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Molalla High School

Public Grades 9-12
222nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 271 Oregon High Schools
Better than 18% of Oregon high schools
Summary

Molalla High School is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in the small Willamette Valley town of Molalla, Oregon, with 745 students in the Molalla River School District 35. Statewide, it ranks 222nd of 271 Oregon high schools in 2025–26 — 18th percentile, 1 star — a steep one-year fall from 59th percentile in 2024–25 and 61st in 2023–24, and far below its 79th percentile in 2022–23. The district ranks 103rd of 141 districts (1 star).

Academically, 26.7% of students met English Language Arts standards and 15.1% met math standards, both below district and state averages; science was 20.4%, above the district's 19.1% but below the state's 30.6%. Math is the weakest subject. Nearby comprehensive high schools generally score higher: Wilsonville High School posts 65.8% ELA and 34.3% math, Canby High School 32.3% and 27.3%, and Colton High School 46.3% and 25.6%. Molalla does outperform Woodburn High School in math and science (Woodburn's math proficiency is under 5%) and North Marion High School in most measures.

Molalla's graduation rate is 78.5%, up from 70.6% in 2022–23 but below Oregon's 83.0% and below most nearby comprehensive schools, including John F Kennedy High School (90.0%) and Oregon City Senior High School (92.9%). Chronic absenteeism, at 36.5%, has improved from 44.8% in 2022–23 but remains above the state, meaning more than one in three students misses school regularly. About 69.66% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school spends $19,933 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 18.5 — resources comparable to or better than several higher-performing neighbors. Notably, John F Kennedy High School serves a similar poverty rate (70.4%) yet reports 74.4% ELA proficiency and a 90.0% graduation rate, suggesting poverty and spending alone do not explain the difference. Results for student subgroups also declined broadly in 2025–26.

745
Students ?
18.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,933
Per pupil spending ?
69.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 357 Francis St
       Molalla, OR  97038

(503) 829-2355

District: Molalla River School District 35


Feeder schools for Molalla High School:

Elementary:    Clarkes Elementary School
    Molalla Elementary School
    Mulino Elementary School
    Rural Dell Elementary School
Middle:    Molalla River Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
70.2%
Hispanic:
22.6%
Two or more races:
3.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oregon average (21% vs 37% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school21%
District avg26%
Oregon avg37%
222nd of 271
Oregon public high schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 28 pts since 2016
From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
103rd of 141Molalla River School District 35 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202621.2222 of 27118.1%★☆☆☆☆
202552.6111 of 27058.9%★★★☆☆
202453.1105 of 26860.8%★★★☆☆
202374.354 of 25879.1%★★★★☆
202243.7133 of 24144.8%★★☆☆☆
201980.236 of 26686.5%★★★★☆
201861.898 of 28365.4%★★★☆☆
201755.6125 of 28355.8%★★★☆☆
201648.3157 of 29246.2%★★☆☆☆
201543.7182 of 29237.7%★★☆☆☆
201457.5143 of 30152.5%★★★☆☆
201349.9186 of 30338.6%★★☆☆☆
201261.7139 of 30854.9%★★★☆☆
201157.3154 of 29948.5%★★☆☆☆
201074.463 of 28577.9%★★★★☆
200971.560 of 26377.2%★★★★☆
200850.8132 of 24947.0%★★☆☆☆
200765.974 of 24469.7%★★★★☆
200654.6100 of 23557.4%★★★☆☆
200518.6201 of 23113.0%★☆☆☆☆
200430.3179 of 22520.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202628.4153 of 21428.5%★☆☆☆☆
202542.8110 of 21147.9%★★☆☆☆
202435.7132 of 21338.0%★★☆☆☆
202379.831 of 20084.5%★★★★☆
202249.088 of 19454.6%★★★☆☆
201963.569 of 19965.3%★★★☆☆
201856.4107 of 25157.4%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202629.694 of 13429.9%★★☆☆☆
202528.999 of 13828.3%★☆☆☆☆
202442.665 of 13250.8%★★★☆☆
202346.165 of 13451.5%★★★☆☆
202234.181 of 12334.1%★★☆☆☆
201969.830 of 14479.2%★★★★☆
201849.570 of 15655.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202635.196 of 15236.8%★★☆☆☆
202550.161 of 16663.3%★★★☆☆
202461.053 of 17068.8%★★★☆☆
202368.153 of 22476.3%★★★★☆
202244.0132 of 24145.2%★★☆☆☆
201969.750 of 22978.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202614.3207 of 2268.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202558.479 of 23766.7%★★★☆☆
202458.869 of 21668.1%★★★☆☆
202369.056 of 21473.8%★★★★☆
202238.4117 of 20041.5%★★☆☆☆
201983.225 of 20687.9%★★★★☆
201865.376 of 25069.6%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201852.050 of 9849.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202620.383 of 9310.8%★☆☆☆☆
202564.326 of 9472.3%★★★★☆
202371.415 of 8081.3%★★★★☆
201932.771 of 9827.6%★☆☆☆☆
201818.6122 of 1327.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202615.7218 of 25113.1%★☆☆☆☆
202558.490 of 25064.0%★★★☆☆
202453.5105 of 24457.0%★★★☆☆
202384.327 of 23788.6%★★★★☆
202245.2126 of 22844.7%★★☆☆☆
201974.648 of 24580.4%★★★★☆
201862.6102 of 26661.7%★★★☆☆
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)
Multi-racial (2018)49th percentile-16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+19 vs school
Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2026)29th percentile+10 vs school
White (2026)13th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2026)11th percentile-7 vs school
Male (2026)8th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts27%-17 vs state
Science20%-10 vs state
Mathematics15%-18 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 745 students attended Molalla High School.

Molalla High School ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Oregon high schools.

Students at Molalla High School are 70% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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Latest Oregon data All new data »
2025–26 OSAS test scoresNewSep 25, 2026
2023–24 through 2024–25 school spending dataAug 24, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 29, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataNov 20, 2025


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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