Best High Schools in Oregon for African American Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Oregon!

Every year, the Oregon Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Oregon test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the OSAS test scores by the Oregon Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 2, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 15)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Westview High School	Public	9-12	4200 NW 185th Ave	Portland	97229	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-3020	2,423	119	20.3	50.1%	851 (35.1%)	84 (3.5%)	556 (22.9%)	763 (31.5%)	6 (0.2%)	22 (0.9%)	133 (5.5%)	$15,191			$607			$14,584	93.3%	83.0%	10.37%			410192000554
2	David Douglas High School	Public	9-12	1001 SE 135th Ave	Portland	97233	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 261-8300	2,756	138	19.9	92.3%	767 (27.8%)	348 (12.6%)	891 (32.3%)	427 (15.5%)	20 (0.7%)	79 (2.9%)	189 (6.9%)	$24,411			$1,861			$22,550	86.7%	39.6%	47.04%			410394001037
3	Adrienne C. Nelson High School	Public	9-12	14897 SE Parklane Dr	Happy Valley	97015	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5750	1,536	57	27.1	58.5%	748 (48.7%)	72 (4.7%)	227 (14.8%)	332 (21.6%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	144 (9.4%)	$12,294			$1,204			$11,090	80.0%	45.6%	34.44%			410883001898
4	Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	1750 SW Salmon St.	Portland	97205	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5200	1,611	82	19.6	42.0%	970 (60.2%)	64 (4.0%)	180 (11.2%)	146 (9.1%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	225 (14.0%)	$20,889			$1,565			$19,324	73.3%	94.4%	21.11%			411004000966
5	Centennial High School	Public	9-12	3505 SE 182nd Ave	Gresham	97030	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 762-6180	1,731	65	26.7	89.8%	565 (32.6%)	137 (7.9%)	605 (35.0%)	236 (13.6%)	7 (0.4%)	61 (3.5%)	104 (6.0%)	$21,737			$1,715			$20,022	66.7%	23.3%	43.33%			410280001020
6	Franklin High School	Public	9-12	5405 SE Woodward St	Portland	97206	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5140	1,807	98	18.4	41.9%	913 (50.5%)	81 (4.5%)	364 (20.1%)	192 (10.6%)	4 (0.2%)	20 (1.1%)	188 (10.4%)	$21,358			$1,589			$19,769	60.0%	60.7%	0.74%			411004000960
7	South Salem High School	Public	9-12	1910 Church St SE	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3252	2,195	93	23.5	89.5%	985 (44.9%)	37 (1.7%)	843 (38.4%)	69 (3.1%)	13 (0.6%)	56 (2.6%)	165 (7.5%)	$18,934			$1,385			$17,549	53.3%	24.4%	28.89%			411082000820
8	Southridge High School	Public	9-12	9625 SW 125th Ave	Beaverton	97008	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-2890	1,430	80	17.8	49.9%	628 (43.9%)	52 (3.6%)	504 (35.2%)	85 (5.9%)	8 (0.6%)	22 (1.5%)	128 (9.0%)	$18,392			$738			$17,654	46.7%	77.0%	30.37%			410192001432
9	Mountainside High School	Public	9-12	12500 SW 175th Ave	Beaverton	97007	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-3500	1,741	83	21	50.3%	968 (55.6%)	60 (3.4%)	266 (15.3%)	230 (13.2%)	5 (0.3%)	12 (0.7%)	195 (11.2%)	$15,696			$689			$15,007	40.0%	77.4%	37.41%			410192001855
10	Clackamas High School	Public	9-12	14486 SE 122nd Ave	Clackamas	97015	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5800	1,280	49	26.3	58.7%	620 (48.4%)	54 (4.2%)	208 (16.3%)	270 (21.1%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.7%)	107 (8.4%)	$21,894			$1,754			$20,140	33.3%	18.1%	15.19%			410883000093

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on OSAS English Language Arts, OSAS Mathematics, OSAS Science test scores released by the Oregon Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 2, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Oregon Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Oregon Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.