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Enrollment
1,280
High
DISTRICT 808 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH CLACKAMAS SD 12·NCES 410883000093
Clackamas High School
14486 SE 122nd Ave, Clackamas, OR 97015 · (503) 353-5800 · Clackamas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,280 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 82.9:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
751 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 309 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 350 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 300 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 321 | 25% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.8%
OR avg 43.0% . -13.7pp since 2023
Math
11.4%
OR avg 31.8% . -7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.8% | 11.4% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 18.8% |
% 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
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Clackamas High School
Clackamas High School's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clackamas High School this school | 1,280 | 58.7% | 25.3% |
| Adrienne C. Nelson High School Happy Valley | 1,536 | 58.5% | 31.7% |
| Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering Hillsboro | 852 | 58.2% | 60.9% |
| Sunset High School Portland | 1,812 | 50.3% | 49.3% |
| Mountainside High School Beaverton | 1,741 | 50.3% | 42.2% |
| Westview High School Portland | 2,423 | 50.1% | 38.5% |
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 Clackamas High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #114 of 177 | #12 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #144 of 194 ▼ 57 | #17 of 19 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #129 of 201 ▼ 54 | #10 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,280 | #53 of 257 | #7 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.4:1 | #164 of 171 | #15 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #14 of 171 | #2 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #154 of 207 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.6% | #2 of 102 | #1 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
1,280
-1,115 (-47%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,216
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
was 27.2:1
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 | 1,280 | 48.6 | 26.4:1 | 59% (751) |
| 2023-24 | 1,278 | 46.3 | 27.6:1 | 39% (493) |
| 2022-23 | 1,224 | 49.3 | 24.8:1 | 27% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 2,395 | 88 | 27.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,541 | 83.2 | 30.5:1 | 15% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 2,491 | 79 | 31.5:1 | 18% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 2,268 | 84 | 27.0:1 | 30% (686) |
| 2000-01 | 1,446 | 67 | 21.6:1 | 8% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 1,216 | 62 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clackamas High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 50% (2,541 to 1,280); teachers down 42% (83.2 to 48.6).
About Clackamas High School
Clackamas High School is a public high school run by North Clackamas SD 12 in Clackamas, Oregon. Enrolled students number 1,280 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Oregon average about 630 students each.
North Clackamas SD 12 has 31 schools; together they serve 16,837 students.
White students are the largest group at Clackamas High School, with 48% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 21% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. Clackamas County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Clackamas High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Clackamas High School counts 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 26.4 students for each one. The 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon is lower than this school's figure. About 59% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Clackamas County is 50%.
Clackamas High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.3% and a predicted 39.8%.
Within Clackamas County, median household income is about $103,517, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 118 public schools in Clackamas County, with a combined enrollment of about 57,601.
Of nearby public schools, Rock Creek Middle School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 25.3% is below the 37.9% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts for Clackamas High School: 2,395 students in 2020-21, 1,280 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 North Clackamas SD 12
- Adrienne C. Nelson High SchoolHigh · 1,536 students
- Happy Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,158 students
- Putnam High SchoolHigh · 1,060 students
- Rock Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 889 students
- Milwaukie High SchoolHigh · 874 students
- Alder Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 810 students
Other schools in Clackamas
- Rock Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 889 students
- Clackamas Web AcademyCombined · 529 students
- Oregon Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Sunnyside Elementary SchoolElementary · 402 students
- LEEP (Life Enrichment Education Program)Combined · 106 students
Nearby schools
- Rock Creek Middle School0.3 mi · 889
- Sunnyside Elementary School0.6 mi · 402
- Spring Mountain Elementary School1.3 mi · 350
- Oregon Trail Elementary School1.3 mi · 455
- LEEP (Life Enrichment Education Program)1.5 mi · 106
- Adrienne C. Nelson High School2.0 mi · 1,536
Frequently asked questions
About Clackamas High SchoolHow large is Clackamas High School?
Clackamas High School enrolls approximately 1,280 students in grades 09-12.
Is Clackamas High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clackamas High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clackamas High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clackamas High School is approximately 26.4:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Clackamas High School?
Clackamas High School reports a student body of 48% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 21% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Clackamas High School public or private?
Clackamas High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Clackamas SD 12.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.