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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97222

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At a glance

Schools

4,311

Students

Top rankedMilwaukie Academy of the Arts42^nd of 271 Oregon high schools

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Biggest riser

Milwaukie Academy of the Arts up 78 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Linwood Elementary School 15.3 students per teacher

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Summary:

ZIP code 97222, covering Milwaukie, Oregon, contains 11 public schools — eight elementary, one middle, and two high schools — all inside North Clackamas School District 12, which ranks 48th of 141 Oregon districts. Enrollment totals roughly 4,311 students and ranges from 159 at Sojourner School to 874 at Milwaukie High School — nearly a 5.5× spread between the smallest and largest campus. Test scores come from OSAS 2025–2026; attendance, graduation, spending, and lunch data are from 2024–2025.

Four schools stand out. Sojourner School is the strongest all-around campus (83rd percentile, 4 stars; ELA 67.6%, Math 54.2%, chronic absenteeism just 12.0%). Milwaukie Academy of the Arts is the highest-ranked school here (85th percentile, 4 stars; ELA 76.3%, graduation 92.8%), though its math falls to 25.8%, it reports no free/reduced-lunch percentage, and its listed student-teacher ratio of 425.7 is a reporting artifact, not a real staffing figure. Ardenwald Elementary and Cascade Heights Public Charter also beat state averages and are improving. By contrast, Linwood Elementary (3rd percentile, 0 stars), Whitcomb Elementary (6th percentile), and Milwaukie High School (19th percentile, 48.5% chronic absenteeism) need the most attention.

Several patterns matter for families. Poverty is nearly uniform — most elementaries fall between 58% and 60% free/reduced lunch — yet outcomes range from 83rd percentile to 3rd, so school practice appears to matter more than demographics. Attendance tracks closely with achievement: the lowest-absenteeism schools are among the strongest, the highest among the weakest. Math is the ZIP-wide weakness (~26.6% vs. ~42.1% ELA), and spending is not the differentiator — the highest-spending campuses include the weakest performers.

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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/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 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ardenwald Elementary School	Public	K-5	8950 SE 36th St	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 353-5320	396	24	16.3	58.3%	252 (63.6%)	7 (1.8%)	76 (19.2%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.4%)	59.8	248^th of 709 public elementary schools	65.0%		52.3	287^th of 706 public elementary schools	59.3%	39	51.7	50.0	45.9					49.1	47.4	43.6	29.5					39.9	42.9			42.9	$24,131	$888	$23,243
Linwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	11909 SE Linwood Ave	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 353-5460	259	17	15.3	58.7%	133 (51.4%)	11 (4.2%)	62 (23.9%)	8 (3.1%)	4 (1.5%)	13 (5.0%)	28 (10.8%)	8.1	688^th of 709 public elementary schools	3.0%		17.3	614^th of 706 public elementary schools	13.0%	74	21.3	18.9	15.5					18.3	8.7	13.2	14.3					12.1	6.9			6.9	$25,363	$1,041	$24,322
Whitcomb Elementary School	Public	K-5	7400 SE Thompson Rd	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 353-5660	415	25	16.3	58.3%	142 (34.2%)	22 (5.3%)	183 (44.1%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	44 (10.6%)	11.6	670^th of 709 public elementary schools	5.5%		8.1	691^st of 706 public elementary schools	2.1%	21	22.4	20.6	24.2					22.3	23.7	19.4	9.5					17.5	9.4			9.4	$24,086	$1,441	$22,645
Lewelling Elementary School	Public	K-5	5325 SE Logus Rd	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 353-5440	282	16	17.8	60.3%	152 (53.9%)	11 (3.9%)	81 (28.7%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.9%)	24.1	552^nd of 709 public elementary schools	22.1%		27.4	526^th of 706 public elementary schools	25.5%	26	21.2	32.7	48.9					33.8	17.3	15.7	13.0					15.4	31.8			31.8	$23,753	$1,045	$22,709
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	$22,251	$885	$21,366
Milwaukie High School	Public	9-12	2301 SE Willard St.	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5830	874	52	16.8	77.8%	391 (44.7%)	24 (2.7%)	323 (37.0%)	21 (2.4%)	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.7%)	85 (9.7%)	21.6	220^th of 271 public high schools	18.8%		13.7	244^th of 270 public high schools	9.6%	24							35.6	35.6							10.9	10.9			18.0	18.0	$25,289	$1,021	$24,267
Sojourner School	Public	K-5	11909 SE Linwood Ave	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5460	159	7	22.0	58.5%	119 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.4%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.9%)	79	121^st of 709 public elementary schools	82.9%		72	158^th of 706 public elementary schools	77.6%	37	76.9	45.8	79.2					67.6	73.1	45.5	41.7					54.2	42.3			42.3	$19,903	$474	$19,429
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	2150 SE Torbank Rd	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 353-5520	262	16	16.5	69.1%	156 (59.5%)	8 (3.1%)	60 (22.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.0%)	40.2	400^th of 709 public elementary schools	43.6%		38.2	416^th of 706 public elementary schools	41.1%	16	41.7	44.2	51.3					45.8	32.4	26.3	21.1					26.4	28.2			28.2	$25,751	$1,328	$24,422
Milwaukie El Puente Elementary School	Public	K-5	11250 SE 27th Ave	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 353-5480	408	24	16.9	58.8%	165 (40.4%)	6 (1.5%)	201 (49.3%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	41.3	392^nd of 709 public elementary schools	44.7%		41.9	376^th of 706 public elementary schools	46.7%	16	39.7	52.1	39.7					44.2	46.0	25.4	19.0					29.9	27.0			27.0	$22,957	$1,116	$21,841
Cascade Heights Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11326 SE 47th Ave	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 653-3996	228	14	15.8	58.3%	161 (70.6%)	8 (3.5%)	13 (5.7%)	21 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (10.1%)	46.9	344^th of 709 public elementary schools	51.5%		52.4	286^th of 706 public elementary schools	59.5%	58	25.0	36.0	40.9	42.3	9.1	50.0		33.8	54.2	44.0	33.3	42.3	21.7	33.3		38.6	17.4	38.1		27.3	$10,781	$400	$10,381
Milwaukie Academy of the Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	11300 SE 23rd Ave	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5834	281	1	425.7	—	168 (59.8%)	5 (1.8%)	24 (8.5%)	8 (2.8%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	81.8	42^nd of 271 public high schools	84.5%		50.2	120^th of 270 public high schools	55.6%	78							76.3	76.3							25.8	25.8			60.7	60.7	$11,803	$400	$11,403

Cities Near Zip Code 97222

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Milwaukie	0.24 mi	19	143^rd
Happy Valley	1.69 mi	8	26^th
Portland	2.05 mi	153	41^st
Clackamas	2.08 mi	6	72^nd
Lake Oswego	2.92 mi	13	1^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.