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Metropolitan Learning Center

Q: Is Metropolitan Learning Center a good school?

Metropolitan Learning Center ranks 94 th of 706 Oregon alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Alternative Schools

Better than 87% of Oregon alternative schools

Summary

Metropolitan Learning Center is an alternative public school in Portland, Oregon, serving 337 students in grades K-12. This school is part of the Portland School District 1J, which is ranked 13th out of 140 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Metropolitan Learning Center stands out for its consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 80% to 84.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average of around 80%. The school also outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across multiple grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 83.3% of 5th-grade students at Metropolitan Learning Center are projected to be proficient or better in ELA, compared to 59.5% for the district and 46.7% for the state. In Mathematics, 70% of 3rd-grade students at the school are projected to be proficient or better, compared to 55.8% for the district and 40.1% for the state.

However, Metropolitan Learning Center has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34.3% to 39.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at the school has increased from 16.38% in 2022-2023 to 25.82% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. Compared to nearby alternative and virtual schools, Metropolitan Learning Center generally outperforms them in academic proficiency, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratios, suggesting it is a relatively high-performing school within the region.

319

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,701

Per pupil spending ?

41.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2033 NW Glisan St
Portland, OR 97209-1199

(503) 916-5737

District: Portland School District 1J

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.4%

Hispanic:

11.3%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2019 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (51% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Oregon alternative schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Oregon average (73% vs 83%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Oregon avg36%

Elementary school

94^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

78^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Oregon Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

44^th of 270

Oregon public high schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Oregon High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 140Portland School District 1J 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	94 of 706	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	149 of 710	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	117 of 706	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	68 of 706	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	67.1	200 of 705	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	126 of 709	82.2%	★★★★☆
2017	80.8	110 of 701	84.3%	★★★★☆
2016	78.7	121 of 697	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	77.3	127 of 706	82.0%	★★★★☆
2014	82.2	90 of 695	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	82.7	88 of 707	87.6%	★★★★☆
2012	69.1	198 of 730	72.9%	★★★★☆
2011	73.6	142 of 695	79.6%	★★★★☆
2010	76.0	130 of 674	80.7%	★★★★☆
2009	69.6	191 of 665	71.3%	★★★★☆
2008	67.7	195 of 655	70.2%	★★★★☆
2007	73.2	131 of 652	79.9%	★★★★☆
2006	74.4	114 of 636	82.1%	★★★★☆
2005	72.5	139 of 629	77.9%	★★★★☆
2004	73.0	133 of 586	77.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	146 of 653	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	154 of 658	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	137 of 652	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	127 of 646	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	125 of 621	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	104 of 681	84.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	87.2	66 of 703	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	35 of 640	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	133 of 664	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	181 of 662	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	136 of 665	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	65 of 654	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	56.5	236 of 623	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	234 of 680	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	34 of 352	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	76.5	34 of 299	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	64 of 231	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	32 of 215	85.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	148 of 669	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	194 of 670	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	112 of 656	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	111 of 666	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	242 of 662	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.7	138 of 683	79.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	78 of 368	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	72 of 371	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	77 of 380	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	54 of 367	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	56 of 379	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	70 of 384	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	68.0	98 of 382	74.3%	★★★★☆
2016	59.5	133 of 383	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.2	133 of 381	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.5	65 of 382	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	78.6	57 of 377	84.9%	★★★★☆
2012	73.1	79 of 395	80.0%	★★★★☆
2011	66.7	104 of 357	70.9%	★★★★☆
2010	84.6	27 of 343	92.1%	★★★★★
2009	79.7	44 of 323	86.4%	★★★★☆
2008	89.0	15 of 315	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	89.5	15 of 295	94.9%	★★★★★
2006	78.6	33 of 285	88.4%	★★★★☆
2005	89.8	18 of 271	93.4%	★★★★★
2004	93.2	12 of 270	95.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	60 of 316	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	46 of 313	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	72 of 323	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	51 of 310	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	24 of 277	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	70.3	81 of 342	76.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	61 of 104	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	69 of 103	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	67 of 103	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.1	32 of 93	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	14 of 196	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	70.6	53 of 312	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	51 of 364	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	102 of 325	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	100 of 330	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	94 of 323	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	57 of 318	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	45 of 312	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	55 of 291	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	69 of 341	79.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	21 of 180	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	15 of 153	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.8	6 of 143	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	1 of 156	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	78.0	23 of 206	88.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	95 of 351	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	74 of 349	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	99 of 360	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	61 of 355	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	80 of 344	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	90 of 357	74.8%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	44 of 270	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	128 of 266	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.3	235 of 283	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.9	213 of 283	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	48.1	158 of 292	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.8	109 of 292	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.6	43 of 301	85.7%	★★★★☆
2013	87.4	11 of 303	96.4%	★★★★★
2012	78.6	40 of 308	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	65.1	106 of 299	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.7	124 of 285	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.3	56 of 263	78.7%	★★★★☆
2008	89.3	12 of 249	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	94.1	9 of 244	96.3%	★★★★★
2006	82.2	28 of 235	88.1%	★★★★☆
2005	81.8	28 of 231	87.9%	★★★★☆
2004	49.0	118 of 225	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	44 of 250	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	116 of 245	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	203 of 266	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)41st percentile-37 vs school

High school

White (2025)82nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+15 vs state

Science51%+21 vs state

Mathematics45%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Metropolitan Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	2033 NW Glisan St	Portland	97209	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5737	319	25	13.0	41.7%	215 (67.4%)	4 (1.3%)	36 (11.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.7%)								(n/a)	61.9	70.8	83.3	47.6	52.8	52.0	58.3	70.0	50.0	56.5	43.2	31.4	41.2	27.3	63.2	47.2	50.0	$23,701	$1,728	$21,973
Tigard-Tualatin Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6960 SW Sandburg St	Tigard	97223	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(503) 431-3730	118	14	8.7		59 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (37.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (9.3%)								(n/a)					40.0		40.0							5.3			17.6	$20,619	$10,679	$9,940
Functional Living Skills Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	11611 NE Ainsworth Cir	Portland	97220	Multnomah County	Multnomah Education Service District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 257-1581	39	6	6.8		16 (41.0%)	2 (5.1%)	9 (23.1%)	5 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	5 (12.8%)								(n/a)
FLEX Online School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	10740 NE Walker Rd Ste B	Hillsboro	97006	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(503) 356-3720	404	26	15.3		175 (43.3%)	12 (3.0%)	121 (30.0%)	29 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	55 (13.6%)								(n/a)	62.5	53.8	54.5	50.0	44.4	48.4	56.7	52.9	41.7	36.4	35.3	33.3	28.1	40.0	36.4	39.3	58.1	$18,251	$951	$17,301
Wheatley School	Public, Alternative	K-12	14030 NE Sacramento St	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	Multnomah Education Service District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 262-4000	44	7	6.2	104.5%	16 (36.4%)	9 (20.5%)	8 (18.2%)	4 (9.1%)	1 (2.3%)	2 (4.5%)	4 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Clackamas Web Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8740 SE Sunnybrook Blvd	Clackamas	97015	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(503) 659-4664	529	19	27.2		383 (72.4%)	13 (2.5%)	72 (13.6%)	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	35 (6.6%)								(n/a)	46.7	76.5	40.0	50.0	53.1	43.2	44.9	40.0	41.2	20.0	30.0	33.3	17.1	16.7		31.0	43.9	$12,294	$1,204	$11,090
Heron Creek Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	17600 Pacific Hwy	Marylhurst	97036	Clackamas County	Clackamas Education Service District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 675-2370	77	0			51 (66.2%)	2 (2.6%)	12 (15.6%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.7%)								(n/a)
LEEP (Life Enrichment Education Program)	Public, Alternative	K-12	13455 SE 97th Ave	Clackamas	97015	Clackamas County	Clackamas Education Service District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 675-4000	106	0			70 (66.0%)	5 (4.7%)	18 (17.0%)	5 (4.7%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.7%)								(n/a)
Oregon Virtual Education (ORVED)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5825 NE Ray Cir	Hillsboro	97124	Washington County	Northwest Regional Education Service District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(503) 614-1861	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Alliance Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16075 S Front Ave	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-8556	419	25	16.6		339 (80.9%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.0%)								(n/a)	53.3	36.8	66.7	42.4	75.9	60.5	62.1	40.0	42.1	30.4	27.3	56.7	30.6	50.0	45.8	26.3	76.7	$5,619	$512	$5,107

Frequently Asked Questions about Metropolitan Learning Center

Is Metropolitan Learning Center a good school?

Metropolitan Learning Center ranks 94^th of 706 Oregon alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Metropolitan Learning Center?

Students at Metropolitan Learning Center are 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 8% Not Specified, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Metropolitan Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Metropolitan Learning Center.

What district is Metropolitan Learning Center in?

Portland School District 1J

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