Colton High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Colton, Oregon

Colton High School in Colton, Oregon enrolled 161 students in 2024-25 with 8.0 full-time teachers, 20.1 students per teacher against the Oregon high-school median of 18.2. 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, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (Oregon: 81.3%).

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

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 33%

152 students in 2022-23, 162 students in 2023-24, 161 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.0 to 8.0.

Students enrolled at Colton High School by school year2022-23: 152, 2023-24: 162, 2024-25: 1610501001502002022-231522023-241622024-25161
Students enrolled at Colton High School by school year2022-23: 152, 2023-24: 162, 2024-25: 1610501001502002022-231522023-241622024-25161
Students enrolled at Colton High School by school year2022-23: 152, 2023-24: 162, 2024-25: 1610501001502002022-231522023-241622024-25161
Students enrolled at Colton High School by school year2022-23: 152, 2023-24: 162, 2024-25: 1610501001502002022-231522023-241622024-25161
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315212.012.7
2023-2416212.013.5
2024-251618.020.1

20.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Oregon high schools

Among the 250 Oregon high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Colton High School 20.1; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherColton High School 20.1state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Colton High School 20.1; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherColton High School 20.1state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Colton High School 20.1; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherColton High School 20.1state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Colton High School 20.1; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherColton High School 20.1state median 18.2U.S. 14.5

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).

One counselor per 330 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Colton High School enrolled 165 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 330 of the 165 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent50.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.6% of students were White, 6.2% Hispanic, 5.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White87.6%
  2. Hispanic6.2%
  3. Two or more races5.6%
  4. Asian0.6%

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 Colton High School scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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, 2021-2220% or less39%44%
Math, 2022-2320% or less22% (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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-89% of the 47 students in Colton High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtOregon
Four-year graduation rate80‑89%75‑79%81.3%
Students in the class4710746,371

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Colton High School

  1. Molalla High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 6.4 miles away: 745 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
  2. Estacada High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 10 miles away: 558 students, 24.3 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  3. Compare Colton High School with Molalla High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Colton SD 53 spends per student$16,947 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,947
  5. The largest public schools in OregonColton High School is the number 194 by size of 260 Oregon high schools open in 2024-25.#194 of 260
  6. Oregon schools by students per teacher20.1 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.2 for high schools.20.1:1
  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 Colton High School

  1. How many students attend Colton High School?
    161 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 152 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Colton, OR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Colton High School?
    20.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for high schools is 18.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Colton High School a Title I school?
    Colton High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Colton High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Colton High School scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 is the graduation rate at Colton High School?
    80-89% of the 47 students in Colton High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Colton High School in?
    Colton SD 53, NCES district ID 4103270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410327000110 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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