The Metropolitan Learning Center (MLC) is an alternative public school serving K–12 students in Portland, Oregon, United States.

[9] Reflecting modern standards of the day, Tudor Revival was chosen as the style for Couch School.

According to Gilman, the plan resulted in fewer discipline problems and higher attendance than at the conventional Couch School.

In 2016, the Northwest District gas explosion occurred two and a half blocks away from MLC while many 10th grade students were taking their PSAT/NMSQT tests.

[14] As of 2025, the student population was 67.2% white, 12.1% mixed race, 10.6% Hispanic, 2.3% Asian, 2.3% Black, and 0.3% American Indian.

"[20] Accordingly, MLC does not issue letter grades, instead using a four category rating system ("Exceeds", "Proficient", "Developing", or "Does Not Meet") to evaluate students.

Each category is assigned a grade point average range to show how the ratings can be translated onto a 4.0 scale.