We aren’t just supporting students learning today — we’re preparing them for future jobs that keep our communities strong

From pre-apprenticeships in the trades to healthcare training to exploring drone technology, students are gaining hands-on skills for high-demand careers right here in our community. 

We’re preparing students for an increasingly global local workforce, with hundreds of earning achievements like the State Seal of Biliteracy — the most in Oregon history.

Some school districts are seeing graduation rates reach 98, even 100 percent.

This is public education in Clackamas County; hands-on learning, real-world training, and pathways that lead students from the classroom to college, apprenticeships, and meaningful careers. 

Together, we’re building the workforce and community of tomorrow.

Learn more about the impact our schools are making for students, families, and our community:

Graduation & next steps

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graduation rate for the Class of 2024 in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District thanks to a full-inclusion model that ensures all students have access to learning in the general education classroom
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graduation rate for the Class of 2025 in the Colton School District thanks to personalized college and career guidance from staff and volunteers
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graduates earned ODE’s State Seal of Biliteracy in the North Clackamas School District in 2025, the largest number of such honors ever awarded in the state
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percentage-point increase in graduation rate over the past decade in the Estacada School District through a focus on inclusive practices and the steady use of improvement science plan-do-study-act cycles

Career-connected learning

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state-approved high school pre-apprenticeship classes in Clackamas County are offered in the Oregon City School District

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emergency medical response and drone-related training is being offered in the Oregon Trail School District

Student success & belonging

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K-12 students benefited from 2025 summer programs aimed at boosting literacy, recovering high school credits and more in the Canby School District
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percentage-point gain in at-risk elementary students at or above reading benchmarks after just one year of focused work in the Molalla River School District
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of students reported having both friends and adults at school who care about them in the Lake Oswego School District, a testament to their teachers and staff who greet students by name, check in authentically and encourage them every day

Vital resources

to serve students’ basic needs offered through the Gladstone Food Pantry and Gladstone Kids Clothes Closet thanks to the Gladstone School District’s work with community partners