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Enrollment
1,812
High
DISTRICT 1,306 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAVERTON SD 48J·NCES 410192001241
Sunset High School
13840 NW Cornell Rd, Portland, OR 97229 · (503) 356-2960 · Washington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,812 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
911 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 448 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 447 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 448 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 469 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
59.2%
OR avg 43.0% . +19.1pp since 2023
Math
47.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.1% | 36.4% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Sunset High School
Sunset High School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset High School this school | 1,812 | 50.3% | 49.3% |
| Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering Hillsboro | 852 | 58.2% | 60.9% |
| Westview High School Portland | 2,423 | 50.1% | 38.5% |
| Adrienne C. Nelson High School Happy Valley | 1,536 | 58.5% | 31.7% |
| Clackamas High School Clackamas | 1,280 | 58.7% | 25.3% |
| International School of Beaverton Beaverton | 870 | 51.0% | 66.9% |
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 Sunset High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #16 of 177 | #3 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #8 of 194 ▲ 11 | #3 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #34 of 201 ▲ 72 | #4 of 19 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,812 | #13 of 257 | #3 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #123 of 171 | #16 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #19 of 171 | #6 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #174 of 207 | #15 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #20 of 102 | #3 of 13 |
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
1,812
-214 (-11%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,723
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 1,812 | 84.1 | 21.5:1 | 50% (911) |
| 2023-24 | 1,879 | 84.5 | 22.2:1 | 17% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 1,962 | 85.1 | 23.1:1 | 15% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 2,026 | 84 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,141 | 98.4 | 21.8:1 | 21% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 2,193 | 94 | 23.3:1 | 21% (467) |
| 2010-11 | 1,976 | 89 | 22.2:1 | 25% (502) |
| 2000-01 | 1,760 | 75 | 23.5:1 | 10% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 1,723 | 84 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (2,141 to 1,812); teachers down 14% (98.4 to 84.1).
About Sunset High School
Located in Portland, Oregon, Sunset High School is a high-enrollment high school. The school counted 1,812 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 188% larger than the average for high schools in Oregon.
Sunset High School is part of a district of 56 schools: Beaverton SD 48J, with 37,479 students.
Of every 100 students at Sunset High School, about 50 are White, the largest group. The remaining students are 27% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Washington County is about 64% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
Sunset High School reports a ratio of 21.5 students per teacher, from 84.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Oregon, the average ratio is 19.8:1. Lunch program data show 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sunset High School, the prediction is 43.0% and the result is 49.3%.
Census data for Washington County show the median household earns about $107,772 a year, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Washington County number 136, with about 79,469 students.
Terra Linda Elementary School is the nearest public school to Sunset High School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 49.3% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Sunset High School had a net loss of 214 students, or 11%. By 2024-25, the school had 21.5 students per teacher, compared with 24.1 in 2020-21.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
603,947
Census ACS
Median income
$107,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
136
79,469 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaverton SD 48J
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Mountainside High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Aloha High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- Beaverton High SchoolHigh · 1,436 students
- Southridge High SchoolHigh · 1,430 students
- Stoller Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,069 students
Other schools in Portland
- David Douglas High SchoolHigh · 2,756 students
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
Other Sunset High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sunset High. Sunset High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Sunset High SchoolDALLAS, TX · 2,164 students
- Sunset HighCrescent City, CA · 82 students
Nearby schools
- Terra Linda Elementary School0.4 mi · 268
- Meadow Park Middle School0.9 mi · 671
- Oak Hills Elementary School1.1 mi · 484
- Tumwater Middle School1.1 mi · 1,003
- Bonny Slope Elementary School1.3 mi · 602
- Barnes Elementary School1.5 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Sunset High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sunset High School?
Sunset High School enrolls approximately 1,812 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Sunset High School serve?
Sunset High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Sunset High School?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at Sunset High School.
How diverse is Sunset High School?
Sunset High School reports a student body of 50% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 27% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Sunset High School in?
Sunset High School is part of Beaverton SD 48J.
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