David Douglas High School is a public high school located in Portland, Oregon, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,698 students. The school is part of the David Douglas School District, which is ranked 102 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
David Douglas High School has consistently ranked in the lower half of Oregon high schools, with a ranking between 96-167 out of 241-268 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments (OSAS) is below the state average, with only 38.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 13.6% in Mathematics, and 31.1% in Science for the 2023-2024 school year. Compared to nearby schools, David Douglas High School generally performs worse than Franklin High School (part of the higher-ranked Portland School District) but better than Reynolds Learning Academy (part of the lower-ranked Reynolds School District).
David Douglas High School has a diverse student population, with significant percentages of Asian (22-37% ranking), African American (1-5 ranking), Hispanic (36-88 ranking), and multi-racial (25-62 ranking) students. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 73.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. The school also has a relatively high percentage of English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the bottom 8-13 schools in Oregon for this subgroup. While the school performs relatively well for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, it struggles with the performance of English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom 7-12 schools in Oregon for these subgroups.
In the 2023-24 school year, 2,810 students attended David Douglas High School.
David Douglas High School is fed by the following schools:Elementary : Cherry Park Elementary SchoolElementary : Earl Boyles ElementaryElementary : Gilbert Heights Elementary SchoolElementary : Gilbert Park Elementary SchoolElementary : Lincoln Park Elementary SchoolElementary : Menlo Park Elementary SchoolElementary : Mill Park Elementary SchoolElementary : Ventura Park Elementary SchoolElementary : West Powellhurst Elementary SchoolMiddle : Alice Ott Middle SchoolMiddle : Floyd Light Middle SchoolMiddle : Ron Russell Middle School
David Douglas High School ranks 167th of 268 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.
Students at David Douglas High School are 32% Hispanic, 29% White, 16% Asian, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% Not Specified.
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