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Alder Creek Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Alder Creek Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Milwaukie, Oregon, serving 810 students as part of North Clackamas School District 12, a district that itself ranks above average statewide (48th of 141, 66th percentile).

That district standing is what makes the school's own results the central issue for families. Alder Creek ranks 289 of 371 Oregon middle schools — the 22nd percentile, a 1-star rating, roughly 44 percentile points below its own district. There is a modest uptick: the school sat at the 14th percentile in both 2023–24 and 2024–25, and was at the 48th back in 2017–18, so 2025–26 is its best showing since 2018–19. Still, in 2025–26 only 29.1% of students met the ELA standard, 21.5% met math, and 11.1% met science — all below district and state figures, and the lowest ELA and science results among the nearby schools we compared. Within the same district, Happy Valley Middle School posts 50.3% ELA and Rock Creek Middle School 45.4%, despite very similar free/reduced-lunch rates, which suggests school-level factors matter more than student intake here.

Two patterns stand out. First, results fall sharply by grade: ELA drops from 36.9% in 6th grade to 17.0% in 8th, and 8th-grade science reaches just 11.1% — about one in nine students. Because this is a single year's snapshot, it could reflect one particularly weak cohort, but it is the most important thing to ask about. Attendance is a genuine bright spot: chronic absenteeism has fallen 9.5 percentage points in three years to 34.7%, though it remains above the district's 30.5%. Special education students improved to the 44th percentile, while gifted students sit at the 6th. Per-student spending is $21,569 — above both Happy Valley and Rock Creek — so spending here isn't tracking outcomes.

810

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,569

Per pupil spending ?

59.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93.7%

Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5.2% (any vaccine)

13801 SE Webster Rd
Milwaukie, OR 97267-1998

(503) 353-5700

District: North Clackamas School District 12

Students who attend Alder Creek Middle School usually attend:

High:

Putnam High School

Feeder schools for Alder Creek Middle School:

Elementary:	Bilquist Elementary School
	Oak Grove Elementary
	Riverside Elementary School
	View Acres Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.0%

Hispanic:

31.6%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (23% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg37%

Oregon avg37%

289^th of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the North Clackamas School District 12

48^th of 141North Clackamas School District 12 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
2026	24.5	289 of 371	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	316 of 368	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	319 of 371	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	305 of 380	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	265 of 367	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	241 of 379	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	201 of 384	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.0	283 of 382	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.6	273 of 383	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.5	231 of 381	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.2	276 of 382	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	301 of 377	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.7	318 of 395	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.1	229 of 357	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.8	170 of 343	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.7	177 of 323	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.0	208 of 315	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.4	165 of 295	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.8	165 of 285	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.9	111 of 271	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.1	138 of 270	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	13.4	35 of 39	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	26.7	25 of 29	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	43 of 46	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	245 of 321	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	278 of 316	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	264 of 313	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	275 of 323	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	237 of 310	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	196 of 277	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	189 of 342	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	97 of 103	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	99 of 104	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	95 of 103	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	77 of 103	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	69 of 93	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	178 of 200	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	182 of 196	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	189 of 196	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	200 of 201	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	156 of 194	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	108 of 191	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	131 of 210	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	215 of 256	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	227 of 240	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	208 of 244	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	293 of 312	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	261 of 364	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	192 of 282	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	195 of 325	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	269 of 327	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	292 of 330	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	290 of 323	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	254 of 318	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	219 of 312	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	186 of 291	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	193 of 341	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	107 of 128	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	118 of 133	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	99 of 125	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	88 of 114	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	63 of 110	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	85 of 115	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	81 of 137	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	108 of 193	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	156 of 180	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	152 of 153	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	96 of 150	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	124 of 143	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	58 of 156	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	79 of 206	61.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	269 of 354	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	306 of 351	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	287 of 349	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	271 of 360	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	260 of 355	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	216 of 344	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	181 of 357	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+22 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)14th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2019)10th percentile-26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)6th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-15 vs state

Mathematics22%-11 vs state

Science11%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, November 8, 2019

I'm a student and the school literally babys us and the sk called great principal sacred the kids and makes them feel uncomfortable. He litterly looks us up and down. The science teachers as a whole are not that good. They wont let you go to your lockers during lunch no matter what. For females its hard to deal with monthly problems. The teacher have reduced their bathroom passes to almost non existent and in my math classroom ni matter what I say I wont be allowed to go and plug the flow. This school is basically elementary school with taller kids. Place sucks and offers no support for life, exept maybe making sure that you are accustomed to being the target of bullying. The staff wont do anything if you tell them, but will get made when a pencil is taken, but not by the racial slurs and homophobic language that's spoken all the time. This school deserves less then one star honestly Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 25, 2019

My daughter is in 6th grade this year and Alder Creek has been great. We have a new principal, that is wonderful, and the teachers have been amazing. I had heard negative things in the past, so I was worried, but my experience has been very positive. I think middle school is a hard time for kids, so maybe that's where some of the negativity come from. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, April 10, 2019

We have a new Principal this year, and he has made huge gains in building our school community. I'm very impressed with the teachers and staff. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alder Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	13801 SE Webster Rd	Milwaukie	97267	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5700	810	46	17.7	59.0%	462 (57.0%)	19 (2.3%)	256 (31.6%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.8%)	24.5	289^th of 371 public middle schools	22.1%		18.1	316^th of 368 public middle schools	14.1%	27	36.9	32.9	17.0	29.1	27.7	19.7	17.0	21.5	11.1	11.1	93.7%	5.2%	$21,569	$710	$20,859
Rowe Middle School	Public	6-8	3606 SE Lake Rd	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5725	747	40	18.5	58.8%	402 (53.8%)	31 (4.1%)	197 (26.4%)	20 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.5%)	67 (9.0%)	32.9	252^nd of 371 public middle schools	32.1%		31.5	255^th of 368 public middle schools	30.7%	3	41.5	31.5	34.9	35.9	27.0	20.2	19.9	22.4	23.4	23.4	91.7%	7.6%	$22,251	$885	$21,366
Walter L Kraxberger Middle School	Public	6-8	17777 Webster Rd	Gladstone	97027	Clackamas County	Gladstone School District 115	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 655-3636	343	20	16.9	62.7%	235 (68.5%)	2 (0.6%)	65 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.3%)	27.2	278^th of 371 public middle schools	25.1%		46.2	178^th of 368 public middle schools	51.6%	100	37.1	38.9	32.1	36.1	14.6	20.5	16.7	17.2	19.3	19.3	89.4%	10.4%	$21,807	$365	$21,442
Rock Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	14331 SE 132nd Ave	Clackamas	97015	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5680	889	47	18.9	58.6%	445 (50.1%)	30 (3.4%)	145 (16.3%)	183 (20.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	76 (8.5%)	53.7	134^th of 371 public middle schools	63.9%		42.9	188^th of 368 public middle schools	48.9%	54	42.9	54.7	37.6	45.4	32.7	40.0	32.4	35.2	24.2	24.2	92.5%	6.6%	$20,053	$787	$19,266
Lane Middle School	Public	6-8	7200 SE 60th Ave	Portland	97206	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6355	417	32	13.0	97.6%	158 (37.9%)	39 (9.4%)	116 (27.8%)	60 (14.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	31 (7.4%)	37.2	232^nd of 371 public middle schools	37.5%		27.2	275^th of 368 public middle schools	25.3%	43	37.0	37.5	36.4	36.9	26.1	22.5	26.8	25.2	26.8	26.8	88.4%	10%	$25,848	$1,713	$24,135
Sellwood Middle School	Public	6-8	8300 SE 15th Ave	Portland	97202	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5656	575	29	20.0	41.7%	446 (77.6%)	7 (1.2%)	48 (8.3%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.0%)	97.6	8^th of 371 public middle schools	97.8%		94.1	16^th of 368 public middle schools	95.7%	8	73.5	83.8	76.5	77.9	67.2	76.1	70.3	71.2	54.6	54.6	91.2%	8.5%	$21,419	$841	$20,577
Happy Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	13865 SE King Rd	Happy Valley	97086	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-1920	1,158	58	19.9	58.1%	583 (50.3%)	37 (3.2%)	137 (11.8%)	285 (24.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (9.0%)	61.6	107^th of 371 public middle schools	71.2%		69.9	89^th of 368 public middle schools	75.8%	18	54.8	50.4	45.9	50.3	37.0	43.2	32.3	37.4	28.0	28.0	92.8%	7.1%	$19,597	$811	$18,786
Rosemont Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	20001 Salamo Rd	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7550	699	39	18.1	28.9%	508 (72.7%)	9 (1.3%)	59 (8.4%)	41 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.2%)	88.6	37^th of 371 public middle schools	90.0%		88.5	37^th of 368 public middle schools	89.9%		72.1	62.3	65.4	66.5	51.6	57.9	48.7	52.7	46.1	46.1	92.7%	7%	$16,591	$00	$16,591
Tumwata Middle School	Public	6-8	14133 S Donovan Rd	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-8300	685	25	26.9	54.6%	515 (75.2%)	4 (0.6%)	87 (12.7%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	56 (8.2%)	51.5	148^th of 371 public middle schools	60.1%		48.5	167^th of 368 public middle schools	54.6%	19	34.1	49.8	56.3	46.8	23.3	28.1	33.3	28.3	34.3	34.3	92.5%	7.2%	$17,691	$450	$17,241
Alice Ott Middle School	Public	6-8	12500 SE Ramona St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6510	594	33	18.0	—	184 (31.0%)	83 (14.0%)	161 (27.1%)	97 (16.3%)	6 (1.0%)	14 (2.4%)	47 (7.9%)	38.3	227^th of 371 public middle schools	38.8%		39	210^th of 368 public middle schools	42.9%	17	38.7	36.7	40.5	38.7	25.3	20.7	31.8	26.2	22.0	22.0	88%	10.3%	$24,805	$1,830	$22,976

Frequently Asked Questions about Alder Creek Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Alder Creek Middle School?

Students at Alder Creek Middle School are 57% White, 32% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Alder Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 810 students attended Alder Creek Middle School.

Is Alder Creek Middle School a good school?

Alder Creek Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Oregon middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Alder Creek Middle School attend?

Students who attend Alder Creek Middle School usually go on to attend Putnam High School

What district is Alder Creek Middle School in?

North Clackamas School District 12

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