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Sam Barlow High School

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Sam Barlow High School ranks 171 st of 270 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 270 Oregon High Schools

Better than 37% of Oregon high schools

Summary

Sam Barlow High School is a public high school located in Gresham, Oregon, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,638 students. The school is part of the Gresham-Barlow School District 10J, which is ranked 107 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sam Barlow High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 72nd out of 292 Oregon high schools in 2015-2016 to a low of 208th out of 266 in 2018-2019. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 171st out of 270 Oregon high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on state assessments (OSAS) is mixed compared to the district and state averages, with its 11th-grade students scoring 35.3% proficient or better in English Language Arts, 12% in Mathematics, and 32.5% in Science. While the school's performance is generally better than that of Gresham High School, another school in the district, it has been outperformed by Springwater Trail High School in several metrics.

Sam Barlow High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with particularly concerning results for its African American and Special Education student populations. The school's high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 34.3% to 45.0% in recent years, are likely contributing to its fluctuating graduation rates. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and implementing targeted interventions to support all student subgroups could be crucial for improving the school's overall outcomes and providing a high-quality education for all its students.

1,635

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,517

Per pupil spending ?

81.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5105 SE 302nd Ave
Gresham, OR 97080-8927

(503) 258-4850

District: Gresham-Barlow School District 10J

Feeder schools for Sam Barlow High School:

Elementary:	East Orient Elementary School
	Hall Elementary School
	Kelly Creek Elementary School
	Powell Valley Elementary School
Middle:	Gordon Russell Middle School
	West Orient Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

Hispanic:

24.5%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2014 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Oregon average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (27% vs 33% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 34% Oregon)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg23%

Oregon avg33%

171^st of 270

Oregon public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Gresham-Barlow School District 10J

107^th of 140Gresham-Barlow School District 10J 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	171 of 270	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	182 of 268	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	203 of 258	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.7	88 of 241	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	208 of 266	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.2	147 of 283	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	67.9	75 of 283	73.5%	★★★★☆
2016	70.4	72 of 292	75.3%	★★★★☆
2015	64.3	90 of 292	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.5	131 of 301	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.0	65 of 303	78.5%	★★★★☆
2012	71.7	77 of 308	75.0%	★★★★☆
2011	75.6	60 of 299	79.9%	★★★★☆
2010	79.5	43 of 285	84.9%	★★★★☆
2009	87.2	17 of 263	93.5%	★★★★★
2008	67.9	74 of 249	70.3%	★★★★☆
2007	78.0	45 of 244	81.6%	★★★★☆
2006	59.7	86 of 235	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.6	90 of 231	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.2	73 of 225	67.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	30.9	12 of 14	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	28 of 34	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	32 of 35	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	28 of 37	24.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	124 of 211	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	139 of 213	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	138 of 200	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	59 of 194	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	45.1	143 of 251	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	35 of 74	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	32 of 69	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	22 of 75	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	17 of 57	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	25 of 46	45.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.0	36 of 43	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	74 of 138	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	112 of 132	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	112 of 134	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	62 of 123	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.0	123 of 144	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	130 of 156	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	43.1	7 of 13	46.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	109 of 166	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	104 of 170	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	191 of 224	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.1	87 of 241	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.2	202 of 229	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	147 of 254	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	153 of 237	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	145 of 216	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.5	185 of 214	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.0	84 of 200	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.1	176 of 206	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	167 of 250	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	58 of 69	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	48 of 68	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	60 of 69	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	85.6	5 of 47	89.4%	★★★★★
2019	18.5	57 of 66	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	76 of 98	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	74 of 94	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	80 of 80	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	62.6	29 of 132	78.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	146 of 250	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	158 of 244	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	190 of 237	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.3	78 of 228	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	194 of 245	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.0	130 of 266	51.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)53rd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2024)46th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2023)14th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-9 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

Mathematics12%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Sam Barlow High School

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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
Sam Barlow High School	Public	9-12	5105 SE 302nd Ave	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 258-4850	1,635	65	25.2	81.5%	959 (58.7%)	57 (3.5%)	401 (24.5%)	65 (4.0%)	10 (0.6%)	16 (1.0%)	120 (7.3%)	36.1	171^st of 270 public high schools	36.7%		32.1	182^nd of 268 public high schools	32.1%	11	35.3	12.0	32.5	$16,517	$858	$15,660
Springwater Trail High School	Public	9-12	1440 SE Fleming Ave	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 261-4600	184	11	16.8	84.2%	103 (56.0%)	4 (2.2%)	44 (23.9%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.2%)	39.2	157^th of 270 public high schools	41.9%		44.6	137^th of 268 public high schools	48.9%	20	60.9	10.0	16.0	$20,357	$1,631	$18,726
Reynolds High School	Public	9-12	1698 SW Cherry Park Rd	Troutdale	97060	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 667-3186	2,385	119	20.0	98.8%	551 (23.1%)	213 (8.9%)	1,184 (49.6%)	205 (8.6%)	15 (0.6%)	84 (3.5%)	119 (5.0%)	23.1	218^th of 270 public high schools	19.3%		18.7	231^st of 268 public high schools	13.8%	13	36.9	8.8	17.2	$19,255	$2,088	$17,167
Gresham High School	Public	9-12	1200 N Main Ave	Gresham	97030	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 674-5500	1,685	72	23.4	85.2%	555 (32.9%)	110 (6.5%)	757 (44.9%)	65 (3.9%)	10 (0.6%)	23 (1.4%)	151 (9.0%)	13.1	248^th of 270 public high schools	8.1%		17.3	233^rd of 268 public high schools	13.1%	15	22.6	7.3	14.0	$16,077	$852	$15,225
Center for Advanced Learning	Public, Charter	11-12	1484 NW Civic Dr	Gresham	97030	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 667-4978	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Reynolds Learning Academy	Public	7-12	20234 NE Halsey Street	Fairview	97024	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 667-4673	183	19	9.8	115.8%	34 (18.6%)	13 (7.1%)	106 (57.9%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	19 (10.4%)	8.3	262^nd of 270 public high schools	3.0%		3.6	268^th of 268 public high schools	0.0%	6	19.4		9.5	$27,448	$2,701	$24,747
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%)	25.4	207^th of 270 public high schools	23.3%		25.6	206^th of 268 public high schools	23.1%	1	34.4	11.6	20.7	$21,737	$1,715	$20,022
Sandy High School	Public	9-12	37400 Bell St	Sandy	97055	Clackamas County	Oregon Trail School District 46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 668-8011	1,420	59	24.1	61.3%	1,037 (73.0%)	6 (0.4%)	247 (17.4%)	14 (1.0%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (6.8%)	33.9	180^th of 270 public high schools	33.3%		24.4	211^th of 268 public high schools	21.3%	31	34.4	12.7	29.7	$16,603	$497	$16,107
Walden Crossing School	Public	5-12	881 NE 165th Ave	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	Multnomah Education Service District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 255-1841	4	1	4.0		2 (50.0%)	1 (25.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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%)	42.5	147^th of 270 public high schools	45.6%		51.9	110^th of 268 public high schools	59.0%	37	39.6	12.4	36.4	$12,294	$1,204	$11,090

Frequently Asked Questions about Sam Barlow High School

What is the racial makeup of Sam Barlow High School?

Students at Sam Barlow High School are 59% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools feed into Sam Barlow High School?

Sam Barlow High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Orient Elementary School
Elementary : Hall Elementary School
Elementary : Kelly Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Powell Valley Elementary School
Middle : Gordon Russell Middle School
Middle : West Orient Middle School

How many students attend Sam Barlow High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,635 students attended Sam Barlow High School.

What district is Sam Barlow High School in?

Gresham-Barlow School District 10J

Is Sam Barlow High School a good school?

Sam Barlow High School ranks 171^st of 270 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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