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Which teacher or staff member at West Linn High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,809
High
DISTRICT 1,076 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST LINN-WILSONVILLE SD 3J·NCES 411317000058
West Linn High School
"5464 W ""A"" St", West Linn, OR 97068 · (503) 673-7800 · Clackamas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,809 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Oregon public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
19.5:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
284 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 428 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 437 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 468 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 476 | 26% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
59.5%
OR avg 43.0% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
39.3%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.4% | 41.5% |
% 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 West Linn High School
West Linn High School's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Linn High School this school | 1,809 | 15.7% | 49.8% |
| Sherwood High School Sherwood | 1,668 | 19.2% | 42.7% |
| Lakeridge High School Lake Oswego | 1,241 | 12.2% | 54.7% |
| Lake Oswego High School Lake Oswego | 1,282 | 14.4% | 63.8% |
| Scappoose High School Scappoose | 709 | 28.3% | 37.7% |
| Marshfield Senior High School Coos Bay | 798 | 28.8% | 29.6% |
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 West Linn High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #15 of 177 | #3 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #18 of 194 ▼ 4 | #3 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #33 of 201 ▼ 12 | #3 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,809 | #14 of 257 | #2 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #82 of 171 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #100 of 171 | #13 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #205 of 207 | #17 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #89 of 102 | #6 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
1,809
-78 (-4%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,472
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 1,809 | 92.9 | 19.5:1 | 16% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 1,858 | 87.4 | 21.3:1 | 13% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 1,905 | 82.4 | 23.1:1 | 9% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 1,887 | 82 | 23.0:1 | 7% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 1,864 | 73.8 | 25.3:1 | 10% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 1,762 | 74 | 23.8:1 | 11% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 1,542 | 59 | 26.1:1 | 12% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 1,421 | 66 | 21.5:1 | 3% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 1,472 | 72 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Linn High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,864 to 1,809); teachers up 26% (73.8 to 92.9).
About West Linn High School
West Linn High School is a high school in West Linn, Oregon, reachable at (503) 673-7800. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,809 students. The school's enrollment is 187% bigger than the 630 average for high schools in Oregon.
District-wide, West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J has 17 schools and 8,842 students.
West Linn High School is 73% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. West Linn High School's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 92.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.5 students per teacher. For comparison, high schools in Oregon average 19.8:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 16%. Across public schools in Clackamas County, the average is 50%.
The allk12 Grade for West Linn High School is B+. Compared with Oregon public high schools, the school scored higher than 74% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For West Linn High School, the prediction is 56.5% and the result is 49.8%.
Clackamas County has about 423,975 residents, and the median household income is $103,517, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides West Linn High School, Clackamas County has 117 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Bolton Primary School, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 50.4% on proficiency, and West Linn High School is below that at 49.8%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 1,887 in 2020-21 to 1,809 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 19.5:1, from 23.0:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for West Linn High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J
- Wilsonville High SchoolHigh · 1,258 students
- Rosemont Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Boeckman Creek Primary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Lowrie Primary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Trillium Creek Primary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Athey Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 470 students
Other schools in West Linn
- Rosemont Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Trillium Creek Primary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Athey Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 470 students
- Willamette Primary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Sunset Primary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Cedaroak Park Primary SchoolElementary · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Bolton Primary School0.4 mi · 222
- Sunset Primary School0.5 mi · 375
- Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences1.1 mi · 325
- Oregon City Service Learning Academy1.2 mi · 111
- Rosemont Ridge Middle School1.6 mi · 699
- Gladstone Center for Children and Families1.7 mi · 109
Frequently asked questions
About West Linn High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Linn High School?
West Linn High School enrolls approximately 1,809 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does West Linn High School serve?
West Linn High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at West Linn High School?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at West Linn High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Linn High School?
At West Linn High School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is West Linn High School public or private?
West Linn High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.