Rock Creek Middle School

Rock Creek Middle School is a 6-8 campus of heavily attended scale in Clackamas, Oregon, run under North Clackamas SD 12, instructing 889 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 80% larger than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 494 students.

Within North Clackamas SD 12, which oversees 31 schools and 16,837 students, Rock Creek Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Rock Creek Middle School records that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 21% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Rock Creek Middle School logs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.9:1. The state averages about 19.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Clackamas County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Rock Creek Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.8%; this one delivers 30.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Clackamas County shows median household income runs about $103,517, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rock Creek Middle School is one of 118 public schools in Clackamas County (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students).

Clackamas High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rock Creek Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rock Creek Middle School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rock Creek Middle School has stayed largely flat, going from 878 students in 2018 to 889 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 62% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.