Crater Renaissance Academy is a public high school located in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. It is one of three public high schools in Oregon's School District 6, serving the Southern Oregon communities of Central Point, Gold Hill and Sams Valley.HistoryIn 2007 Crater High School was reorganized through a program called the Small School Initiative. With assistance from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Meyer Memorial Trust, four smaller, independent high schools were created: Crater Renaissance Academy (CRA), Crater Academy of Health and Public Services (CAHPS), Crater School of Business Innovation and Science (BIS), and the Crater Academy of Natural Sciences (CANS). While CANS was disbanded due to declining enrollment in the district, the three remaining high schools, each with individual academic emphasis and culture, continue to serve the communities of Central Point, Gold Hill and Sams Valley.Crater Renaissance Academy was acknowledged by US News and World Report as among the Best High Schools in the United States (bronze award) in 2014, 2015, and 2016.In 2016, Crater Renaissance was one of eight schools in the nation to receive the gold award from the Schools of Opportunity. This award seeks "to recognize schools that are excellent because they engage in research-based practices that focus on closing gaps in opportunity, regardless of the students they serve."
"One of the small schools of Crater High School"
