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West Linn High School

Q: Is West Linn High School a good school?

West Linn High School ranks 36 th of 270 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 270 Oregon High Schools

Better than 87% of Oregon high schools

Summary

West Linn High School is a public high school serving 1,858 students in grades 9-12 in West Linn, Oregon, which is part of the highly-ranked West Linn-Wilsonville School District. This school has consistently been among the top-performing high schools in the state, with strong academic achievement, exceptional graduation rates, and support for diverse student groups.

West Linn High School outperforms state and district averages in standardized test scores, with 59.5% of 11th-graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 39.3% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 44.4% and 20.3% statewide, respectively. The school also boasts a remarkable 99.6% four-year graduation rate, far exceeding state and district averages. Additionally, West Linn High School ranks highly in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including Asian, Hispanic, and special education students.

While West Linn High School is a standout performer, it faces some challenges, such as relatively high chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state and district. However, it still outperforms nearby schools like Riverside High School and New Urban High School in this metric. Additionally, Lakeridge High School, which is part of the Lake Oswego School District, consistently outperforms West Linn High School in test scores and graduation rates.

1,809

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,293

Per pupil spending ?

15.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5464 W "A" St
West Linn, OR 97068-3199

(503) 673-7800

District: West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J

Feeder schools for West Linn High School:

Elementary:	Bolton Primary School
	Cedaroak Park Primary School
	Sunset Primary School
	Trillium Creek Primary School
	More...
	Willamette Primary School
Middle:	Athey Creek Middle School
	Rosemont Ridge Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.9%

Two or more races:

10.0%

Hispanic:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2014 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (48% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Oregon high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Oregon average (83%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg44%

Oregon avg33%

36^th of 270

Oregon public high schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J

6^th of 140West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J 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	82.9	36 of 270	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	26 of 268	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	27 of 258	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	35 of 241	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	69 of 266	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	94.4	3 of 283	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	6 of 283	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	93.9	4 of 292	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	90.7	9 of 292	96.9%	★★★★★
2014	90.2	9 of 301	97.0%	★★★★★
2013	90.2	8 of 303	97.4%	★★★★★
2012	88.8	17 of 308	94.5%	★★★★★
2011	89.0	6 of 299	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	90.5	9 of 285	96.8%	★★★★★
2009	94.7	6 of 263	97.7%	★★★★★
2008	96.5	4 of 249	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	96.2	7 of 244	97.1%	★★★★★
2006	96.8	6 of 235	97.4%	★★★★★
2005	94.4	8 of 231	96.5%	★★★★★
2004	88.6	11 of 225	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	8 of 34	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	95.8	1 of 35	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	10 of 37	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.8	7 of 34	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	13 of 43	69.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	24 of 211	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	17 of 213	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	10 of 200	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.3	28 of 194	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	99 of 199	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	93.6	5 of 251	98.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	16 of 74	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	9 of 69	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	21 of 75	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	30 of 57	47.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	6 of 138	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	18 of 132	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	98.1	3 of 134	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.6	12 of 123	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	67.7	34 of 144	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	98.0	1 of 156	99.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	41 of 166	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	40 of 170	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	26 of 224	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	34 of 241	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	35.0	155 of 229	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.0	31 of 254	87.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	37 of 237	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	30 of 216	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	34 of 214	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	28 of 200	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	71 of 206	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	95.2	4 of 250	98.4%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	18 of 69	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	18 of 68	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	11 of 69	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	17 of 47	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	24 of 66	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	95.1	1 of 98	99.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	16 of 94	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	14 of 69	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	7 of 80	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	3 of 53	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	1 of 98	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	41.1	72 of 132	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	54 of 250	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	33 of 244	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	38 of 237	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	41 of 228	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	63 of 245	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	92.0	9 of 266	96.6%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)78th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2025)33rd percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+15 vs state

Science44%+12 vs state

Mathematics39%+19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Go WLHS Lions! My daughter loved the school and the teachers. Fantastic AP courses and lots of additional activities. My daughter got to participate in sports, cheer, etc. This is definitely the place to live if you want a great education for your kids. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, April 2, 2021

My daughter has attended for three years and we have been very happy with the education she is getting and the opportunities she has had to be involved in sports. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Attending this high school changed my life. I still follow the principles learned from the teachers and faculty at this school. Close Quote

Schools Near West Linn 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 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Linn High School	Public	9-12	5464 W "A" St	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7800	1,809	93	19.4	15.7%	1,318 (72.9%)	27 (1.5%)	170 (9.4%)	99 (5.5%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	181 (10.0%)	82.9	36^th of 270 public high schools	86.7%		87.1	26^th of 268 public high schools	90.3%	10				59.5				39.3		44.4	$15,293	$233	$15,061
Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences	Public, Charter	6-12	1306 12th St	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-7860	325	15	22.1	53.5%	263 (80.9%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (9.8%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.2%)	55.3	103^rd of 270 public high schools	61.9%		46	132^nd of 268 public high schools	50.7%	29	23.1	25.5	18.8	60.0	22.9	26.0	10.2	10.5	35.6	39.1	$16,106	$643	$15,463
Oregon City Service Learning Academy	Public	9-12	1404 7th St	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-8445	111	8	14.8	58.6%	73 (65.8%)	1 (0.9%)	20 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.9%)								(n/a)				10.5							$5,619	$512	$5,107
Gladstone High School	Public	9-12	18800 Portland Ave	Gladstone	97027	Clackamas County	Gladstone School District 115	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 655-2544	559	27	20.5	62.8%	391 (69.9%)	4 (0.7%)	105 (18.8%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	37 (6.6%)	35.5	175^th of 270 public high schools	35.2%		37.6	165^th of 268 public high schools	38.4%	10				33.0				17.1		28.7	$20,614	$1,431	$19,182
Putnam High School	Public	9-12	4950 SE Roethe Rd	Milwaukie	97267	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5860	1,060	45	23.8	59.7%	598 (56.4%)	20 (1.9%)	308 (29.1%)	37 (3.5%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (0.8%)	65 (6.1%)	24.4	214^th of 270 public high schools	20.7%		27.8	198^th of 268 public high schools	26.1%	16				34.1				13.9		16.3	$22,240	$1,775	$20,465
Harmony Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2507 Christie Drive	Lake Oswego	97034	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 496-3929	22	5	4.6	45.5%	13 (59.1%)	1 (4.5%)	4 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)											$7,849	$339	$7,510
Parrot Creek Program	Public	9-12	2595 Christie Drive	Lake Oswego	97034	Clackamas County	Clackamas Education Service District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 675-2370	10	0			4 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)
New Urban High School	Public	9-12	1901 SE Oak Grove Blvd	Milwaukie	97267	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5925	320	17	19.3	22.5%	184 (57.5%)	6 (1.9%)	77 (24.1%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (10.0%)	15.2	240^th of 270 public high schools	11.1%		6.2	262^nd of 268 public high schools	2.2%	22				15.9				12.5		15.8	$40,201	$1,242	$38,959
Oregon City Senior High School	Public	9-12	19761 S Beavercreek Rd	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-8900	1,944	75	26.0	54.3%	1,369 (70.4%)	16 (0.8%)	330 (17.0%)	47 (2.4%)	8 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	151 (7.8%)	62.4	79^th of 270 public high schools	70.7%		59.2	90^th of 268 public high schools	66.4%	11				49.1				27.7		35.6	$16,462	$724	$15,738
Lakeridge High School	Public	9-12	1235 SW Overlook Dr	Lake Oswego	97034	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 534-2319	1,241	70	17.8	12.2%	883 (71.2%)	19 (1.5%)	104 (8.4%)	91 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.7%)	123 (9.9%)	94	12^th of 270 public high schools	95.6%		81.9	34^th of 268 public high schools	87.3%	22				74.1				49.2		51.4	$18,965	$339	$18,625

Frequently Asked Questions about West Linn High School

How many students attend West Linn High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,809 students attended West Linn High School.

Is West Linn High School a good school?

West Linn High School ranks 36^th of 270 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into West Linn High School?

West Linn High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bolton Primary School
Elementary : Cedaroak Park Primary School
Elementary : Sunset Primary School
Elementary : Trillium Creek Primary School
Elementary : Willamette Primary School
Middle : Athey Creek Middle School
Middle : Rosemont Ridge Middle School

What is the racial makeup of West Linn High School?

Students at West Linn High School are 73% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is West Linn High School in?

West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J

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