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Best High Schools in Columbia County, OR

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Schools

2,448

Students

Districts

Top rankedClatskanie Middle/High School63^rd of 271 Oregon high schools

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Biggest riser

Vernonia High School up 139 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Clatskanie Middle/High School 15.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clatskanie Middle/High School	Public	7-12	471 SW Bel Air Dr	Clatskanie	97016	Columbia County	Clatskanie School District 6J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 728-2146	307	20	15.1	78.2%	247 (80.5%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	71.8	63^rd of 271 public high schools	76.8%		43.3	144^th of 270 public high schools	46.7%	81	19.6	22.4	73.8	36.3	6.5	12.1	28.6	15.1	17.2	37.2	25.7	81.5%	11.1%	$23,680	$469	$23,211
Rainier Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	28170 Old Rainier Rd	Rainier	97048	Columbia County	Rainier School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 556-4215	366	22	16.6	79.0%	301 (82.2%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	43.7	140^th of 271 public high schools	48.3%		59.1	93^rd of 270 public high schools	65.6%	47	8.9	57.6	34.5	36.1	27.3	19.0	24.1	22.9	35.6	34.5	35.2	92.5%	7.3%	$21,636	$788	$20,847
Scappoose High School	Public	9-12	33700 SE High School Way	Scappoose	97056	Columbia County	Scappoose School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(971) 200-8005	709	33	21.2	28.3%	549 (77.4%)	2 (0.3%)	80 (11.3%)	11 (1.6%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	46 (6.5%)	12	255^th of 271 public high schools	5.9%		34.6	178^th of 270 public high schools	34.1%	77			17.2	17.2			8.1	8.1		17.1	17.1	91.8%	7.4%	$18,365	$393	$17,972
St Helens High School	Public	9-12	2375 Gable Rd	Saint Helens	97051	Columbia County	St Helens School District 502	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 397-1900	823	38	21.3	72.7%	633 (76.9%)	7 (0.9%)	93 (11.3%)	6 (0.7%)	12 (1.5%)	6 (0.7%)	56 (6.8%)	38.9	161^st of 271 public high schools	40.6%		39.7	154^th of 270 public high schools	43.0%	7			34.2	34.2			12.3	12.3		40.8	40.8	91.3%	8.6%	$20,071	$336	$19,735
Plymouth High School	Public	9-12	470 N 16th St	Saint Helens	97051	Columbia County	St Helens School District 502	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 366-7200	65	3	19.6	73.8%	43 (66.2%)	2 (3.1%)	11 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.5%)	5 (7.7%)								(n/a)												95.5%	4.5%	$26,934	$485	$26,449
Vernonia High School	Public	9-12	1000 Missouri Ave	Vernonia	97064	Columbia County	Vernonia School District 47J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 429-1333	178	10	17.5	72.5%	149 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	64.9	83^rd of 271 public high schools	69.4%		22.4	222^nd of 270 public high schools	17.8%	139			66.7	66.7			11.5	11.5		51.9	51.9	81.7%	17.1%	$24,829	$00	$24,829

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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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