Wilsonville High School

Wilsonville High School 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 1200 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.

Wilsonville High School
Address
6800 SW Wilsonville Rd Wilsonville , (Clackamas County) , Oregon 97070 United States
Coordinates	45.30773°N 122.746897°W / 45.30773; -122.746897
Information
Type	Public
Opened	1995
School district	West Linn-Wilsonville School District
Principal	Kelly Schmidt
Teaching staff	55.30 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1,220 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	22.06[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)
Athletics conference	OSAA Northwest Oregon Conference 5A
Mascot	Wildcat
Website	www.wvhs.wlwv.k12.or.us/

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,[2][3] 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 and World Report,[4] and was ranked 7th in the state. Standardized test scores show Wilsonville above the state average in reading, writing, math and science.

References

1. "Wilsonville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
2. David Stabler, "High-Tech High", The Oregonian, September 5, 1995.
3. Laura Trujillo, "New Wilsonville High Will Be High-Tech", The Oregonian, February 10, 1995.
4. U.S. News and World Report

• Adam Guenther, "The Coolest Football Coach Ever", The Oregonian, October 1, 2010.
• "Your Schools." Wilsonville High School, The Oregonian. Accessed 2 Nov. 2016.
• “Kelly Schmidt Named WHS Principal” Wilsonville High School, Pamplin Media Group

External links

• Wilsonville High School website