Best High Schools in Portland, OR

Summary:

The city of Portland, Oregon is home to 17 high schools spanning several school districts, including the David Douglas School District, Beaverton School District, Portland School District, Parkrose School District, Riverdale School District, and Multnomah Education Service District. The schools vary greatly in size, with student populations ranging from 120 to 2,698 students.

Riverdale High School consistently ranks among the top 5 high schools in the state, with exceptional test scores and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Grant High School and Cleveland High School are also top performers, ranking in the state's top 25 and earning 5-star ratings. Meanwhile, schools like Roosevelt High School and Jefferson High School struggle, with proficiency rates below 30% in many subjects.

The data highlights significant disparities in academic performance between the highest-performing and lowest-performing schools, which cannot be solely attributed to funding or resources. Factors such as school district quality, student demographics, and school culture likely play a crucial role in driving student outcomes. While some schools like Riverdale High School demonstrate that high-quality education is possible in a public school setting, the overall data suggests the need for targeted interventions and additional support for schools serving disadvantaged student populations.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				OSAS English Language Arts (2024)	OSAS Mathematics (2024)	OSAS Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
David Douglas High School	Public	9-12	1001 SE 135th Ave	Portland	97233	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 261-8300	2,698	144	18.6	73.2%	809 (30.0%)	338 (12.5%)	818 (30.3%)	449 (16.6%)	15 (0.6%)	81 (3.0%)	161 (6.0%)	37.3	167^th of 268 public high schools	37.7%		43.1	137^th of 258 public high schools	46.9%	30	38.7	13.6	31.1	$22,385	$2,492	$19,894
Parkrose High School	Public	9-12	12003 NE Shaver St	Portland	97220	Multnomah County	Parkrose School District 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 408-2600	998	43	23.2	71.6%	267 (26.8%)	165 (16.5%)	292 (29.3%)	139 (13.9%)	3 (0.3%)	41 (4.1%)	77 (7.7%)	33.1	180^th of 268 public high schools	32.8%		22.6	212^th of 258 public high schools	17.8%	32	26.3		40.0	$16,731		$16,731
Benson Polytechnic High School	Public	9-12	3905 SE 91st Ave	Portland	97266	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5100	824	60	13.8	64.8%	357 (43.3%)	90 (10.9%)	220 (26.7%)	41 (5.0%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	93 (11.3%)	35.9	170^th of 268 public high schools	36.6%		51.8	103^rd of 258 public high schools	60.1%	67	39.4	15.7	26.5	$31,507	$1,506	$30,001
Cleveland High School	Public	9-12	3400 SE 26th Ave	Portland	97202	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5120	1,547	79	19.6	16.9%	1,019 (65.9%)	36 (2.3%)	133 (8.6%)	131 (8.5%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	179 (11.6%)	88.5	22^nd of 268 public high schools	91.8%		88	25^th of 258 public high schools	90.3%	3	64.6	46.7	50.4	$28,131	$1,347	$26,784
Franklin High School	Public	9-12	5405 SE Woodward St	Portland	97206	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5140	1,966	106	18.6	36.6%	999 (50.8%)	102 (5.2%)	380 (19.3%)	226 (11.5%)	7 (0.4%)	24 (1.2%)	189 (9.6%)	56.4	97^th of 268 public high schools	63.8%		45.2	125^th of 258 public high schools	51.6%	28	50.6	21.9	34.8	$28,684	$1,362	$27,322
Grant High School	Public	9-12	2245 NE 36th Ave	Portland	97212	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5160	2,156	101	21.2	14.1%	1,464 (67.9%)	119 (5.5%)	156 (7.2%)	70 (3.2%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	306 (14.2%)	93.5	12^th of 268 public high schools	95.5%		75.6	51^st of 258 public high schools	80.2%	39	76.3	40.4	57.2	$27,217	$1,313	$25,904
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	5210 N Kerby Ave	Portland	97217	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5180	606	47	12.7	64.5%	121 (20.0%)	255 (42.1%)	132 (21.8%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	76 (12.5%)	9.5	256^th of 268 public high schools	4.5%		17.5	227^th of 258 public high schools	12.0%	29	13.0	8.0	9.6	$32,751	$1,521	$31,230
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	1750 SW Salmon St.	Portland	97205	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5200	1,525	76	20.1	11.0%	950 (62.3%)	44 (2.9%)	167 (11.0%)	150 (9.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	188 (12.3%)	90.6	19^th of 268 public high schools	92.9%		90.7	16^th of 258 public high schools	93.8%	3	65.1	38.0	63.1	$29,830	$1,336	$28,494
Leodis V. McDaniel High School	Public	9-12	2735 NE 82nd Ave	Portland	97220	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5220	1,440	92	15.6	65.0%	511 (35.5%)	179 (12.4%)	376 (26.1%)	165 (11.5%)	10 (0.7%)	24 (1.7%)	149 (10.3%)	46.9	128^th of 268 public high schools	52.2%		47.1	120^th of 258 public high schools	53.5%	8	42.5	24.4	27.7	$29,519	$1,327	$28,192
Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School	Public	9-12	1151 SW Vermont St	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5280	1,556	76	20.4	14.1%	1,098 (70.6%)	69 (4.4%)	134 (8.6%)	39 (2.5%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	176 (11.3%)	46.2	130^th of 268 public high schools	51.5%		48.7	114^th of 258 public high schools	55.8%	16	36.5	22.2	33.8	$28,356	$1,323	$27,034
Alliance High School	Public	9-12	4039 NE Alberta Ct	Portland	97211	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5747	193	24	7.8	69.9%	83 (43.0%)	25 (13.0%)	47 (24.4%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.4%)	32.5	181^st of 268 public high schools	32.5%					(n/a)	33.3		28.6	$50,486	$3,199	$47,287
Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	6941 N Central St	Portland	97203	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5260	1,484	89	16.5	65.2%	485 (32.7%)	181 (12.2%)	558 (37.6%)	39 (2.6%)	9 (0.6%)	28 (1.9%)	159 (10.7%)	19.6	227^th of 268 public high schools	15.3%		19.1	220^th of 258 public high schools	14.7%	7	25.2		21.3	$29,523	$1,401	$28,122
Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	9727 SW Terwilliger Blvd	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Riverdale School District 51J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 262-4844	185	15	12.3		146 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.1%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.2%)	99.1	4^th of 268 public high schools	98.5%		95.8	8^th of 258 public high schools	96.9%	4	84.1	62.2	77.3	$24,007	$463	$23,544
Helensview High School	Public	6-12	8678 NE Sumner St	Portland	97220	Multnomah County	Multnomah Education Service District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 262-4150	120	7	17.1	50.0%	32 (26.7%)	34 (28.3%)	29 (24.2%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (5.0%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (12.5%)								(n/a)
Multnomah Inverness School	Public	12	11540 NE Inverness Dr	Portland	97220	Multnomah County	Multnomah Education Service District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 257-1645	8	0			1 (12.5%)	4 (50.0%)	3 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Hassolo School	Public	6-12	1401 NE 68th Ave	Portland	97213	Multnomah County	Multnomah Education Service District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 257-1645	5	0			1 (20.0%)	2 (40.0%)	1 (20.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sunset High School	Public	9-12	13840 NW Cornell Rd	Portland	97229	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-2960	1,962	85	23.0	15.0%	987 (50.3%)	25 (1.3%)	234 (11.9%)	518 (26.4%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	183 (9.3%)	74.3	46^th of 268 public high schools	82.8%		78.9	43^rd of 258 public high schools	83.3%	3	40.1	36.4	55.8	$14,448		$14,448
Westview High School	Public	9-12	4200 NW 185th Ave	Portland	97229	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-3020	2,442	108	22.5	29.1%	947 (38.8%)	105 (4.3%)	523 (21.4%)	671 (27.5%)	7 (0.3%)	25 (1.0%)	156 (6.4%)	50.4	115^th of 268 public high schools	57.1%		73.2	57^th of 258 public high schools	77.9%	58	36.9	25.6	34.6	$15,085		$15,085
Rivercrest Academy	Public	9-12	3002 NE Ainsworth St	Portland	97211	Multnomah County	Multnomah Education Service District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(503) 255-1841	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Portland

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Happy Valley	0.34 mi	8	9^th
Clackamas	1.38 mi	7	31^st
Damascus	2.03 mi	2	29^th
Gresham	2.26 mi	24	151^st
Milwaukie	3.52 mi	18	115^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.