Awards and Recognitions

OREGON CHARTER ACADEMY IS HIGHLY RATED AND NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED! WE’RE PROUD TO HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH THE FOLLOWING AWARDS.

QuestBridge Scholarship Recipient

We’re proud to announce that one of our '23 seniors has been awarded a QuestBridge Scholarship. QuestBridge is a scholarship for high-achieving students that come from low income families. Recipients are matched with the country's top colleges.

Exceptional Charter School in Special Education

National Association of Special Education Teachers

Selection as a NASET  Exceptional Charter School in Special Education is the highest honor a charter school can achieve through the National Association of Special Education Teachers.  The recognition is bestowed on charter schools that meet rigorous professional criteria and have demonstrated truly exceptional dedication, commitment and achievement in the field of special education. 

We are the third virtual charter school and the first in Oregon to receive this award since it started in 2017. This year's list only contains 1 other Oregon school.

2023 Best of the Mid Valley

We’re proud to have won Best Charter School in the Best of the Mid Valley awards for the third year in a row!

We are one of 79 schools internationally to receive this honor, and the only one on the West Coast.

Our Cognia 5-year accreditation score was 377.5 out of 400.

The average scores for all schools accredited by Cognia nationally range between 278.34 - 283.33.

2022 Best of the Mid-Valley

At the 2022 Best of the Mid-Valley Awards, Oregon Charter Academy won: 

  • Best Charter School

  • Best Public School

We were finalists for: 

  • Best Overall Leadership

2021 Best of the Mid-Valley

At the 2021 Best of the Mid-Valley Awards, Oregon Charter Academy won: 

  • Best Charter School

  • Best Overall Leadership for all workplaces in the Statesman Journal reach

We were finalists for:

  • Company Culture

  • Most Innovative Leadership

  • Best Boss for all workplaces in the Statesman Journal reach

2021 eDynamic National CTE Teacher of the Year finalist

ORCA teacher Cathy Hay was a finalist for the eDynamic National CTE Teacher of the Year award, for her work in the ASCEND Computer Science pathway.

2021 State Poetry Out Loud winner

Tabarjah Neal ’21 was Oregon’s Poetry Out Loud winner, and will represent the state at Nationals in May 2021.