Putnam High School

Summary:

Putnam High School is a public high school located in Milwaukie, Oregon, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,106 students. It is part of the North Clackamas School District 12, which is ranked 54 out of 140 school districts in Oregon and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Putnam High School has consistently underperformed compared to the North Clackamas School District and the state of Oregon in standardized test scores for 11th-grade students. In the 2023-2024 school year, Putnam's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state in English Language Arts (41.5% vs. 45.7% and 45.2%), Mathematics (10.5% vs. 18.4% and 20%), and Science (18.1% vs. 25.5% and 32%). The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with a high ranking for Gifted and Talented students but low rankings for Asian, Hispanic, and White students. Putnam High School's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from a high of 53rd out of 292 Oregon high schools in 2014-2015 to 198th out of 268 in the 2023-2024 school year.

Putnam High School's proximity to several higher-performing schools, such as West Linn High School and Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences, which are part of different school districts, may present opportunities for the school to learn from and collaborate with these institutions to improve its own performance. Additionally, Putnam High School's spending per student for the 2021-2022 school year was $21,964, which is higher than the nearby Clackamas High School ($21,000) but lower than Milwaukie High School ($24,646).


Detail:

Public 9-12

 4950 SE Roethe Rd
       Milwaukie, OR  97267-5798


(503) 353-5860

District: North Clackamas School District 12

SchoolDigger Rank:
198th of 268 Oregon High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $22,240 Help


Feeder schools for Putnam High School:

Elementary:    Bilquist Elementary School
    Oak Grove Elementary
    Riverside Elementary School
    View Acres Elementary School
Middle:    Alder Creek Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  24.7 Help
Number of students:  1,063

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.2%
Hispanic:
26.7%
Two or more races:
7.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Putnam High School ranks worse than 73.9% of high schools in Oregon. It also ranks 5th among 7 ranked high schools in the North Clackamas School District 12. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.84. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Putnam High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (59.2%), Hispanic (26.7%), two or more races (7.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 52.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Putnam High School is 24.7, which is the 3rd best among 7 high schools in the North Clackamas School District 12. (See more...)
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Compare Putnam High School employs 42.9 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Putnam High School is $22,240, which is the 3rd highest among 7 high schools in the North Clackamas School District 12.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Putnam High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Putnam High School 198th of 268 Oregon public high schools. (See Putnam High School in the ranking list.)

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North Clackamas School District 12:

SchoolDigger ranks North Clackamas School District 12 54th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Putnam High School

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Rank History for all students at Putnam High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 85.26 17th 225 92.4%
2005 70.29 53rd 231 77.1%
2006 60.23 83rd 235 64.7%
2007 80.68 36th 244 85.2%
2008 60.60 99th 249 60.2%
2009 50.91 143rd 263 45.6%
2010 67.94 89th 285 68.8%
2011 63.38 118th 299 60.5%
2012 56.49 159th 308 48.4%
2013 65.16 103rd 303 66.0%
2014 63.83 112th 301 62.8%
2015 74.60 53rd 292 81.8%
2016 55.65 132nd 292 54.8%
2017 54.75 128th 283 54.8%
2018 47.75 151st 283 46.6%
2019 44.74 149th 266 44.0%
2022 39.55 147th 241 39.0%
2023 43.91 130th 258 49.6%
2024 27.84 198th 268 26.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Putnam High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.54 91st 98 7.1%
2019 3.98 66th 66 0.0%
2022 39.39 26th 47 44.7%
2023 25.65 55th 69 20.3%
2024 30.53 47th 68 30.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Putnam High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.70 3rd 13 76.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Putnam High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.20 99th 132 25.0%
2019 26.59 85th 98 13.3%
2022 31.24 42nd 53 20.8%
2023 46.34 37th 80 53.8%
2024 34.01 47th 69 31.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Putnam High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.42 113th 254 55.5%
2019 53.54 99th 229 56.8%
2022 39.80 146th 241 39.4%
2023 37.25 137th 224 38.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Putnam High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.93 149th 251 40.6%
2019 33.20 154th 199 22.6%
2022 36.75 125th 194 35.6%
2023 38.70 123rd 200 38.5%
2024 22.90 169th 213 20.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Putnam High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 57.07 31st 57 45.6%
2023 85.21 2nd 75 97.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Putnam High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.15 129th 250 48.4%
2019 40.54 130th 206 36.9%
2022 42.06 106th 200 47.0%
2023 49.03 101st 214 52.8%
2024 34.39 140th 216 35.2%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Putnam High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 16.26 33rd 35 5.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Putnam High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.90 64th 156 59.0%
2019 38.32 92nd 144 36.1%
2022 45.81 55th 123 55.3%
2023 28.31 100th 134 25.4%
2024 25.32 100th 132 24.2%
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Rank History for White students at Putnam High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.23 165th 266 38.0%
2019 48.77 131st 245 46.5%
2022 38.06 144th 228 36.8%
2023 53.95 94th 237 60.3%
2024 30.18 180th 244 26.2%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Putnam High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1170 9 30 18 4 n/a n/a 0 1231
1989 1130 5 23 28 4 n/a n/a 0 1190
1990 1078 7 26 28 5 n/a n/a 0 1144
1991 1045 5 25 29 6 n/a n/a 0 1110
1992 1046 10 26 35 6 n/a n/a 0 1123
1993 1040 14 32 43 9 n/a n/a 0 1138
1994 1104 15 30 47 12 n/a n/a 0 1208
1995 1181 16 46 57 16 n/a n/a 0 1316
1996 1181 16 46 57 16 n/a n/a 0 1316
1997 1173 15 53 50 17 n/a n/a 0 1308
1998 1150 13 62 73 15 n/a n/a 0 1313
1999 1068 10 48 55 14 n/a n/a 0 1195
2000 1202 12 68 50 11 n/a n/a 0 1343
2001 1207 19 71 52 9 n/a n/a 0 1358
2002 1271 20 21 51 12 n/a n/a 89 1464
2003 1271 20 21 51 12 n/a n/a 89 1464
2004 1194 16 52 105 13 n/a n/a 58 1438
2005 1141 15 51 118 15 n/a n/a 64 1404
2006 1154 18 59 144 24 n/a n/a 0 1399
2007 1165 29 59 151 23 n/a n/a 48 1475
2008 1120 33 57 149 18 n/a n/a 38 1415
2009 1103 37 54 164 19 n/a n/a 33 1410
2010 1010 12 38 161 18 n/a n/a 56 1295
2011 984 13 30 175 14 4 58 0 1278
2012 984 20 25 158 15 9 62 0 1273
2013 945 23 22 163 18 8 65 0 1244
2014 914 23 23 179 18 7 57 0 1221
2015 820 22 22 201 13 7 63 0 1148
2016 820 20 17 223 14 5 72 0 1171
2017 784 16 25 228 9 3 76 0 1141
2018 769 19 28 246 11 3 68 0 1144
2019 786 14 30 249 6 5 83 0 1173
2020 749 18 36 272 6 5 105 5 1196
2021 678 18 29 289 6 6 92 8 1126
2022 659 16 32 281 5 5 87 10 1095
2023 652 17 40 290 6 2 87 12 1106
2024 629 14 34 284 4 5 79 14 1063

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Putnam High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1231 66.5 18.5 3.6
1989 1190 65.5 18.1 3.9
1990 1144 63.3 18.0 2.8
1991 1110 64.5 17.2 1.7
1992 1123 50.1 22.4 3.6
1993 1138 54.6 20.8 4.8
1994 1208 52.7 22.9 5.7
1995 1316 57.3 23.0 4.9
1996 1316 57.3 23.0 4.9
1997 1308 57.0 22.9 4.2
1998 1313 58.9 22.3 4.4
1999 1195 57.9 20.6 7.5
2000 1343 58.5 23.0 8.4
2001 1358 61.3 22.2 9.5
2002 1464 63.7 23.0 16.6
2003 1464 63.7 23.0 16.6
2004 1438 64.4 22.3 22.2
2005 1404 61.3 22.9 23.3
2006 1399 59.0 23.7 27.2
2007 1475 58.8 25.1 28.9
2008 1415 60.6 23.3 34.5
2009 1410 61.0 23.1 32.5
2010 1295 54.8 23.5 41.2
2011 1278 52.0 24.5 40.1
2012 1273 43.4 29.2 42.2
2013 1244 41.2 30.1 45.2
2014 1221 42.2 28.8 45
2015 1148 42.0 27.3 45.9
2016 1171 43.0 27.2 38
2017 1141 44.1 25.8 40.6
2018 1144 44.5 25.6 37.7
2019 1173 43.8 26.7 36.2
2020 1196 42.7 27.9 34.9
2021 1126 45.9 24.5 n/a
2022 1095 40.6 26.9 n/a
2023 1106 44.1 25.0 38.4
2024 1063 42.9 24.7 52.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Putnam High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1231 66.5 18.5 3.6
1989 1190 65.5 18.1 3.9
1990 1144 63.3 18.0 2.8
1991 1110 64.5 17.2 1.7
1992 1123 50.1 22.4 3.6
1993 1138 54.6 20.8 4.8
1994 1208 52.7 22.9 5.7
1995 1316 57.3 23.0 4.9
1996 1316 57.3 23.0 4.9
1997 1308 57.0 22.9 4.2
1998 1313 58.9 22.3 4.4
1999 1195 57.9 20.6 7.5
2000 1343 58.5 23.0 8.4
2001 1358 61.3 22.2 9.5
2002 1464 63.7 23.0 16.6
2003 1464 63.7 23.0 16.6
2004 1438 64.4 22.3 22.2
2005 1404 61.3 22.9 23.3
2006 1399 59.0 23.7 27.2
2007 1475 58.8 25.1 28.9
2008 1415 60.6 23.3 34.5
2009 1410 61.0 23.1 32.5
2010 1295 54.8 23.5 41.2
2011 1278 52.0 24.5 40.1
2012 1273 43.4 29.2 42.2
2013 1244 41.2 30.1 45.2
2014 1221 42.2 28.8 45
2015 1148 42.0 27.3 45.9
2016 1171 43.0 27.2 38
2017 1141 44.1 25.8 40.6
2018 1144 44.5 25.6 37.7
2019 1173 43.8 26.7 36.2
2020 1196 42.7 27.9 34.9
2021 1126 45.9 24.5 n/a
2022 1095 40.6 26.9 n/a
2023 1106 44.1 25.0 38.4
2024 1063 42.9 24.7 52.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Putnam High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $15,730
2020 n/a n/a $16,554
2021 n/a n/a $17,435
2022 $1,307 (6.0%) $20,657 (94.0%) $21,964
2023 $1,775 (8.0%) $20,465 (92.0%) $22,240

Data source: Oregon Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Putnam High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 149th of 266 High schoolsRanks 130th of 258 High schools
 5.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (Putnam High School)66.450.9
 15.5%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (North Clackamas School District 12)72.251.4
 20.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)66.546.2
 20.3%
11th Grade Mathematics (Putnam High School)33.519.1
 14.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (North Clackamas School District 12)36.923.9
 13%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)32.120.4
 11.7%
11th Grade Science (Putnam High School)23.427.5
 4.1%
   11th Grade Science (North Clackamas School District 12)45.536.2
 9.3%
   11th Grade Science (Oregon)39.532.7
 6.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11731106
 5.7%
African American1417
 21.4%
American Indian66
Asian3040
 33.3%
Hispanic249290
 16.5%
Pacific Islander52
 60%
White786652
 17%
Two or More Races8387
 4.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36.2%38.4%
 2.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Putnam High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,063 students attended Putnam High School.

Students at Putnam High School are 59% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Not Specified.

Putnam High School ranks 198th of 268 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Putnam High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bilquist Elementary School
Elementary : Oak Grove Elementary
Elementary : Riverside Elementary School
Elementary : View Acres Elementary School
Middle : Alder Creek Middle School


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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.

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