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

Year [3] 2007-20082008-20092010-20112011-2012
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

Sources: [7] [8]

Elementary Schools (K-5)

NameLocationOpenedMascotColorsStudentsFeeder Into
ArdenwaldMilwaukie2009AllstarRed/Blue396Rowe Middle
Beatrice Morrow CannadyHappy Valley2019AdvocateRed/Black487Happy Valley Middle
BilquistOak Grove1960BroncoBlue/Black365Alder Creek Middle
Happy ValleyHappy Valley1892 [9] PumaBlue/Yellow486Happy Valley Middle
LinwoodMilwaukie1963LionBlue/Yellow381*Rowe Middle
Lot WitcombMilwaukie1958WolfBlue/White413Rowe Middle
Milwaukie/El PuenteMilwaukie1916BobcatRed/Blue426*Rowe Middle
Mount ScottHappy Valley1989EagleBlue/Green389Rock Creek Middle
Oak GroveOak Grove1963DragonRed/Black299Alder Creek Middle
Oregon TrailClackamas1993WildcatPurple/Blue474Rock Creek Middle
RiversideOak Grove1955LionBlue/Orange332*Alder Creek Middle
Scouters MountainHappy Valley2009WolfGreen/Black483Happy Valley Middle
Seth LewellingMilwaukie1963LeopardGreen/Yellow283Rowe Middle
SojournerMilwaukie1998Blue/Purple159
Spring MountainHappy Valley2000HawkBlue/Cyan413Rock Creek Middle
SunnysideClackamas1884 [9] RoadrunnerBlue/Yellow444Rock Creek Middle
Verne A. DuncanDamascus2009FireflyRed/White424Happy Valley Middle
View AcresOak Grove1964VikingBlue/Yellow380Alder Creek Middle

*Includes magnet students

Magnet schools

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

Middle schools (6-8)

NameLocationOpenedMascotColorsStudentsFeeder Into
Alder CreekOak Grove2002WildcatYellow/Black890Rex Putnam High
Happy ValleyHappy Valley2009HeronBlue/Black1,063Adrienne C. Nelson High
Rock CreekClackamas2011WolfBlue/White920Clackamas High
(Wilbur D.) RoweMilwaukie1963ShamrockGreen/Black729Milwaukie High

High schools (9-12)

NameLocationOpenedMascotColorsStudents
Adrienne C. Nelson High School Damascus2021HawkBlack/White1,104
Clackamas High School Clackamas1957CavalierRed/Black1,535
Milwaukie High School Milwaukie1907MustangRed/Yellow1,217*
Milwaukie Academy of the Arts Milwaukie2007MustangPurple/YellowN/A
New Urban High School Oak Grove2003PhoenixPurple/Red61
Rex Putnam High School Oak Grove1963KingsmenGreen/Yellow1,162

*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: [10]

PositionNameTerm Ends
1Paul Kemp2027
2Jena Beneloga2027
3Glenn Wachter2027
4Tory McVay2029
5Samantha Tamtreng2029
6April Olson2029
7 April Dobson 2027

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. [11]

See also

References

  1. "North Clackamas School District 12 Statistics". Education.com. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  2. "North Clackamas School District 12 Statistics". Education.com. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  3. Jones, Dick (2012). "2012 Annual Report" (PDF). North Clackamas School District. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  4. "North Clackamas School District 12 Statistics". Education.com.
  5. Jones, Dick (2012). "2012 Annual Report" (PDF). North Clackamas School District. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  6. "Count of homeless students in Oregon school districts, 2008-2009" (PDF). The Oregonian. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
  7. "2023 Long Range Facility Plan" (PDF).
  8. "School Boundaries - North Clackamas School District". www.nclack.k12.or.us. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "History of Happy Valley" (PDF).
  10. "School Board" . Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  11. Silverman, Julia. "Oregon school board moves meetings online after parents berate members, lash out over 'LGBTQ activist bullies'". OregonLive.com . The Oregonian . Retrieved November 19, 2022.