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Adrienne C. Nelson High School
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyAbout Adrienne C. Nelson High School
Adrienne C. Nelson High School operates as a high-enrollment high school in Happy Valley, Oregon, operated by North Clackamas SD 12. Current enrollment sits at 1,536 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 144% above the state mean of about 630.
North Clackamas SD 12 comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 16,837 students; Adrienne C. Nelson High School is among them.
In terms of who attends, Adrienne C. Nelson High School reports that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 22% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 27.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.8:1, putting Adrienne C. Nelson High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Clackamas County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Adrienne C. Nelson High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.9%, the actual is 31.7%, a residual of -8.2 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Clackamas County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $103,517 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Clackamas County's 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students), Adrienne C. Nelson High School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Verne A Duncan Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Adrienne C. Nelson High School. On composite proficiency, Adrienne C. Nelson High School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 39.4%.
Adrienne C. Nelson High School operates from a suburban location.
On the community side, members of the Adrienne C. Nelson High School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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