, Oregon, United States.
The Metropolitan Learning Center or simply "MLC" is an alternative public school in Portland, Oregon.
In 2016, 91% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 35 students, 33 graduated, 2 dropped out.
In 2016 testing, the percent meeting or exceeding standards by grade of MLC students vs. STATEWIDE in English was: Grade 3: MLC 85% vs. Statewide 47%, Grade 4: 73% vs 50%, Grade 5: 89% vs. 57%, Grade 6: 49% vs. 53%, Grade 7: 56% vs. 56%, Grade 8: 56% vs. 56%, Grade 11: 77% vs. 69%
In Math: Grade 3: MLC 85% vs. Statewide 48% Grade 4: 80% vs. 44% Grade 5: 50% vs. 40% Grade 6: 34% vs. 39% Grade 7: 54% vs. 44% Grade 8: 57% vs. 42% Grade 11: 14% vs. 33%
MLC has the highest English Proficiency in the District (at 100% compared to the district average of 83%), and a math proficiency of 67% (also the district average). MLC was rated "High" on the State Testing Performance Database. The overall philosophy of the school is not geared towards standardized testing. Portions of the parental community instill an "opt-out" mentality in their students, leaving only a portion of the student body participating in standardized tests. Additionally, the school demographics historically include close to zero percent students who are learning English as a second language.
In 1913 Portland voters were asked to consider a school budget that included new construction to modernize Portland schools. The dilapidated "Couch School," an 1883 structure that had recently closed to contain an outbreak of smallpox, would be torn down, and a new Couch School would be built in 1914 at a cost of $177,000.
The architect for the new school was Floyd Naramore, newly employed as architect and superintendent for Portland Public Schools. Naramore was responsible for many Portland school designs including Benson Polytechnic High School and Shattuck School. Reflecting modern standards of the day, Tudor Revival was chosen as the style for Couch School.
Both the 1883 school and the 1914 school were named for Captain John Heard Couch, an early settler whose land became known as the Couch Addition when Northwest Portland was platted.
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