Milwaukie High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 904 students in Milwaukie, Oregon, which is part of the North Clackamas School District 12. However, the school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in academic metrics, with only 23.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 9.7% in Mathematics, and 19.7% in Science.
Milwaukie High School struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking 132nd out of 132 Oregon high schools for Hispanic students, 69th out of 69 for special education students, and 58th out of 69 for gifted and talented students. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 92.81%, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite spending $24,646 per student, which is significantly higher than the state average, the school's performance is notably lower than that of nearby public charter schools like Clackamas Middle College and Milwaukie Academy of the Arts, which are also part of the North Clackamas School District 12.
The proximity of Lake Oswego Senior High School and Riverdale High School, which are just a few miles away but significantly outperform Milwaukie High School, suggests that the quality of education can vary significantly even within the same geographic region. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and the underperformance of certain student subgroups at Milwaukie High School may indicate that the school faces unique challenges in providing equitable and high-quality education, despite its higher spending per student.
Milwaukie High School is fed by the following schools:Elementary : Ardenwald Elementary SchoolElementary : Lewelling Elementary SchoolElementary : Linwood Elementary SchoolElementary : Milwaukie El Puente Elementary SchoolElementary : Whitcomb Elementary SchoolMiddle : Rowe Middle School
Milwaukie High School ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Oregon high schools.
North Clackamas School District 12
In the 2023-24 school year, 962 students attended Milwaukie High School.
Students at Milwaukie High School are 45% White, 36% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Not Specified.