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Putnam High School

Public Grades 9-12

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 270 Oregon High Schools

Better than 21% of Oregon high schools

Summary

Putnam High School is a public high school located in Milwaukie, Oregon, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,063 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 struggled academically compared to the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.4% statewide and 36.7% in the North Clackamas School District. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 13.9%, significantly lower than the state (20.3%) and district (13.2%) averages. Science proficiency was also low at 16.3%, compared to 32.6% statewide and 25.3% in the district. Putnam High School's four-year graduation rates have fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 81.3% to 90.2%, which is generally lower than the state and district averages. The school has also had high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 30.1% to 38.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Putnam High School's academic performance is generally lower. For example, Clackamas High School and Milwaukie High School outperform Putnam High School, and the charter school Clackamas Middle College significantly outperforms Putnam High School in core subject areas. Addressing the underlying factors contributing to these disparities, such as student engagement, instructional quality, and support for struggling learners, could be crucial for improving Putnam High School's overall performance and outcomes.

1,060

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,240

Per pupil spending ?

59.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4950 SE Roethe Rd
Milwaukie, OR 97267-5798

(503) 353-5860

District: North Clackamas School District 12

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

Hispanic:

29.1%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Oregon average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (22% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

Oregon avg33%

214^th of 270

Oregon public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 61 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7High Schools in the North Clackamas School District 12

54^th of 140North Clackamas School District 12 among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	214 of 270	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	198 of 268	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	130 of 258	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	147 of 241	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	149 of 266	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	151 of 283	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.8	128 of 283	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.6	132 of 292	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.6	53 of 292	81.8%	★★★★☆
2014	63.8	112 of 301	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.2	103 of 303	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.5	159 of 308	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.4	118 of 299	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.9	89 of 285	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.9	143 of 263	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.6	99 of 249	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	80.7	36 of 244	85.2%	★★★★☆
2006	60.2	83 of 235	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.3	53 of 231	77.1%	★★★★☆
2004	85.3	17 of 225	92.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	14 of 34	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	16.3	33 of 35	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	184 of 211	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	169 of 213	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	123 of 200	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	125 of 194	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	154 of 199	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	149 of 251	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	56 of 74	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	85.2	2 of 75	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	57.1	31 of 57	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	125 of 138	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	100 of 132	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	100 of 134	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.8	55 of 123	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	92 of 144	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	64 of 156	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	140 of 166	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	137 of 224	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	146 of 241	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	99 of 229	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	113 of 254	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	171 of 237	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	140 of 216	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	101 of 214	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	106 of 200	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	130 of 206	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	129 of 250	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	47 of 69	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	47 of 68	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	55 of 69	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	26 of 47	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	4.0	66 of 66	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	91 of 98	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	61 of 94	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	47 of 69	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	37 of 80	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	42 of 53	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	85 of 98	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	99 of 132	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	203 of 250	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	180 of 244	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.0	94 of 237	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	144 of 228	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	131 of 245	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	165 of 266	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2025)59th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-10 vs state

Science16%-16 vs state

Mathematics14%-6 vs state

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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 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Putnam High School	Public	9-12	4950 SE Roethe Rd	Milwaukie	97267	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5860	1,060	45	23.8	59.7%	598 (56.4%)	20 (1.9%)	308 (29.1%)	37 (3.5%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (0.8%)	65 (6.1%)	24.4	214^th of 270 public high schools	20.7%		27.8	198^th of 268 public high schools	26.1%	16				34.1				13.9		16.3	$22,240	$1,775	$20,465
Gladstone High School	Public	9-12	18800 Portland Ave	Gladstone	97027	Clackamas County	Gladstone School District 115	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 655-2544	559	27	20.5	62.8%	391 (69.9%)	4 (0.7%)	105 (18.8%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	37 (6.6%)	35.5	175^th of 270 public high schools	35.2%		37.6	165^th of 268 public high schools	38.4%	10				33.0				17.1		28.7	$20,614	$1,431	$19,182
Parrot Creek Program	Public	9-12	2595 Christie Drive	Lake Oswego	97034	Clackamas County	Clackamas Education Service District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 675-2370	10	0			4 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)
New Urban High School	Public	9-12	1901 SE Oak Grove Blvd	Milwaukie	97267	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5925	320	17	19.3	22.5%	184 (57.5%)	6 (1.9%)	77 (24.1%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (10.0%)	15.2	240^th of 270 public high schools	11.1%		6.2	262^nd of 268 public high schools	2.2%	22				15.9				12.5		15.8	$40,201	$1,242	$38,959
Harmony Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2507 Christie Drive	Lake Oswego	97034	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 496-3929	22	5	4.6	45.5%	13 (59.1%)	1 (4.5%)	4 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)											$7,849	$339	$7,510
West Linn High School	Public	9-12	5464 W "A" St	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7800	1,809	93	19.4	15.7%	1,318 (72.9%)	27 (1.5%)	170 (9.4%)	99 (5.5%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	181 (10.0%)	82.9	36^th of 270 public high schools	86.7%		87.1	26^th of 268 public high schools	90.3%	10				59.5				39.3		44.4	$15,293	$233	$15,061
Clackamas Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	12021 SE 82nd Ave	Happy Valley	97086	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 518-5925	305	7	41.2		220 (72.1%)	5 (1.6%)	45 (14.8%)	17 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	77.1	47^th of 270 public high schools	82.6%		92.1	15^th of 268 public high schools	94.4%	32				58.2				27.3		49.1	$12,294	$1,204	$11,090
Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences	Public, Charter	6-12	1306 12th St	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-7860	325	15	22.1	53.5%	263 (80.9%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (9.8%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.2%)	55.3	103^rd of 270 public high schools	61.9%		46	132^nd of 268 public high schools	50.7%	29	23.1	25.5	18.8	60.0	22.9	26.0	10.2	10.5	35.6	39.1	$16,106	$643	$15,463
Milwaukie High School	Public	9-12	2301 SE Willard St.	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5830	874	52	16.8	77.8%	391 (44.7%)	24 (2.7%)	323 (37.0%)	21 (2.4%)	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.7%)	85 (9.7%)	13.7	244^th of 270 public high schools	9.6%		18	232^nd of 268 public high schools	13.4%	12				23.4				7.4		14.6	$24,634	$1,669	$22,965
Milwaukie Academy of the Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	11300 SE 23rd Ave	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5834	281	1	425.7		168 (59.8%)	5 (1.8%)	24 (8.5%)	8 (2.8%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	50.2	120^th of 270 public high schools	55.6%		68	66^th of 268 public high schools	75.4%	54				50.0				20.6		28.4	$22,147	$1,204	$20,944

Frequently Asked Questions about Putnam High School

How many students attend Putnam High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,060 students attended Putnam High School.

Is Putnam High School a good school?

Putnam High School ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Oregon high schools.

What schools feed into Putnam High School?

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

What district is Putnam High School in?

North Clackamas School District 12

What is the racial makeup of Putnam High School?

Students at Putnam High School are 56% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Not Specified.

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