Happy Valley Middle School

Happy Valley Middle School is an expansive middle-grades school in Happy Valley, Oregon, run under North Clackamas SD 12. The school educates 1,158 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 494 students each, so Happy Valley Middle School sits 134% larger than that benchmark.

North Clackamas SD 12 runs 31 schools in total, collectively educating 16,837 students. Happy Valley Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Happy Valley Middle School logs that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 19.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 58% of students are eligible 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 demographically-adjusted basis, Happy Valley Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.6%.

Around the school, Clackamas County reports that median household earnings sit near $103,517, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Happy Valley Middle School is one of 118 public schools in Clackamas County (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students).

Happy Valley Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Happy Valley Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Happy Valley Middle School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Happy Valley Middle School has edged up 6%, going from 1,093 students in 2018 to 1,158 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 50% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.4:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.