Oregon City School District 62

Oregon City School District 62 serves roughly 7,200 students across 13 schools — seven elementary, two middle, three high, and one alternative — spanning grade configurations from K–5 through 9–12. The district ranks 35th of 141 Oregon districts, placing it in the 75th percentile with 4 stars, and it outperforms state averages in ELA (45.5% vs. 43.8%), math (33.5% vs. 32.9%), science (32.5% vs. 30.6%), graduation (86.1% vs. 83.0%), and chronic absenteeism (29.6% vs. 33.5%). Math, only 0.6 points above the state, is the district's relative weak spot.

Several schools stand out. Springwater Environmental Sciences School, a K–8 school of 203 students, is the academic leader: 114th of 709, in the 84th percentile with 4 stars, and all-grade proficiency of ELA 61.9%, math 55.9%, and science 65.0%. Alliance Charter Academy is also strong in ELA (60.3%) and has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 5.7%, though its 79.3% graduation rate trails the district. John McLoughlin Elementary School ranks in the 77th percentile with 4 stars and posts ELA 55.9%, math 51.0%, third-grade math 68.4%, and absenteeism of 16.2%. Oregon City Senior High School has the best graduation rate (92.9%) but math of 25.6% and absenteeism of 38.9%.

The sharpest challenges are concentrated in a few schools. Oregon City Service Learning Academy has all test areas under 5%, a 23.4% graduation rate, and 77.3% chronic absenteeism. Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences sits in the 17th percentile with science at 17.6%, 11th-grade math under 5%, and a 74.2% graduation rate. Candy Lane Elementary School has low ELA and math plus a 28.3 student-teacher ratio. Middle school math is a district-wide concern, with Gardiner Middle School at 31.9% and Tumwata Middle School at 28.3%, both below district and state. Spending and class size vary widely but do not simply predict results.