North Clackamas Schools | |
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District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | K-12 |
Superintendent | Dr. Shay James |
Schools | 33 |
Budget | $129 million |
Students and staff | |
Students | 17,260 |
Teachers | 767 |
Staff | 830 |
Colors | Electric Blue and Lime Green |
Other information | |
Website | www |
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]
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]
Year | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 |
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Total | 17,569 | 17,508 | 17,508 | 17,260 |
English Learners | 2,134 | 2,118 | 2,060 | 1,939 |
Special Education | 1,995 | 2,096 | 2,259 | 2,402 |
Free & Reduced-Price Lunch | 5,594 | 6,107 | 7,325 | 7,612 |
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]
Some students are in more than one category. [5]
Year | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 | 2011-2012 |
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Total | 17,569 | 17,508 | 17,508 | 17,260 |
Hispanic/Latino/Spanish | ? | ? | ? | 2,736 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 1,399 | 1,441 | 1,344 | 1,835 |
EuroAmerican/White | 12,729 | 12,673 | 14,780 | 14,815 |
African American/Black | 510 | 550 | 679 | 680 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 285 | 302 | 954 | 1,007 |
Russian/Ukrainian/East European | 413 | 925 | 925 | 1,128 |
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]
Name | Location | Opened | Mascot | Colors | Students | Capacity | Feeder Into |
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Ardenwald | Milwaukie | 2009 | Allstar | Red/Blue | 396 | 560 | Rowe Middle |
Beatrice Morrow Cannady | Happy Valley | 2019 | Advocate | Red | 487 | 560 | Happy Valley Middle |
Bilquist | Oak Grove | 1960 | Bronco | Blue | 365 | 504 | Alder Creek Middle |
Happy Valley | Happy Valley | 2008 | Puma | Blue/Yellow | 486 | 532 | Happy Valley Middle |
Linwood | Milwaukie | 1963 | Lion | Blue/Yellow | 381* | 504 | Rowe Middle |
Lot Witcomb | Milwaukie | 1958 | Wolf | Blue/White | 413 | 476 | Rowe Middle |
Milwaukie El Puente | Milwaukie | 1916 | Bobcat | Red/Blue | 426 | 560 | Rowe Middle |
Mount Scott | Happy Valley | 1989 | Eagle | Blue/Green | 389 | 448 | Rock Creek Middle |
Oak Grove | Oak Grove | 1963 | Dragon | Red/Black | 299 | 476 | Alder Creek Middle |
Oregon Trail | Clackamas | 1993 | Wildcat | Purple/Blue | 474 | 588 | Rock Creek Middle |
Riverside | Oak Grove | 1955 | Lion | Blue/Orange | 332 | 476 | Alder Creek Middle |
Scouters Mountain | Happy Valley | 2009 | Wolf | Green/Black | 483 | 616 | Happy Valley Middle |
Seth Lewelling | Milwaukie | 1963 | Leopard | Green/Yellow | 283 | 448 | Rowe Middle |
Spring Mountain | Happy Valley | 2000 | Hawk | Blue | 413 | 560 | Rock Creek Middle |
Sunnyside | Clackamas | 1949 | Roadrunner | Blue/Yellow | 444 | 644 | Rock Creek Middle |
Verne A. Duncan | Clackamas | 2009 | Firefly | Red/White | 424 | 644 | Happy Valley Middle |
View Acres | Oak Grove | 1964 | Viking | Blue/Yellow | 380 | 560 | Alder Creek Middle |
*Linwood enrollment includes students in Sojourner program
Name | Location | Opened | Mascot | Colors | Students | Capacity | Feeder Into |
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Alder Creek | Oak Grove | 2002 | Wildcat | Yellow/Black | 890 | 1,382 | Rex Putnam High |
Happy Valley | Happy Valley | 2009 | Heron | Blue/Black | 1,063 | 1,306 | Adrienne C. Nelson High |
Rock Creek | Clackamas | 2021* | Wolf | Blue | 920 | 1,204 | Clackamas High |
(Wilbur D.) Rowe | Milwaukie | 1963 | Shamrock | Green | 729 | 1,152 | Milwaukie High |
*Originally opened in 2010 in a different building. Current building was constructed in 1991.
Name | Location | Opened | Mascot | Colors | Students | Capacity |
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Adrienne C. Nelson High School | Clackamas | 2021* | Hawk | Black/White | 1,104 | 1,560 |
Clackamas High School | Clackamas | 1957** | Cavalier | Red/Black | 1,535 | 1,608 |
Milwaukie High School | Milwaukie | 1907*** | Mustang | Red/Yellow | 1,217* | 1,440 |
Milwaukie Academy of the Arts | Milwaukie | 2007 | Mustang | Purple/Yellow | N/A | N/A |
New Urban High School | Oak Grove | 2003**** | Phoenix | Purple/Red | 61 | 281 |
Rex Putnam High School | Oak Grove | 1963 | Kingsman | Green/Yellow | 1,162 | 1,296 |
*Building itself constructed in 2010
**Current building constructed in 2003
***Current building constructed in 2021
****Current building constructed in 2021
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]
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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