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Enrollment
1,158
Middle
DISTRICT 901 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH CLACKAMAS SD 12·NCES 410883001782
Happy Valley Middle School
13865 SE King Rd, Happy Valley, OR 97086 · (503) 353-1920 · Clackamas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,158 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Oregon public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
673 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 394 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 389 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 375 | 32% |
Student demographics
66%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
51.2%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 40.7% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Happy Valley Middle School
Happy Valley Middle School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley Middle School this school | 1,158 | 58.1% | 41.6% |
| Rock Creek Middle School Clackamas | 889 | 58.6% | 30.4% |
| Tumwater Middle School Portland | 1,003 | 50.7% | 54.8% |
| Conestoga Middle School Beaverton | 810 | 51.0% | 36.4% |
| Five Oaks Middle School Beaverton | 807 | 50.6% | 28.4% |
| R A Brown Middle School Hillsboro | 653 | 67.7% | 37.1% |
Matched among Oregon middle 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 Happy Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #33 of 190 | #6 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #25 of 200 ▲ 3 | #6 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #41 of 201 ▼ 4 | #8 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,158 | #1 of 208 | #1 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #129 of 180 | #13 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #25 of 180 | #2 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #145 of 194 | #10 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #24 of 38 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,158
+106 (+10%) vs 2020
+69% since 2010-11, when it was 686
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 1,158 | 58 | 20.0:1 | 58% (673) |
| 2023-24 | 1,111 | 51 | 21.8:1 | 35% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 1,021 | 47.5 | 21.5:1 | 25% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 1,052 | 49 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,093 | 44.7 | 24.4:1 | 16% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 1,063 | 40 | 26.6:1 | 19% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 686 | 27 | 25.4:1 | 26% (175) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Happy Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,093 to 1,158); teachers up 30% (44.7 to 58).
About Happy Valley Middle School
Happy Valley Middle School operates as a high-enrollment middle school in Happy Valley, Oregon. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 1,158 students. The school's enrollment is 134% larger than the 494 average for middle schools in Oregon.
North Clackamas SD 12 is responsible for 31 schools, Happy Valley Middle School included, with 16,837 students in all.
At Happy Valley Middle School, White students make up 50% of the student body. The school is also 25% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 79% White share among all Clackamas County residents. Happy Valley Middle School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 58 full-time-equivalent teachers at Happy Valley Middle School and a ratio of 20.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 58% of enrollment. That rate is above the 50% average among public schools in Clackamas County.
Happy Valley Middle School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of Oregon public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Happy Valley Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (41.6%) and its predicted rate (40.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools.
Within Clackamas County, the median household income is $103,517, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Clackamas County has 118 public schools and roughly 57,601 students.
Happy Valley Elementary School is the public school closest to Happy Valley Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Happy Valley Middle School ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.6% against a local average of 40.6%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Happy Valley Middle School's enrollment climbed from 1,052 in 2020-21 to 1,158 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 21.5:1 to 20.0:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Clackamas High SchoolHigh · 1,280 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 Happy Valley
- Adrienne C. Nelson High SchoolHigh · 1,536 students
- Scouters Mountain ElementaryElementary · 568 students
- Happy Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Mount Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Verne A Duncan Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Spring Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
Other Happy Valley Middle schools
One other US public school is named Happy Valley Middle. Happy Valley Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Happy Valley Middle SchoolElizabethton, TN · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Happy Valley Elementary School0.0 mi · 491
- Spring Mountain Elementary School1.1 mi · 350
- Scouters Mountain Elementary1.5 mi · 568
- Sunnyside Elementary School1.6 mi · 402
- Oregon Trail Elementary School1.8 mi · 455
- Rock Creek Middle School2.1 mi · 889
Frequently asked questions
About Happy Valley Middle SchoolHow many students attend Happy Valley Middle School?
Happy Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 1,158 students in grades 06-08.
Is Happy Valley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Happy Valley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Happy Valley Middle School have?
Happy Valley Middle School employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Happy Valley Middle School?
At Happy Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 25% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Happy Valley Middle School public or private?
Happy Valley Middle 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.