Summary:
ZIP code 97267 in Milwaukie, Oregon is home to 7 public schools serving 3,604 students, covering elementary, middle, and high school grades and split across two districts: six schools belong to North Clackamas School District 12, while one — Candy Lane Elementary School — belongs to Oregon City School District 62. Four elementaries enroll 1,414 students, one middle school enrolls 810, and two high schools enroll 1,380.
View Acres Elementary School is the clear standout — the only school here that beats the state in all three tested subjects (51.1% ELA, 40.0% math, 42.6% science) and with the strongest attendance among the North Clackamas schools (22.9% chronically absent). At the opposite extreme sits New Urban High School, with a 59.4% graduation rate, 78.3% chronic absenteeism, and 7.0% math proficiency. Putnam High School is the largest school in the area (1,060 students) and posts the best graduation rate at 90.9%, but its test scores fall below state levels and 40.5% of students are chronically absent. Candy Lane Elementary School spends the least per student ($18,810) and has the lowest absenteeism in the ZIP (21.5%), though its ELA and math lag.
Across the area, math is the weakest subject — every one of the seven schools scores lower in math than in ELA. Poverty levels are nearly identical at the five comprehensive North Clackamas schools, yet results vary widely, and higher spending does not translate into higher scores. Attendance, by contrast, tracks achievement closely. The most encouraging signal is momentum: Bilquist Elementary School, Riverside Elementary School, and Putnam High School are all climbing the rankings. The clearest concern is Alder Creek Middle School, where 8th-grade ELA proficiency is 17.0% and science is 11.1%.
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