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1 / 25#25. Union High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Evergreen Public Schools, WA
- Enrollment: 2,021 (24:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
Best high schools in the Portland, Oregon metro area
According to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics, 15.5 million students attend public high school every year, and more than 3.76 million are expected to graduate in 2025. However, those students have a wide variety of experiences over the course of their high school careers.
To start, issues surrounding equal educational access persist throughout the United States. A January 2025 report published in Frontiers found that disparities across socioeconomic status, race, gender, and geography can lead to negative outcomes and the perpetuation of systemic barriers.
Outside of these issues, students also pursue many different paths within high school. Roughly 8.3 million high schoolers attend educational programs to prepare for careers in fields like transportation, landscaping, and culinary arts. Meanwhile, nearly 2.5 million are in dual enrollment programs that offer high school and college credit for the same course, allowing students to get a jump on higher education degrees.
Dual enrollment programs are particularly useful considering that more than 3 in 5 (61%) high school graduates head to college, per a 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Unfortunately, high school doesn't always guarantee college success. In 2024, the average SAT score declined for the third straight year, and nearly 2 in 5 (39%) test-takers met or exceeded the test's college readiness benchmarks. ACT scores are also on the decline year over year, down to 19.4 out of 36, and just 3 in 10 students met at least three of the ACT's college readiness benchmarks.
With that said, attending a quality high school will typically help prepare students for their next steps in life, whether that's college, technical school, or going straight into the workforce. Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in the Portland metro area using data from Niche, which uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. Most of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.
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2 / 25#24. Mountainside High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Beaverton School District, OR
- Enrollment: 1,758 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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3 / 25#23. Portland Waldorf School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Milwaukie, OR
- Enrollment: 326 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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4 / 25#22. Sunset High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Beaverton School District, OR
- Enrollment: 1,962 (23:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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5 / 25#21. West Linn High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: West Linn-Wilsonville School District, OR
- Enrollment: 1,905 (23:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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6 / 25#20. Camas High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Camas School District, WA
- Enrollment: 1,964 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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7 / 25#19. La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
- School type: Private School
- Location: Milwaukie, OR
- Enrollment: 656 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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8 / 25#18. International School of Beaverton - High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Beaverton School District, OR
- Enrollment: 887 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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9 / 25#17. Westview High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Beaverton School District, OR
- Enrollment: 2,442 (23:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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10 / 25#16. Beaverton Academy of Science & Engineering
- School type: Public School
- Location: Beaverton School District, OR
- Enrollment: 822 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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11 / 25#15. Lincoln High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Portland Public Schools, OR
- Enrollment: 1,615 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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12 / 25#14. St. Stephen's Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Beaverton, OR
- Enrollment: 299 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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13 / 25#13. Central Catholic High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Portland, OR
- Enrollment: 859 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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14 / 25#12. Lakeridge High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Lake Oswego School District, OR
- Enrollment: 1,234 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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15 / 25#11. Valley Catholic School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Beaverton, OR
- Enrollment: 1,055 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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16 / 25#10. Lake Oswego Senior High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Lake Oswego School District, OR
- Enrollment: 1,245 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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17 / 25#9. Riverdale High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Riverdale School District, OR
- Enrollment: 185 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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18 / 25#8. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Vancouver, WA
- Enrollment: 230 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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19 / 25#7. Trinity Academy of Portland
- School type: Private School
- Location: Portland, OR
- Enrollment: 120 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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20 / 25#6. Jesuit High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Portland, OR
- Enrollment: 1,284 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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21 / 25#5. St. Mary's Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Portland, OR
- Enrollment: 660 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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22 / 25#4. Northwest Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Portland, OR
- Enrollment: 251 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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23 / 25#3. Islamic School of Muslim Educational Trust (MET)
- School type: Private School
- Location: Tigard, OR
- Enrollment: 191 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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24 / 25#2. Oregon Episcopal School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Portland, OR
- Enrollment: 887 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. Catlin Gabel School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Portland, OR
- Enrollment: 782 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.
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