Dorena School

37141 Row River Rd, Cottage Grove, Oregon 97434
(541) 946-1506 Fax: (541) 767-3516
School Website

Grades: K-8
Enrollment: 120
Principal: Teresa Martindale
Office Manager: Kathy Ward

School Hours: 8:20 - 2:25
Kindergarten Hours: 8:20-11:35
Free Breakfast Program Hours: 8:00 - 8:20
Early Release: Wednesdays 1:25

Dorena School was established in 1896. The first school was a one-room building with around 20 students. School was in session just 14 weeks per year. In 1946 the old Dorena School and the entire town of Dorena were abandoned due to the damming of the Row River and the creation of Dorena Reservoir. A new building was erected 4 miles up the road and is still in use today as Dorena School.

Mission Statement

Dorena is:

• A community of diverse learners where people are respected and valued in a safe environment
• A community that strives to provide learning environments with high expectations
• A community which supports the social, physical and emotional needs of its learners, with understanding that those needs are unique to the individual

• Make informed, responsible choices leading to a healthy lifestyle
• Have empathy for other people and value cultures and opinions both similar and different to their own
• Become a successful, assertive, self-assured individual in society
• Read, write and communicate with fluency, accuracy, and understanding
• Critically synthesize information and use it to make connections
• Be a curious, active, life-long learner who values literature and the arts
• Successfully use math, science, and current computer technology skills
• Have experience setting goals: academically and socially