North Clackamas School District

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North Clackamas Schools
North Clackamas Schools Logo, 2012.jpeg
Location
United States
District information
Type Public
GradesK-12
SuperintendentDr. Shay James
Schools33
Budget$129 million
Students and staff
Students17,260
Teachers767
Staff830
ColorsElectric Blue and Lime Green
Other information
Website www.nclack.k12.or.us

North Clackamas School District (NC12) serves more than 40 square miles and is located 7 miles from downtown Portland. Included are the incorporated cities of Milwaukie, Happy Valley, and Johnson City, parts of Damascus, and the neighborhoods of Oak Grove, Concord, Clackamas, Sunnyside, Mount Scott, Southgate, and Carver. The North Clackamas School District 12 spends $8,053 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 59% on instruction, 38% on support services, and 4% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. [1]

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Demographics

The North Clackamas School District 12 had a grades 9-12 dropout rate of 4% in 2008. The national grades 9-12 dropout rate in 2007 was 4.4%. In the North Clackamas School District 12, 13% of students have an IEP (Individualized Education Program). An IEP is a written plan for students eligible for special needs services. The North Clackamas School District 12 serves 14% English Language Learners (ELL). ELL students are in the process of acquiring and learning English Language skills. [2]

Student enrollment [3]

Year2007-20082008-20092010-20112011-2012
Total17,56917,50817,50817,260
English Learners2,1342,1182,0601,939
Special Education1,9952,0962,2592,402
Free & Reduced-Price Lunch5,5946,1077,3257,612

Student-teacher ratio

The North Clackamas School District 12 has 20 students for every full-time equivalent teacher, with the Oregon state average being 19 students per full-time equivalent teacher. [4]

Student composite

Some students are in more than one category. [5]

Year2007-20082008-20092009-20102011-2012
Total17,56917,50817,50817,260
Hispanic/Latino/Spanish ? ? ?2,736
Asian/Pacific Islander1,3991,4411,3441,835
EuroAmerican/White12,72912,67314,78014,815
African American/Black510550679680
American Indian/Alaska Native2853029541,007
Russian/Ukrainian/East European4139259251,128

In the 2010-11 school year, the district had 344 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education, or 2% of students in the district. [6]

List of schools [7] [8]

Elementary Schools (K-5)

NameLocationOpenedMascotColorsStudentsCapacityFeeder Into
ArdenwaldMilwaukie2009AllstarRed/Blue396560Rowe Middle
Beatrice Morrow CannadyHappy Valley2019AdvocateRed487560Happy Valley Middle
BilquistOak Grove1960BroncoBlue365504Alder Creek Middle
Happy ValleyHappy Valley1985PumaBlue/Yellow486532Happy Valley Middle
LinwoodMilwaukie1963LionBlue/Yellow381*504Rowe Middle
Lot WitcombMilwaukie1958WolfBlue/White413476Rowe Middle
Milwaukie El PuenteMilwaukie1916BobcatRed/Blue426560Rowe Middle
Mount ScottHappy Valley1989EagleBlue/Green389448Rock Creek Middle
Oak GroveOak Grove1963DragonRed/Black299476Alder Creek Middle
Oregon TrailClackamas1993WildcatPurple/Blue474588Rock Creek Middle
RiversideOak Grove1955LionBlue/Orange332476Alder Creek Middle
Scouters MountainHappy Valley2009WolfGreen/Black483616Happy Valley Middle
Seth LewellingMilwaukie1963LeopardGreen/Yellow283448Rowe Middle
Spring MountainHappy Valley2000HawkBlue413560Rock Creek Middle
SunnysideClackamas1949RoadrunnerBlue/Yellow444644Rock Creek Middle
Verne A. DuncanClackamas2009FireflyRed/White424644Happy Valley Middle
View AcresOak Grove1964VikingBlue/Yellow380560Alder Creek Middle

*Linwood enrollment includes students in Sojourner program

Magnet schools

  • Milwaukie El Puente (Bilingual Program)
  • Sojourner (Multiple Intelligences)
  • Riverside (Bilingual Program)

Middle schools (6-8)

NameLocationOpenedMascotColorsStudentsCapacityFeeder Into
Alder CreekOak Grove2002WildcatYellow/Black8901,382Rex Putnam High
Happy ValleyHappy Valley2009HeronBlue/Black1,0631,306Adrienne C. Nelson High
Rock CreekClackamas2021*WolfBlue9201,204Clackamas High
(Wilbur D.) RoweMilwaukie1963ShamrockGreen7291,152Milwaukie High

*Originally opened in 2010 in a different building. Current building was constructed in 1991.

High schools (9-12)

NameLocationOpenedMascotColorsStudentsCapacity
Adrienne C. Nelson High School Clackamas2021*HawkBlack/White1,1041,560
Clackamas High School Clackamas1957*CavalierRed/Black1,5351,608
Milwaukie High School Milwaukie1907*MustangRed/Yellow1,217**1,440
Milwaukie Academy of the Arts Milwaukie2007MustangPurple/YellowN/AN/A
New Urban High School Oak Grove2003*PhoenixPurple/Red61281
Rex Putnam High School Oak Grove1963KingsmanGreen/Yellow1,1621,296

*Current building built at a different time

**Includes MAA students

Professional technical center

High school programs

  • PACE (Parenting, Academics, Careers & Employment)

Charter schools

Closed schools

School Board

The North Clackamas School District Board of Directors consists of seven local citizens, elected at large for four-year terms. The board's responsibility is to represent the community in giving direction and developing policies for the operation of the district, establishing educational goals and objectives, adopting a budget to carry out the programs of the district, and evaluating the programs of the district. The District Superintendent is Dr. Shay James.

The current board of directors consists of: [9]

Controversy

In late 2022, following disruptions of a board meeting by parents claiming reverse discrimination and accusing the district having a pro-LGBTQ bias, meetings were moved online. Board member at the time Libra Forde stated that many parents no longer felt safe attending the meetings in person. [10]

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