By OTSD, The Mountain Times
School Digger, a website that emphasizes tests scores and achievement data for data-driven comparisons, ranked the Oregon Trail School District (OTSD) as the 11th best district in Oregon for 2024, the second year in a row the district ranked in that spot.
“Our students and staff continue to achieve at high levels, and this ranking is a testament to their hard work,” said Aaron Bayer, OTSD Superintendent. “We will continue to leverage all our abilities to help our students acquire the skills that will forever change the trajectory of their lives and put them on the path of the future they deserve.”
OTSD ranked as the second highest school district in Clackamas County and as the sixth highest in the state for districts serving more than 1,000 students.
“Oregon Trail students are advantaged by being at our schools,” Bayer added. “Our goal is to provide the most robust, reliable and relevant opportunities to our students, from the first day of kindergarten to the day they graduate.”
Sandy High School’s (SHS) graduation rate in 2023 was 91.6 percent, more than 10 points higher than the state average, and students who completed one of the school’s eight different Career Technical Education (CTE) programs graduated at 99 percent. Graduation rates for 2024 are expected to be released this winter.
Middle school students in the OTSD can earn high school credits in seven courses, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, Spanish and several CTE electives, while SHS students can earn dual-credit/college credit in up to 27 classes and in the CTE programs.