Putnam High School

Located at 4950 SE Roethe Rd, in Milwaukie, Oregon, Putnam High School is a roomy senior high that enrolls 1,060 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by North Clackamas SD 12. Enrollment runs roughly 68% bigger than the state mean of about 630.

Across the 31 schools in North Clackamas SD 12 (16,837 students total), Putnam High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Putnam High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 29% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Clackamas County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.8:1, putting Putnam High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 60% of students at Putnam High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Clackamas County's rate of about 50%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Putnam High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 39.4%; this one comes in at 22.4%, -17.0 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Clackamas County put the typical household earns roughly $103,517 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Clackamas County's 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students), Putnam High School is one campus in the mix.

Candy Lane Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Putnam High School. On composite proficiency, Putnam High School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 36.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Putnam High School's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,144 (now 1,060). White enrollment moved from 67% to 56% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 25.7:1 in 2018 to 23.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Putnam High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.