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Enrollment
745
High
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOLALLA RIVER SD 35·NCES 410831000151
Molalla High School
357 Francis St, Molalla, OR 97038 · (503) 829-2355 · Clackamas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL745 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
519 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 191 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 220 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 178 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 156 | 21% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Molalla River SD 35. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.6%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
21.8%
OR avg 31.8% . -3.2pp 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 22 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 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.6% | 21.8% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 25.0% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Molalla High School
Molalla High School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molalla High School this school | 745 | 69.7% | 33.3% |
| Crook County High School Prineville | 842 | 71.0% | 31.9% |
| Astoria Senior High School Astoria | 594 | 64.8% | 29.4% |
| Cascade Senior High School Turner | 795 | 63.8% | 40.3% |
| Dallas High School Dallas | 948 | 66.0% | 20.2% |
| Thurston High School Springfield | 1,215 | 65.4% | 25.3% |
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 Molalla High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #72 of 177 | #6 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #70 of 194 ▼ 16 | #8 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #130 of 201 no change | #11 of 20 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 745 | #89 of 257 | #12 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #69 of 171 | #4 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #98 of 171 | #12 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.7% | #114 of 207 | #2 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #58 of 67 | #6 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
745
+26 (+4%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 775
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 745 | 40.3 | 18.5:1 | 70% (519) |
| 2023-24 | 773 | 42.3 | 18.3:1 | 49% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 763 | 36.3 | 21.0:1 | 33% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 719 | 35 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 730 | 33.7 | 21.7:1 | 36% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 774 | 33 | 23.4:1 | 44% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 786 | 35 | 22.5:1 | 42% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 775 | 39 | 19.9:1 | 17% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Molalla High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (730 to 745); teachers up 20% (33.7 to 40.3).
About Molalla High School
Molalla High School is a mid-sized high school in Oregon, with an address in Molalla. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 745 students.
Molalla River SD 35 serves 2,546 students across 7 schools.
The largest group at Molalla High School is White students, at 70%. Other groups make up 23% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 79% of Clackamas County residents are White. The diversity index for Molalla High School is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Molalla High School reported 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.5:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Oregon is 19.8:1. There are 519 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 70% of enrollment. The 50% average for public schools in Clackamas County is 20 points lower.
Molalla High School is 2.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.3% versus 35.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Oregon.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Clackamas County show that median household income comes to about $103,517, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 118, with about 57,601 students.
Molalla High School's closest public school neighbor is Molalla River Middle School, about 1.0 miles away. The five-mile area around Molalla High School holds 5 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Molalla High School at 4th of 8.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Molalla High School had a net gain of 26 students, or 4%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.5:1 in 2020-21, and 18.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Molalla River SD 35
- Molalla River Middle SchoolMiddle · 531 students
- Molalla Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Rural Dell Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Molalla River AcademyElementary · 224 students
- Mulino Elementary SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Clarkes Elementary SchoolElementary · 153 students
Other schools in Molalla
- Molalla River Middle SchoolMiddle · 531 students
- Molalla Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Rural Dell Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Molalla River AcademyElementary · 224 students
Nearby schools
- Molalla River Middle School1.0 mi · 531
- Molalla Elementary School1.3 mi · 438
- Molalla River Academy3.2 mi · 224
- Rural Dell Elementary School4.0 mi · 251
- Mulino Elementary School4.7 mi · 204
- Clarkes Elementary School6.3 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About Molalla High SchoolHow large is Molalla High School?
Molalla High School enrolls approximately 745 students in grades 09-12.
Is Molalla High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Molalla High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Molalla High School?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Molalla High School.
How diverse is Molalla High School?
Molalla High School reports a student body of 70% White, 23% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Molalla High School?
Molalla High School is overseen by Molalla River SD 35 in Clackamas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.