High Schools in Colton School District 53

Summary:

Colton School District 53 in Oregon has only one high school, Colton High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school and district face significant challenges, with Colton High School consistently performing poorly on academic measures and the district ranking among the lowest in the state.

Colton High School has a low statewide ranking, ranging from 154 out of 258 high schools in 2022-2023 to 246 out of 270 high schools in 2024-2025. The school's performance rating by SchoolDigger is 0 out of 5 stars, indicating poor overall performance. Its four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 81.8%, which is below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate for the same year was 34.3%, significantly higher than the state average.

Academically, Colton High School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (24.2%), Mathematics (9.1%), and Science (9.7%) for the 2024-2025 school year were all well below the state averages. The school's small student population of 162 students includes a high percentage (40.74%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. The Colton School District 53 is ranked 136 out of 140 districts in Oregon, suggesting that the challenges faced by Colton High School are part of a broader issue within the district.

District Detail

30429 S Grays Hill Rd
Colton, OR 97017-9796

(503) 824-3535

SchoolDigger Rank:
136^th of 140 Oregon districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 595

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 1

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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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Molalla River School District 35	4.38 mi	7	75^th
Estacada School District 108	9.6 mi	6	41^st
Oregon City School District 62	9.78 mi	14	32^nd
Canby School District 86	10.44 mi	8	61^st
Silver Falls School District 4J	15.14 mi	13	26^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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