Alder Creek Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Milwaukie, Oregon

Alder Creek Middle School in Milwaukie, Oregon enrolled 810 students in 2024-25 with 45.5 full-time teachers, 17.8 students per teacher against the Oregon middle-school median of 18.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 17% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

846 students in 2022-23, 831 students in 2023-24, 810 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.4 to 45.5.

Students enrolled at Alder Creek Middle School by school year2022-23: 846, 2023-24: 831, 2024-25: 81002505007501k2022-238462023-248312024-25810
Students enrolled at Alder Creek Middle School by school year2022-23: 846, 2023-24: 831, 2024-25: 81002505007501k2022-238462023-248312024-25810
Students enrolled at Alder Creek Middle School by school year2022-23: 846, 2023-24: 831, 2024-25: 81002505007501k2022-238462023-248312024-25810
Students enrolled at Alder Creek Middle School by school year2022-23: 846, 2023-24: 831, 2024-25: 81002505007501k2022-238462023-248312024-25810
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2384647.417.9
2023-2483144.218.8
2024-2581045.517.8

17.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 of every 100 Oregon middle schools

Among the 206 Oregon middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Oregon middle schools, 2024-25206 values from 11.4 to 41.2; This school 17.8; state median 18.1.2 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oregon middle schools, 2024-25206 values from 11.4 to 41.2; This school 17.8; state median 18.1.2 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oregon middle schools, 2024-25206 values from 11.4 to 41.2; This school 17.8; state median 18.1.2 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oregon middle schools, 2024-25206 values from 11.4 to 41.2; This school 17.8; state median 18.1.2 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 18.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alder Creek Middle School enrolled 836 students and reported no counselor; it reported 44 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions44
  • Chronically absent47.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.4% of students were White, 31.8% Hispanic, 5.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White57.4%
  2. Hispanic31.8%
  3. Two or more races5.8%
  4. Black2.4%
  5. Asian2.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Alder Creek Middle School scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOregon
Reading and language arts, 2021-2234%45%44%
Math, 2022-2317%32% (2021-22)30.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Milwaukie

2 public middle schools in Milwaukie report 2024-25 enrollment; Alder Creek Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Alder Creek Middle School81017.859.0%
Rowe Middle School74718.658.8%

All public schools in Milwaukie →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Alder Creek Middle School

  1. Rowe Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 747 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Lane Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.3 miles away: 417 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  3. Compare Alder Creek Middle School with Rowe Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much North Clackamas School District spends per student$15,025 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,025
  5. The largest public schools in OregonAlder Creek Middle School is the number 16 by size of 207 Oregon middle schools open in 2024-25.#16 of 207
  6. Oregon schools by students per teacher17.8 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.1 for middle schools.17.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Alder Creek Middle School

  1. How many students attend Alder Creek Middle School?
    810 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 846 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Milwaukie, OR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Alder Creek Middle School?
    17.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for middle schools is 18.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Alder Creek Middle School a Title I school?
    Alder Creek Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Alder Creek Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Alder Creek Middle School scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Alder Creek Middle School in?
    North Clackamas School District, NCES district ID 4108830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410883004189 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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