Wilsonville High School Explained

Wilsonville High School
Streetaddress:6800 SW Wilsonville Rd
County:(Clackamas County)
Zipcode:97070
Coordinates:45.3077°N -122.7469°W
Campus:Suburban
Principal:Kelly Schmidt[1]
Grades:9-12
Teaching Staff:55.30 (FTE)[2]
Ratio:22.06
Students:1,212 (2020–21)[3]
Rival:West Linn High School
Mascot:Wildcat
Conference:OSAA Northwest Oregon Conference 5A
Feeder Schools:Meridian Creek MS, Inza R. Wood MS
Opened:1995

Wilsonville High School (WVHS) is a four-year suburban, public high school in Wilsonville, Oregon, United States. Part of the West Linn-Wilsonville School district, Wilsonville HS opened in 1995 and has grown steadily to its current population of just over 1,200 students. It offers a wide variety of academic programs, sports, and extracurricular activities as well as a thriving art program. The student body makeup is 52 percent male and 48 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 26 percent.

This is the first and only high school in Wilsonville. Before 1995, students had to either take a bus to West Linn to attend West Linn High School, or go to a neighboring town’s high school. Wilsonville high school was referred to as "high tech high" when it opened in 1995,[4] [5] Wilsonville High School was praised for providing network computers in each classroom and internet access for all students.

Academics

In 2016, Wilsonville High School received a silver ranking from U.S. News & World Report,[6] and was ranked 7th in the state. Standardized test scores show Wilsonville above the state average in reading, writing, math and science.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staff Directory / Administration.
  2. Web site: Wilsonville High School. National Center for Education Statistics. May 13, 2020.
  3. Web site: School & District Enrollment Counts.
  4. David Stabler, "High-Tech High", The Oregonian, September 5, 1995.
  5. Laura Trujillo, "New Wilsonville High Will Be High-Tech", The Oregonian, February 10, 1995.
  6. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/oregon/districts/west-linn-wilsonville-sd-3j/wilsonville-high-school-16685 U.S. News & World Report