Sam Barlow High School

Summary:

Sam Barlow High School is a public high school located in Gresham, Oregon, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,710 students. The school is part of the Gresham-Barlow School District, which is ranked 95 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sam Barlow High School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of 11th-grade students proficient or better in OSAS (Oregon Statewide Assessment System) tests, is generally lower than the state average and the Gresham-Barlow School District average. In 2023-2024, only 38.7% of 11th-grade students at Sam Barlow were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 35.7% and the state's 45.2%. In mathematics, only 15% of 11th-grade students at Sam Barlow were proficient or better, compared to the district's 11% and the state's 20%. The school's performance for students with special needs and low socioeconomic status is also relatively low, with rankings in the bottom quartile of Oregon high schools.

While Sam Barlow High School is part of the same school district as Gresham High School and Springwater Trail High School, its academic performance is generally lower than these nearby schools. Springwater Trail High School, in particular, outperforms Sam Barlow in several key metrics, including English Language Arts and science proficiency rates, despite being a smaller school. This comparison suggests that there may be opportunities for Sam Barlow to learn from the practices and strategies employed by its higher-performing counterparts within the district.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 5105 SE 302nd Ave
       Gresham, OR  97080-8927


(503) 258-4850

District: Gresham-Barlow School District 10J

SchoolDigger Rank:
182nd of 268 Oregon High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,517 Help


Feeder schools for Sam Barlow High School:

Elementary:    East Orient Elementary School
    Hall Elementary School
    Kelly Creek Elementary School
    Powell Valley Elementary School
Middle:    Gordon Russell Middle School
    West Orient Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  25.5 Help
Number of students:  1,638

Racial breakdown:

White:
58.4%
Hispanic:
24.4%
Two or more races:
8.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  47.9% Help


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Compare Details Sam Barlow High School ranks worse than 67.9% of high schools in Oregon. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Gresham-Barlow School District 10J. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.12. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Sam Barlow High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (58.4%), Hispanic (24.4%), two or more races (8.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 47.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sam Barlow High School is 25.5, which is the highest among 4 high schools in the Gresham-Barlow School District 10J! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sam Barlow High School is $16,517, which is the 2nd highest among 3 high schools in the Gresham-Barlow School District 10J.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sam Barlow High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sam Barlow High School 182nd of 268 Oregon public high schools. (See Sam Barlow High School in the ranking list.)

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Gresham-Barlow School District 10J:

SchoolDigger ranks Gresham-Barlow School District 10J 95th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sam Barlow High School

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Rank History for all students at Sam Barlow High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 64.19 73rd 225 67.6%
2005 59.59 90th 231 61.0%
2006 59.69 86th 235 63.4%
2007 77.97 45th 244 81.6%
2008 67.86 74th 249 70.3%
2009 87.20 17th 263 93.5%
2010 79.55 43rd 285 84.9%
2011 75.64 60th 299 79.9%
2012 71.67 77th 308 75.0%
2013 73.00 65th 303 78.5%
2014 60.50 131st 301 56.5%
2015 64.29 90th 292 69.2%
2016 70.42 72nd 292 75.3%
2017 67.94 75th 283 73.5%
2018 48.23 147th 283 48.1%
2019 29.58 208th 266 21.8%
2022 56.73 88th 241 63.5%
2023 26.73 203rd 258 21.3%
2024 32.12 182nd 268 32.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sam Barlow High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.81 76th 98 22.4%
2019 18.47 57th 66 13.6%
2022 85.58 5th 47 89.4%
2023 20.87 60th 69 13.0%
2024 30.05 48th 68 29.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sam Barlow High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.63 29th 132 78.0%
2023 11.66 80th 80 0.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sam Barlow High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.31 147th 254 42.1%
2019 21.21 202nd 229 11.8%
2022 57.09 87th 241 63.9%
2023 20.35 191st 224 14.7%
2024 33.55 104th 170 38.8%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Sam Barlow High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 43.08 7th 13 46.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Sam Barlow High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.15 143rd 251 43.0%
2022 62.75 59th 194 69.6%
2023 33.70 138th 200 31.0%
2024 33.49 139th 213 34.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Sam Barlow High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.98 36th 43 16.3%
2019 51.57 25th 46 45.7%
2022 73.69 17th 57 70.2%
2023 67.75 22nd 75 70.7%
2024 60.58 32nd 69 53.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Sam Barlow High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.81 167th 250 33.2%
2019 24.07 176th 206 14.6%
2022 49.00 84th 200 58.0%
2023 19.54 185th 214 13.6%
2024 30.80 145th 216 32.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Sam Barlow High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.00 28th 37 24.3%
2024 18.36 32nd 35 8.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Sam Barlow High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 30.90 12th 14 14.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sam Barlow High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.90 130th 156 16.7%
2019 24.00 123rd 144 14.6%
2022 42.32 62nd 123 49.6%
2023 19.24 112th 134 16.4%
2024 21.05 112th 132 15.2%
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Rank History for White students at Sam Barlow High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.96 130th 266 51.1%
2019 28.83 194th 245 20.8%
2022 61.28 78th 228 65.8%
2023 26.02 190th 237 19.8%
2024 36.16 158th 244 35.2%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Sam Barlow High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1399 7 32 13 6 n/a n/a 0 1457
1989 1307 9 31 18 6 n/a n/a 0 1371
1990 1263 9 30 13 7 n/a n/a 0 1322
1991 1351 12 37 17 5 n/a n/a 0 1422
1992 1425 11 27 18 5 n/a n/a 0 1486
1993 1525 11 33 19 5 n/a n/a 0 1593
1994 1576 11 35 19 11 n/a n/a 0 1652
1995 1623 8 39 26 12 n/a n/a 0 1708
1996 1623 8 39 26 12 n/a n/a 0 1708
1997 1700 13 44 37 13 n/a n/a 0 1807
1998 1706 21 36 52 13 n/a n/a 0 1828
1999 1758 20 35 47 11 n/a n/a 0 1871
2000 1731 20 40 49 9 n/a n/a 0 1849
2001 1728 25 39 56 7 n/a n/a 0 1855
2002 1661 20 32 94 6 n/a n/a 0 1813
2003 1661 20 32 94 6 n/a n/a 0 1813
2004 1627 22 38 108 11 n/a n/a 2 1808
2005 1599 30 67 147 17 n/a n/a 9 1869
2006 1606 35 76 152 25 n/a n/a 0 1894
2007 1552 29 77 182 26 n/a n/a 25 1891
2008 1544 45 84 194 22 n/a n/a 22 1911
2009 1534 42 79 231 20 n/a n/a 34 1940
2010 1474 22 58 244 23 n/a n/a 54 1875
2011 1406 18 11 254 19 4 93 0 1805
2012 1370 16 17 263 27 11 87 0 1791
2013 1311 20 22 271 26 7 97 0 1754
2014 1268 26 21 284 13 8 94 0 1714
2015 1260 21 23 312 17 6 81 0 1720
2016 1240 30 32 326 8 5 85 0 1726
2017 1194 35 29 331 12 10 93 0 1704
2018 1160 29 39 310 16 10 94 0 1658
2019 1093 22 45 337 16 7 100 1 1621
2020 1085 29 56 369 18 14 82 1 1654
2021 1080 36 66 376 12 11 101 6 1688
2022 1071 38 66 430 9 15 126 6 1761
2023 1019 45 68 413 10 17 124 14 1710
2024 956 44 69 400 10 12 134 13 1638

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sam Barlow High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1457 78.6 18.5 4.6
1989 1371 69.2 19.8 3.6
1990 1322 74.2 17.8 3.7
1991 1422 73.4 19.3 4.2
1992 1486 71.4 20.8 3.6
1993 1593 77.0 20.7 3.6
1994 1652 72.9 22.7 4.4
1995 1708 83.7 20.4 6.1
1996 1708 83.7 20.4 6.1
1997 1807 79.7 22.7 6.1
1998 1828 81.1 22.5 6.9
1999 1871 88.1 21.2 8.6
2000 1849 88.2 21.0 10.9
2001 1855 91.2 20.3 14.6
2002 1813 85.2 21.3 16.8
2003 1813 85.2 21.3 16.8
2004 1808 86.3 21.0 19.7
2005 1869 84.0 22.3 23.3
2006 1894 85.0 22.3 21.9
2007 1891 80.9 23.4 22.8
2008 1911 87.9 21.7 24
2009 1940 85.0 22.8 26
2010 1875 77.7 24.1 30.4
2011 1805 73.9 24.3 31.4
2012 1791 69.4 25.8 34.9
2013 1754 67.8 25.8 40.4
2014 1714 61.8 27.6 46.7
2015 1720 60.0 28.6 42.1
2016 1726 61.0 28.2 40.7
2017 1704 61.3 27.7 37.7
2018 1658 61.7 26.8 36
2019 1621 61.5 26.3 37.9
2020 1654 59.4 27.8 36.9
2021 1688 59.6 28.2 n/a
2022 1761 61.0 28.8 n/a
2023 1710 64.6 26.4 38.3
2024 1638 64.1 25.5 47.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sam Barlow High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1457 78.6 18.5 4.6
1989 1371 69.2 19.8 3.6
1990 1322 74.2 17.8 3.7
1991 1422 73.4 19.3 4.2
1992 1486 71.4 20.8 3.6
1993 1593 77.0 20.7 3.6
1994 1652 72.9 22.7 4.4
1995 1708 83.7 20.4 6.1
1996 1708 83.7 20.4 6.1
1997 1807 79.7 22.7 6.1
1998 1828 81.1 22.5 6.9
1999 1871 88.1 21.2 8.6
2000 1849 88.2 21.0 10.9
2001 1855 91.2 20.3 14.6
2002 1813 85.2 21.3 16.8
2003 1813 85.2 21.3 16.8
2004 1808 86.3 21.0 19.7
2005 1869 84.0 22.3 23.3
2006 1894 85.0 22.3 21.9
2007 1891 80.9 23.4 22.8
2008 1911 87.9 21.7 24
2009 1940 85.0 22.8 26
2010 1875 77.7 24.1 30.4
2011 1805 73.9 24.3 31.4
2012 1791 69.4 25.8 34.9
2013 1754 67.8 25.8 40.4
2014 1714 61.8 27.6 46.7
2015 1720 60.0 28.6 42.1
2016 1726 61.0 28.2 40.7
2017 1704 61.3 27.7 37.7
2018 1658 61.7 26.8 36
2019 1621 61.5 26.3 37.9
2020 1654 59.4 27.8 36.9
2021 1688 59.6 28.2 n/a
2022 1761 61.0 28.8 n/a
2023 1710 64.6 26.4 38.3
2024 1638 64.1 25.5 47.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sam Barlow High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $12,517
2020 n/a n/a $12,210
2021 n/a n/a $12,735
2022 n/a $14,381 (100.0%) $14,381
2023 $858 (5.2%) $15,660 (94.8%) $16,517

Data source: Oregon Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sam Barlow High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 208th of 266 High schoolsRanks 203rd of 258 High schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (Sam Barlow High School)51.535.3
 16.2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Gresham-Barlow School District 10J)54.537.9
 16.6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)66.546.2
 20.3%
11th Grade Mathematics (Sam Barlow High School)27.718.8
 8.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Gresham-Barlow School District 10J)23.713.3
 10.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)32.120.4
 11.7%
11th Grade Science (Sam Barlow High School)18.217.8
 0.4%
   11th Grade Science (Gresham-Barlow School District 10J)33.523.9
 9.6%
   11th Grade Science (Oregon)39.532.7
 6.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students16211710
 5.5%
African American2245
 104.5%
American Indian1610
 37.5%
Asian4568
 51.1%
Hispanic337413
 22.6%
Pacific Islander717
 142.9%
White10931019
 6.8%
Two or More Races100124
 24%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients37.9%38.3%
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Students at Sam Barlow High School are 58% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,638 students attended Sam Barlow High School.

Sam Barlow High School ranks 182nd of 268 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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