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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Milwaukie High School this year?
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Enrollment
874
High
DISTRICT 808 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH CLACKAMAS SD 12·NCES 410883000094
Milwaukie High School
2301 SE Willard St., Milwaukie, OR 97222 · (503) 353-5830 · Clackamas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL874 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Oregon public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.9:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 82.9:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
680 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 | 207 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 233 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 225 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 209 | 24% |
Student demographics
64%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
23.4%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
7.4%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.4% | 7.4% |
| 2023-24 | 23.7% | 9.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Milwaukie High School
Milwaukie High School's state test result (16.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukie High School this school | 874 | 77.8% | 16.4% |
| Hood River Valley High School Hood River | 1,174 | 71.1% | 32.6% |
| South Albany High School Albany | 1,466 | 77.4% | 24.5% |
| McMinnville High School McMinnville | 2,228 | 78.1% | 37.5% |
| Glencoe High School Hillsboro | 1,492 | 67.9% | 27.4% |
| Sam Barlow High School Gresham | 1,635 | 81.5% | 26.1% |
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 Milwaukie High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #164 of 177 | #15 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.4% | #177 of 194 ▼ 15 | #19 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #176 of 201 ▼ 3 | #18 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 874 | #77 of 257 | #11 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #41 of 171 | #1 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #23 of 171 | #3 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #86 of 207 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #65 of 102 | #4 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
874
+57 (+7%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,241
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 874 | 51.8 | 16.9:1 | 78% (680) |
| 2023-24 | 962 | 48.6 | 19.8:1 | 93% (895) |
| 2022-23 | 904 | 46.8 | 19.3:1 | 93% (839) |
| 2020-21 | 817 | 45 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 931 | 49.7 | 18.7:1 | 65% (604) |
| 2015-16 | 1,051 | 48 | 21.9:1 | 65% (685) |
| 2010-11 | 1,187 | 54 | 22.0:1 | 70% (833) |
| 2000-01 | 1,385 | 66 | 21.0:1 | 20% (273) |
| 1990-91 | 1,241 | 66 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milwaukie High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (931 to 874); teachers up 4% (49.7 to 51.8).
About Milwaukie High School
Students in Milwaukie, Oregon, attend Milwaukie High School, a mid-sized high school. It reported 874 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Oregon average about 630 students, which makes this school 39% bigger than average.
Milwaukie High School falls under North Clackamas SD 12, which has 31 schools enrolling 16,837 students.
White students make up 45% of enrollment at Milwaukie High School, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 37% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 79% White among all Clackamas County residents. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Milwaukie High School are from different groups.
Based on 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, Milwaukie High School has a ratio of 16.9:1. The average for high schools in Oregon, 19.8:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 78% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Clackamas County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Milwaukie High School lands at D, ahead of 6% of Oregon public high schools.
Milwaukie High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 16.4%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Oregon are predicted to post 32.4%, so the school is 16.0 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
In the wider Clackamas County area, the median household earns about $103,517 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Clackamas County, 118 public schools serve about 57,601 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Milwaukie Academy of the Arts, is the closest to Milwaukie High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Milwaukie High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Milwaukie High School as Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 874, up from 817 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 18.2:1 to 16.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Milwaukie High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- Happy Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,158 students
- Putnam High SchoolHigh · 1,060 students
- Rock Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 889 students
- Alder Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 810 students
Other schools in Milwaukie
- Putnam High SchoolHigh · 1,060 students
- Alder Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 810 students
- Rowe Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
- Whitcomb Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Milwaukie El Puente Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- Ardenwald Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Milwaukie Academy of the Arts0.1 mi · 281
- Milwaukie El Puente Elementary School0.2 mi · 408
- Rowe Middle School0.8 mi · 747
- Riverdale Grade School0.9 mi · 406
- Cascade Heights Public Charter School1.1 mi · 228
- Oak Grove Elementary1.2 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Milwaukie High SchoolHow many students attend Milwaukie High School?
Milwaukie High School enrolls approximately 874 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Milwaukie High School serve?
Milwaukie High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Milwaukie High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Milwaukie High School is approximately 16.9:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Milwaukie High School?
At Milwaukie High School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 37% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Milwaukie High School public or private?
Milwaukie 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.