Best High Schools in Colton, OR

Summary:

Colton, Oregon is home to a single high school, Colton High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school's performance has declined in recent years, dropping from a statewide ranking of 154th out of 258 Oregon high schools in 2022-2023 to 246th out of 270 in 2024-2025. With a 0 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, Colton High School is performing below average compared to other schools in the state.

Key metrics for Colton High School show areas of concern. The school's four-year graduation rate of 81.8% in 2023-2024 is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 34.3% in the same year is significantly higher than the state average. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science for 11th-grade students were all well below state averages in both 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. Additionally, 40.74% of Colton High School's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the Colton School District 53 spending $23,840 per student in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average, the school's academic performance remains well below par. The district's resource allocation and how effectively they are supporting student learning at Colton High School are areas that warrant further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)	OSAS Mathematics (2025)	OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Colton High School	Public	9-12	30205 S Wall St	Colton	97017	Clackamas County	Colton School District 53	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 824-2311	161	8	20.1	64.6%	141 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	13.4	246^th of 270 public high schools	8.9%		15.6	241^st of 268 public high schools	10.1%	5	24.2	9.1	9.7	$23,840	$692	$23,148

Cities Near Colton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mulino	6.97 mi	2	43^rd
Molalla	8.41 mi	5	136^th
Estacada	9.37 mi	4	100^th
Beavercreek	11.99 mi	1	96^th
Oregon City	13.08 mi	12	44^th

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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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