Ardenwald Elementary School

Set in Milwaukie, Oregon, Ardenwald Elementary School is a mid-tier primary school, run under North Clackamas SD 12. It enrolls 396 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 23% larger than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Across the 31 schools in North Clackamas SD 12 (16,837 students total), Ardenwald Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Ardenwald Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 64%; the rest is composed of 19% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ardenwald Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Clackamas County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ardenwald Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.9%; this one delivers 37.2%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Clackamas County) records that median household income runs about $103,517, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ardenwald Elementary School is one of 118 public schools in Clackamas County (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students).

Duniway Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ardenwald Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ardenwald Elementary School has fell 9%, going from 433 students in 2018 to 396 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 70% to 64% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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