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What's one thing Canby High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,402
High
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANBY SD 86·NCES 410264000148
Canby High School
721 SW 4th Ave, Canby, OR 97013 · (503) 263-7200 · Clackamas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,402 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
876 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 356 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 335 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 355 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 356 | 25% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Canby SD 86. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.3%
OR avg 43.0% . -15.0pp since 2023
Math
22.3%
OR avg 31.8% . -5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.3% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 46.3% | 27.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Canby High School
Canby High School's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canby High School this school | 1,402 | 62.5% | 30.1% |
| Putnam High School Milwaukie | 1,060 | 59.7% | 22.4% |
| Corvallis High School Corvallis | 1,273 | 58.0% | 35.0% |
| Churchill High School Eugene | 1,031 | 66.0% | 35.9% |
| North Eugene High School Eugene | 1,079 | 65.7% | 37.1% |
| Sheldon High School Eugene | 1,462 | 64.8% | 43.8% |
Matched among Oregon high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Canby High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #86 of 177 | #8 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #66 of 194 ▼ 24 | #7 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #149 of 201 ▼ 63 | #15 of 20 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,402 | #48 of 257 | #5 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #129 of 171 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #69 of 171 | #8 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #148 of 207 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #94 of 102 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,402
+38 (+3%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 1,700
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 21.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,402 | 63.9 | 21.9:1 | 62% (876) |
| 2023-24 | 1,395 | 63.1 | 22.1:1 | 42% (588) |
| 2022-23 | 1,393 | 65.5 | 21.3:1 | 27% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 1,364 | 64 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,425 | 66.7 | 21.4:1 | 32% (455) |
| 2015-16 | 1,438 | 60 | 24.0:1 | 30% (437) |
| 2010-11 | 1,620 | 67 | 24.2:1 | 32% (520) |
| 2000-01 | 1,700 | 75 | 22.7:1 | 17% (282) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canby High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,425 to 1,402); teachers down 4% (66.7 to 63.9).
About Canby High School
Canby High School is a large high school serving families in Canby, Oregon. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,402 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Oregon average about 630 students.
The district for Canby High School is Canby SD 86, with 8 schools and 4,134 students.
A majority of students at Canby High School, 60%, are White. The remaining shares are 33% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Clackamas County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Canby High School comes in at 52%.
Federal staffing data show 63.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Canby High School and a ratio of 21.9:1. That ratio is over the 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 62% of students. That is higher than the 50% average for public schools in Clackamas County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Canby High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.1%; the prediction is 38.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Clackamas County show that median household income is about $103,517, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 118 public schools in Clackamas County, with a combined enrollment of about 57,601.
The closest other public school is Howard Eccles Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Canby High School is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Canby High School went from 1,364 students to 1,402.
Community posts for Canby High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Clackamas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
423,975
Census ACS
Median income
$103,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
118
57,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Canby SD 86
- Baker Prairie Middle SchoolMiddle · 532 students
- Ninety-One SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Cecile Trost Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Howard Eccles Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Carus SchoolElementary · 325 students
- William Knight Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Other schools in Canby
- Baker Prairie Middle SchoolMiddle · 532 students
- Cecile Trost Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Howard Eccles Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- William Knight Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Philander Lee Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
Nearby schools
- Howard Eccles Elementary School0.5 mi · 371
- William Knight Elementary School0.6 mi · 292
- Philander Lee Elementary School0.7 mi · 279
- Cecile Trost Elementary School1.1 mi · 457
- Baker Prairie Middle School1.4 mi · 532
- Wilsonville High School4.2 mi · 1,258
Frequently asked questions
About Canby High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Canby High School?
Canby High School enrolls approximately 1,402 students in grades 09-12.
Is Canby High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Canby High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Canby High School have?
Canby High School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Canby High School?
Student demographics at Canby High School are roughly 60% White, 33% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Canby High School in?
Canby High School is part of Canby SD 86.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.