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Sandy High School

Q: Is Sandy High School a good school?

Sandy High School ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Oregon high schools.

Q: How many students attend Sandy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,420 students attended Sandy High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sandy High School?

Students at Sandy High School are 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Sandy High School?

Sandy High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Firwood Elementary School Elementary : Kelso Elementary School Elementary : Naas Elementary School Elementary : Sandy Grade School Elementary : Welches Elementary School Middle : Boring Middle School Middle : Cedar Ridge Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Oregon High Schools

Better than 20% of Oregon high schools

Summary

Sandy High School is a public high school in Sandy, Oregon, serving grades 9–12 with about 1,420 students as part of the Oregon Trail School District 46.

The school's biggest strength is its graduation rate: 96.3% in 2024–25, matching its district and far above Oregon's 83.0%. That is the highest among nearby schools, ahead of Adrienne C. Nelson High School (94.9%), Clackamas High School (94.4%), Springwater Trail High School (92.0%), Sam Barlow High School (89.4%), Estacada High School (82.9%), Reynolds High School (79.3%), Gresham High School (77.0%), Centennial High School (70.6%), and Reynolds Learning Academy (36.4%). Test scores, however, are below both the district and the state: English language arts 28.6%, math 15.3%, and science 21.2%, compared with district rates of 51.9%, 41.9%, and 29.7%. In math, Sandy is above Gresham (8.6%), Reynolds (8.7%), and Estacada (8.7%) and similar to Centennial (16.1%) and Springwater Trail (14.3%), but well below Clackamas (30.8%), Nelson (30.7%), and Barlow (20.7%). Chronic absenteeism is 42.4% — better than Gresham, Reynolds, Springwater Trail, and Centennial, but higher than Nelson, Clackamas, and Estacada.

Sandy is ranked 217th of 271 Oregon high schools in 2025–26 (20th percentile, 1 star), a long slide from 2014–15 through 2018–19, when it held 4 stars and percentiles between 70 and 87. Its district, by contrast, ranks 15th of 141 statewide with 5 stars, but the district's 11th-grade scores equal Sandy's — the stronger district results come from earlier grades. The free/reduced-price lunch rate rose from 31.94% in 2022–23 to 61.27% in 2024–25, yet Clackamas and Nelson serve similar shares of low-income students with much higher proficiency. Spending ($18,839 per student) and class size (24.1 students per teacher) are mid-range and have improved, so resources alone do not explain the results. Low-income students are a bright spot (78th percentile, 4 stars), while other groups lag. Families should weigh the strong graduation record against low proficiency and high absenteeism.

1,420

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,839

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37400 Bell St
Sandy, OR 97055-7868

(503) 668-8011

District: Oregon Trail School District 46

Feeder schools for Sandy High School:

Elementary:	Firwood Elementary School
	Kelso Elementary School
	Naas Elementary School
	Sandy Grade School
	More...
	Welches Elementary School
Middle:	Boring Middle School
	Cedar Ridge Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

Hispanic:

17.4%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Oregon average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (22% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg44%

Oregon avg37%

217^th of 271

Oregon public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 61 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 141Oregon Trail School District 46 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	22.7	217 of 271	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	180 of 270	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	211 of 268	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	157 of 258	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	137 of 241	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.4	80 of 266	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	55 of 283	80.6%	★★★★☆
2017	73.6	61 of 283	78.4%	★★★★☆
2016	73.1	55 of 292	81.2%	★★★★☆
2015	79.5	37 of 292	87.3%	★★★★☆
2014	43.0	197 of 301	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.9	109 of 303	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.1	136 of 308	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.0	97 of 299	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.8	106 of 285	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.8	66 of 263	74.9%	★★★★☆
2008	39.0	171 of 249	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.6	168 of 244	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.3	175 of 235	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.7	170 of 231	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	50.3	111 of 225	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	147 of 214	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	132 of 211	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	140 of 213	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	127 of 200	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	78 of 194	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.9	43 of 251	82.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	61 of 75	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	70.2	24 of 74	67.6%	★★★★☆
2024	42.0	47 of 69	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	58 of 75	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.8	35 of 57	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	45 of 138	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	83 of 132	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	66 of 134	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	86 of 123	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.6	35 of 144	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	50 of 156	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	34 of 152	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	45.6	70 of 166	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	96 of 170	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	140 of 224	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	136 of 241	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	65 of 229	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	88 of 254	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	201 of 226	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	159 of 237	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	185 of 216	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	115 of 214	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	139 of 200	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.5	56 of 250	77.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	14.9	62 of 68	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	53 of 69	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.8	19 of 47	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	18 of 66	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	19 of 98	80.6%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	67.7	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	77 of 93	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.8	48 of 94	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.8	50 of 69	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	55 of 80	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	21 of 53	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	47 of 98	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	49 of 132	62.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	207 of 251	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	188 of 250	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	206 of 244	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	167 of 237	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	135 of 228	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	79 of 245	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	58 of 266	78.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+58 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+34 vs school

Native American (2018)64th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)19th percentile~ school

White (2026)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)9th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-15 vs state

Science21%-9 vs state

Mathematics15%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student on FaceBook
Saturday, August 1, 2009

I was a student of sandy high school for two years. I moved away to Barlow High school this last year, where I realized just how mediocre of a school sandy is. It is dirty, the teachers don't care enough about their students for them to actually learn in the classroom setting, and the administration is so disorganized and unrealistic that when entering into the school, you literally feel like you are walking into a make-shift prison. But the worst thing about the teachers and administrators at sandy is that if they do not want to talk to you about your problems, they will refer you around to other teachers just to get you out of their hair. I always felt like I was the hockey puck at the NHL if I had a problem concerning the administration.
I was even held back in math a year because my consoler told me the class I should have been in were full. I was forced to take an independent study to catch up. To get a clearer picture though, walk through the school's halls: it's great practice for a teenager getting ready for their license test; stop and go, stop and go, wait to turn left. It's a very frustrating experience to have to go to that school, and so I would NOT recommend this school to anyone, unless I was planning some sort of sick revenge. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)		OSAS Mathematics (2026)		OSAS Science (2026)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 11th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 11th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	22.7	217^th of 271 public high schools	19.9%		33.9	180^th of 270 public high schools	33.3%	37	28.6	28.6	15.3	15.3	21.2	21.2	$18,839	$228	$18,611
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%)	52.9	110^th of 271 public high schools	59.4%		36.1	171^st of 270 public high schools	36.7%	61	54.7	54.7	20.7	20.7	33.0	33.0	$17,762	$468	$17,295
Estacada High School	Public	9-12	355 NE 6th Ave	Estacada	97023	Clackamas County	Estacada School District 108	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 630-8515	558	23	24.2	47.7%	406 (72.8%)	4 (0.7%)	106 (19.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.7%)	33.3	182^nd of 271 public high schools	32.8%		48	127^th of 270 public high schools	53.0%	55	42.9	42.9	8.7	8.7	29.8	29.8	$18,821	$331	$18,490
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%)	47.7	127^th of 271 public high schools	53.1%		39.2	157^th of 270 public high schools	41.9%	30	47.5	47.5	14.3	14.3	38.1	38.1	$21,258	$1,068	$20,190
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%)	14.8	240^th of 271 public high schools	11.4%		13.1	248^th of 270 public high schools	8.1%	8	27.9	27.9	8.6	8.6	15.0	15.0	$17,188	$487	$16,702
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%)	18.1	231^st of 271 public high schools	14.8%		23.1	218^th of 270 public high schools	19.3%	13	33.9	33.9	8.7	8.7	15.0	15.0	$18,354	$650	$17,705
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%)	60.9	90^th of 271 public high schools	66.8%		42.5	147^th of 270 public high schools	45.6%	57	51.9	51.9	30.7	30.7	34.0	34.0	$19,186	$1,030	$18,156
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)
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%)	23.2	214^th of 271 public high schools	21.0%		25.4	207^th of 270 public high schools	23.3%	7	33.1	33.1	16.1	16.1	16.6	16.6	$17,975	$1,005	$16,970
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%)								(n/a)	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	7.7	7.7	$34,054	$912	$33,142

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandy High School

What schools feed into Sandy High School?

Sandy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Firwood Elementary School
Elementary : Kelso Elementary School
Elementary : Naas Elementary School
Elementary : Sandy Grade School
Elementary : Welches Elementary School
Middle : Boring Middle School
Middle : Cedar Ridge Middle School

Is Sandy High School a good school?

Sandy High School ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Oregon high schools.

How many students attend Sandy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,420 students attended Sandy High School.

What district is Sandy High School in?

Oregon Trail School District 46

What is the racial makeup of Sandy High School?

Students at Sandy High School are 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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