Molalla High School

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

Molalla High School in Molalla, Oregon enrolled 745 students in 2024-25 with 40.3 full-time teachers, 18.5 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, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-74% (Oregon: 81.3%).

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

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%

763 students in 2022-23, 773 students in 2023-24, 745 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.3 to 40.3.

Students enrolled at Molalla High School by school year2022-23: 763, 2023-24: 773, 2024-25: 74502004006008002022-237632023-247732024-25745
Students enrolled at Molalla High School by school year2022-23: 763, 2023-24: 773, 2024-25: 74502004006008002022-237632023-247732024-25745
Students enrolled at Molalla High School by school year2022-23: 763, 2023-24: 773, 2024-25: 74502004006008002022-237632023-247732024-25745
Students enrolled at Molalla High School by school year2022-23: 763, 2023-24: 773, 2024-25: 74502004006008002022-237632023-247732024-25745
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376336.321.0
2023-2477342.318.3
2024-2574540.318.5

18.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 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; Molalla High School 18.5; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMolalla High School 18.5state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Molalla High School 18.5; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMolalla High School 18.5state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Molalla High School 18.5; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMolalla High School 18.5state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Molalla High School 18.5; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMolalla High School 18.5state 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).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 349 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Molalla High School enrolled 697 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 55 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 349 of the 697 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions55
  • Chronically absent55.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.6% of students were White, 22.7% Hispanic, 3.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White70.6%
  2. Hispanic22.7%
  3. Two or more races3.9%
  4. American Indian1.3%
  5. Asian0.7%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%
  7. Black0.3%

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 Molalla High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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, 2021-2240‑44%41%44%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%25% (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

70-74% of the 187 students in Molalla 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 rate70‑74%70‑74%81.3%
Students in the class18719146,371

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 Molalla High School

  1. Colton High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 6.4 miles away: 161 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
  2. Canby High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 9.5 miles away: 1,402 students, 21.9 per teacher (2024-25).9.5 mi
  3. Compare Molalla High School with Colton High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Molalla River SD 35 spends per student$13,802 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,802
  5. The largest public schools in OregonMolalla High School is the number 89 by size of 260 Oregon high schools open in 2024-25.#89 of 260
  6. Oregon schools by students per teacher18.5 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.2 for high schools.18.5:1
  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 Molalla High School

  1. How many students attend Molalla High School?
    745 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 763 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Molalla, OR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Molalla High School?
    18.5 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 Molalla High School a Title I school?
    Molalla 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 Molalla High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Molalla High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 Molalla High School?
    70-74% of the 187 students in Molalla 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 Molalla High School in?
    Molalla River SD 35, NCES district ID 4108310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410831000151 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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