In 1984, West Linn High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States. In 2008, 93% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 373 students, 346 graduated, 18 dropped out, 6 received a modified diploma, and 3 are still in high school. In 2014, 95% of the school's seniors graduated. 16 students dropped out. The school received a silver ranking from U.S. News & World Report's 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey. The four-year graduation rate at West Linn High School was 97 percent for the Class of 2013 cohort, meaning that nearly all West Linn students who entered high school in September 2009 graduated on time.
Athletics
West Linn High School has enjoyed a high level of athletic success in previous years. The school has recently won state championships in boys basketball 4 times, football, girls golf, and boys lacrosse twice and a row. The school's athletic programs include football, cross country, soccer, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball, swimming, lacrosse and track and field, competing at the highest level, in the Three Rivers League OSAA State Championship Teams
Boys Golf - Peter Nichenko, 1992 ; Daniel Griffiths, 2000
Girls Golf - Sharon Shin, 2009 ; Morgan Thompson, 2011
Boys Tennis - Rian Rifkin / Austin Rifkin, 2003 & 2004 ; Stephen Robertson, 2004
Boys Track & Field - Nate Dicenzo, 1996 ; Evan Kelty 1996-97-98, 1998 ; Josh Haskett 1997 ; Davis / Kelty / Sean / Dicenzo 1996 ; Gross / Voboril, Van Meter / Kelty 1997 ; Dan Acker 1961 ; Mike Ehlers 1984, 1984 ; Casey Kauffman 2003 ; Rob Mamula 2000 ; Amis / Radtke / Oilar / Tressler 1982 ; Roman Ollar 2016
Girls Track & Field - Katrina deBoer 1993 ; Elizabeth Rogers 1997 ; Nicole Woodward 1989 ; Catherine Johnston 1990 ; Lightowler / Johnston / Humrich / Veenker 1989 ; Fisher / Numrich / St. John / Johnston, 1990 ; Hackbarth / Brown / Baker / Rogers 1997 ; Kim Carroll 1978 ; Ali Super 2006, 2007–08
Boys Wrestling - Bob Kenney 1960 ; John Eudaly 1964 ; Arnie Bagley 1979 ; Lance Johnson 1988 ; Shane Johnson 1991 ; Joe Donnerberg 1993 ; Landon Poppleton 1994 ; Joel Harris 2001 ; Matt Kim 2004 ; Prescott Garner 2007 ; Mitch Gaulke 2009 ; Tim Harman 2014 Sean Harman 2017 Cael Brunson 2019