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Enrollment
1,681
High
DISTRICT 1,332 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000968
Leodis V. McDaniel High School
2735 NE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97220 · (503) 916-5220 · Multnomah County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,681 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Oregon public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
1,644 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 401 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 437 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 400 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 443 | 26% |
Student demographics
74%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
37.9%
OR avg 43.0% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
24.1%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.9% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.5% | 24.4% |
% 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Leodis V. McDaniel High School
Leodis V. McDaniel High School's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leodis V. McDaniel High School this school | 1,681 | 97.8% | 29.9% |
| David Douglas High School Portland | 2,756 | 92.3% | 27.6% |
| Centennial High School Gresham | 1,731 | 89.8% | 22.1% |
| Reynolds High School Troutdale | 2,385 | 98.8% | 19.8% |
| Gresham High School Gresham | 1,685 | 85.2% | 16.0% |
| West Salem High School Salem | 1,606 | 89.5% | 24.5% |
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 Leodis V. McDaniel High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #89 of 177 | #7 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #56 of 194 ▼ 2 | #7 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #114 of 201 ▼ 15 | #9 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,681 | #24 of 257 | #7 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #43 of 171 | #4 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.4% | #3 of 171 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #28 of 207 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.3% | #5 of 67 | #2 of 8 |
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
1,681
+512 (+44%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 1,258
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 1,681 | 98.7 | 17.0:1 | 98% (1,644) |
| 2023-24 | 1,649 | 99.6 | 16.6:1 | 62% (1,024) |
| 2022-23 | 1,440 | 91.8 | 15.7:1 | 65% (936) |
| 2020-21 | 1,169 | 73 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,141 | 67 | 17.0:1 | 67% (763) |
| 2015-16 | 1,132 | 64 | 17.7:1 | 63% (714) |
| 2010-11 | 910 | 48 | 19.0:1 | 64% (584) |
| 2000-01 | 1,241 | 70 | 17.7:1 | 54% (675) |
| 1990-91 | 1,258 | 73 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leodis V. McDaniel High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (1,141 to 1,681); teachers up 47% (67 to 98.7).
About Leodis V. McDaniel High School
This page covers Leodis V. McDaniel High School, a high-enrollment high school in Portland, Oregon. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 1,681 students. The average for high schools in Oregon is about 630 students, so this school is 167% above average.
Within Portland SD 1J, Leodis V. McDaniel High School is one of 86 schools. The district enrolls 41,894 students.
At Leodis V. McDaniel High School, the largest share of students is White, at 36%. The next largest groups are 28% Hispanic, 12% Black, 12% Asian, and 8% multiracial. The school's White share is 32 points below the 68% share among Multnomah County residents. The school's diversity index is 74%, meaning two students picked at random have a 74% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 98.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Leodis V. McDaniel High School and a ratio of 17.0:1. This ratio sits 2.8 below the 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 98% of students. That is 23 points above the 75% average for public schools in Multnomah County.
allk12 grades Leodis V. McDaniel High School a B. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Leodis V. McDaniel High School is 5.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 29.9% actual, 24.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Oregon.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Multnomah County show that the median household income is $88,766, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Leodis V. McDaniel High School is one of 169 public schools in the county.
Roseway Heights School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 29.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 5 nearby schools.
Leodis V. McDaniel High School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment was 1,169 in 2020-21 and 1,681 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. By 2024-25, the school had 17.0 students per teacher, compared with 16.0 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Leodis V. McDaniel High School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Multnomah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
801,477
Census ACS
Median income
$88,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
81,096 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portland SD 1J
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
- Cleveland High SchoolHigh · 1,421 students
Other schools in Portland
- David Douglas High SchoolHigh · 2,756 students
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
Nearby schools
- Roseway Heights School0.4 mi · 561
- Lee Elementary School0.7 mi · 257
- Hassolo School1.0 mi · 6
- Scott Elementary School1.1 mi · 493
- Rose City Park1.2 mi · 448
- Vestal Elementary School1.2 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHow large is Leodis V. McDaniel High School?
Leodis V. McDaniel High School enrolls approximately 1,681 students in grades 09-12.
Is Leodis V. McDaniel High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leodis V. McDaniel High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leodis V. McDaniel High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leodis V. McDaniel High School is approximately 17.0:1 (99 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Leodis V. McDaniel High School?
At Leodis V. McDaniel High School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 28% Hispanic, 12% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Leodis V. McDaniel High School public or private?
Leodis V. McDaniel High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portland SD 1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.