Oregon received its first six-year GEAR UP grant in 2002, working with 16 clusters (consisting of a high school and one or more feeder middle schools) around the state. A second federal grant began in 2008 with a focus on supporting 12 new rural communities. An additional group of 10 clusters, concentrated in Curry, Coos, and Douglas counties, joined in 2011, with support from The Ford Family Foundation. A third federal GEAR UP grant began in 2014, serving 21 communities until 2021.
Click on the name of a community to learn about the schools involved. To see former GEAR UP sites, click on the icon in the upper left-hand corner of the map.
2014-2021 Schools | |
City | Schools |
Bandon |
Harbor Lights Middle School Bandon High School |
Blue River | McKenzie River Community School |
Boardman | Riverside Junior/Senior High School |
Cave Junction |
Lorna Byrne Middle School Illinois Valley High School |
Chiloquin | Chiloquin Junior/Senior High School |
Cottage Grove |
Lincoln Middle School Kennedy High School Cottage Grove High School |
Culver |
Culver Middle School Culver High School |
Dayton |
Dayton Junior High School Dayton High School |
Elgin | Elgin High School |
Gold Beach |
Riley Creek Elementary School Gold Beach High School |
Klamath Falls |
Ponderosa Middle School Klamath Union High School |
La Pine |
La Pine Middle School La Pine High School |
Lebanon |
Hamilton Creek School Lacomb School Seven Oak Middle School Lebanon High School |
Lincoln City | Taft 7-12 School |
Lowell | Lowell Junior/Senior High School |
Myrtle Creek |
Coffenberry Middle School South Umpqua High School |
Newport |
Newport Middle School Newport High School |
Oakridge |
Oakridge Junior High School Oakridge High School |
Rogue River | Rogue River Junior/Senior High School |
Stanfield | Stanfield Secondary School |
Umatilla |
Clara Brownell Middle School Umatilla High School |