2.0 SHELTON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROFILE
2.1 District Location
Shelton School District is located in the Pacific Northwest in the city of Shelton Washington. It is the largest
public school district in Mason County. Shelton School District is unique in that we have four feeder school
districts. These feeder school districts do not have all grade levels in their school district. Students from
Hood Canal, Pioneer and Southside attend Shelton High School. Students from Grapeview typically attend
North Mason school district.
Figure 2.1
Shelton School District Map
Figure 2.2
Shelton School District and Vicinity
2.2 District Overview
The Shelton School District’s mission statement is:
A shared commitment to provide the most effective education to all students so they live successful
lives.
The Shelton School District’s vision statement is:
With pride and professionalism we will hold all students to a high standard, which means that we
must hold ourselves to a high standard. We will recognize that our students bring us a diverse set of
individual interests, capabilities and aspirations; and we will nurture all of them. We will act on our
conviction that all families want their children to achieve in school and that all students would prefer
to be successful; and we will begin early to help those students apply themselves to success.
Shelton School District History
The Shelton School District began in 1854 with eight students in a single room cabin at the present day
Walker Park near the community of Shelton, Washington. Later that year, William Walter was named as
the County Superintendent of schools by Isaac Stevens, the First Governor of Washington Territory.
Twelve years later, a second one room school was built on the shore of Oakland Bay. In 1885, the first
full school in the City of Shelton was built. Over time, the single county wide school district splintered into
7 Districts. Shelton School District maintaining the highest population, as it was centered around the
county’s largest community.
Shelton opened Lincoln High School in 1909, allowing 9-12 Grade for the first time in Mason County. A
new replacement Reed High School was built in 1924 and the current Shelton High School was complete
in 1972. Shelton still provides High School to adjacent rural districts without one. Shelton built its first
middle school in 1932, and was used until 1990 when the current Oakland Bay Jr. High School opened.
Bordeaux Elementary was initially built in 1927, torn down and replaced in 1955 and expanded and
modernized in 2003. Mountain View Elementary was built in 1955. A new Evergreen Elementary was
built in 2003 and Olympic Middle School was added in 2004 to help overcrowding in the mid grades and
the High School.
In early 2017, Shelton School District voters passed a bond for $65 Million. This will be used to replace
Mountain View Elementary and an expansion of Shelton High School to allow for more classrooms and
an auxiliary gym to accommodate returning 9th grade to the campus.
Demographics
Shelton School District provides services for over 4000 students in a K to 12 program. There are three
K-5 elementary schools, one 6-7 middle school, one 8-9 junior high school, one 10-12 high school and
an alternative high school.
In 2019-2020 School Year, Shelton School District will reconfigure grade levels when bond funded school
construction is complete. This will change our Elementary schools to be K-4, intermediate schools will
be 5-8 and the High School will be 9-12.
Table 2.1
Selected Demographic Data
Mason County
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Quick Facts
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Shelton
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Washington
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Population, 2013 estimate
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9,750
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6,973,742
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base
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9,849
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6,724,543
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Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013
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-1.0%
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3.7%
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Population, 2010
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9,834
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6,724,540
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010
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8.6%
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6.5%
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010
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26.4%
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23.5%
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010
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14.3%
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12.3%
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Female persons, percent, 2010
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50.9%
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50.2%
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Table 2.2
Shelton School District
Student Demographic 2015–16
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Student Demographics
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Enrollment
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October 2015 Student Count
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4,310
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May 2016 Student Count
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4,385
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Gender (October 2015)
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Male
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2,257
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52.4%
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Female
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2,053
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47.6%
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Race/Ethnicity (October 2015)
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Hispanic / Latino of any race(s)
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1,216
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28.2%
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American Indian / Alaskan Native
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146
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3.4%
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Asian
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26
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0.6%
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Black / African American
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22
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0.5%
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Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander
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6
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0.1%
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White
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2,601
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60.3%
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Two or More Races
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293
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6.8%
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Special Programs
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Free or Reduced-Price Meals (May 2016)
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2,909
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66.3%
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Special Education (May 2016)
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735
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16.8%
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Transitional Bilingual (May 2016)
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539
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12.3%
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Migrant (May 2016)
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72
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1.6%
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Section 504 (May 2016)
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153
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3.5%
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Foster Care (May 2016)
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94
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2.1%
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Other Information (more info)
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Unexcused Absence Rate (2015-16)
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2,184
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0.6%
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Adjusted 4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate (Class of 2015)
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74.5%
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Adjusted 5-year Cohort Graduation Rate (Class of 2014)
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84.3%
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College/University enrollment rates of graduates
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|
|
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2.3 District Facilities
The Shelton School District has 7 campuses and several other facilities including a district office building,
maintenance building and a transportation facility. The transportation facility is a cooperative shared with
the Pioneer and Southside School Districts.
Table 2.2
District Facilities
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Shelton Pre-Disaster Mitigation Summary
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Campus/ Building
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Building Condition
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Floors
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Building Area
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Built
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SqFt
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Structural Sys
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Bordeaux Elementary School
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Covered Play
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90.00% Good
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1
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KK
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2003
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3,276
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S3
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Main Building
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87.56% Good
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1
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A-A1
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2003
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1,576
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W2
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|
|
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AA-S
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1959
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2,424
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W2
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B
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2003
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226
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W2
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|
|
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BB
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1959
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783
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W2
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|
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C
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2003
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58
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W2
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|
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CC-GG
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1959
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629
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W2
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|
|
|
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D
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2003
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159
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W2
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|
|
|
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DD
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1959
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1,064
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C2L
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|
|
|
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E
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2003
|
313
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W2
|
|
|
|
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EE
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1959
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1,277
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W2
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|
|
|
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F
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2003
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121
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W2
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|
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FF
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1959
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4,565
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W2
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|
|
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G
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2003
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1,296
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W2
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|
|
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H
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2003
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960
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W2
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|
|
|
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I
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2003
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722
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W2
|
|
|
|
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J
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2003
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739
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W2
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|
|
|
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JJ
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1959
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192
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W2
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|
|
|
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K-K1
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2003
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1,279
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W2
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|
|
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L-L1
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2003
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7,645
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W2
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|
|
|
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M
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2003
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361
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W2
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|
|
|
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N
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2003
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776
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W2
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|
|
|
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O
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2003
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297
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W2
|
|
|
|
|
P
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2003
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140
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W2
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|
|
|
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Q-Q1
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2003
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619
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W2
|
|
|
|
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R
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2003
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3,750
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W2
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|
|
|
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S
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2003
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216
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W2
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|
|
|
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T
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1955
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4,141
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RM1L
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|
|
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U
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1955
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1,079
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RM1L
|
|
|
|
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V
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1955
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1,547
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RM1L
|
|
|
|
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W
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1955
|
546
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RM1L
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|
|
|
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X
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1955
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1,190
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RM1L
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|
|
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Y
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1955
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115
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W2
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|
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Z
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1955
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4,592
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W2
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Portable 1/2
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-
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1
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Portable 1/2
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1997
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1,792
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MH
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Portable 3/4
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-
|
1
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Portable 3/4
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1997
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1,792
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MH
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Portable 5/6
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-
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1
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Portable 5/6
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2002
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1,792
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MH
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Table 2.2
District Facilities - Continued
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Shelton Pre-Disaster Mitigation Summary
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Campus/ Building
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Building Condition
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Floors
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Building Area
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Built
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SqFt
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Structural Sys
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CHOICE Alternative School
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Main Building
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51.45% Poor
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2
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1948 Lower Flr
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1948
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20,793
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C3L
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1948 Upper Flr
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1948
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13,221
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C3L
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1988 Lower Flr
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1988
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178
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W1
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2003 Lower Flr
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2003
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361
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S2L
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2003 Upper Flr
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2003
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361
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S2L
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Evergreen Elementary School
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Covered Play
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90.00% Good
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1
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ZZ
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2003
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4,100
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S3
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Main Building
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84.61% Fair
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1
|
0
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2003
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662
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W2
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|
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A-A1
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2003
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14,452
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W2
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|
|
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B
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2003
|
551
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W2
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|
|
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C
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2003
|
243
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W2
|
|
|
|
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D
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2003
|
10
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W2
|
|
|
|
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E
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2003
|
31
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W2
|
|
|
|
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F
|
2003
|
108
|
W2
|
|
|
|
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