Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OREGON CITY SD 62·NCES 410933000113
Candy Lane Elementary School
5901 SE Hull St, Milwaukie, OR 97267 · (503) 785-8150 · Clackamas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Oregon public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
28.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
198 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
24.1%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.9% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 24.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Candy Lane Elementary School
Candy Lane Elementary School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candy Lane Elementary School this school | 363 | 54.5% | 27.3% |
| Garfield Elementary School Corvallis | 378 | 57.1% | 32.6% |
| Milwaukie El Puente Elementary School Milwaukie | 408 | 58.8% | 33.2% |
| Bridgeport Elementary School Tualatin | 531 | 57.8% | 36.5% |
| Riverside Elementary School Milwaukie | 311 | 58.8% | 29.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Corvallis | 311 | 57.2% | 40.2% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Candy Lane Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #408 of 591 | #53 of 63 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #473 of 646 ▼ 13 | #57 of 66 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #400 of 646 ▲ 21 | #55 of 66 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #284 of 710 | #40 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.4:1 | #585 of 587 | #62 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #220 of 587 | #22 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #520 of 645 | #42 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.4% | #10 of 88 | #3 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
363
+137 (+61%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 245
Student : Teacher
28.4:1
was 25.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 363 | 12.8 | 28.4:1 | 55% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 17 | 22.6:1 | 41% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 15.7 | 24.7:1 | 41% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 226 | 9 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 268 | 12.3 | 21.9:1 | 60% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 10 | 27.1:1 | 63% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 202 | 8 | 25.3:1 | 61% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 225 | 13 | 17.3:1 | 53% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 245 | 13 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Candy Lane Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (268 to 363); teachers up 4% (12.3 to 12.8).
About Candy Lane Elementary School
This page covers Candy Lane Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in Milwaukie, Oregon. Enrolled students number 363 students, in kindergarten through 5.
Oregon City SD 62 oversees Candy Lane Elementary School and 12 other schools, with 7,202 students in total.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Candy Lane Elementary School, at 52%. The remaining shares are 41% White and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Clackamas County's population at about 10%. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 28.4:1, with 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 11.9 students per teacher above the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 55%.
Measured against Oregon public elementary schools, Candy Lane Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Candy Lane Elementary School scores 27.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 41.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Clackamas County show that the median household income is $103,517, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Candy Lane Elementary School is one of 118 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Gladstone High School, is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Candy Lane Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Reported enrollment: 226 (2020-21) and 363 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. The number of students per teacher rose from 25.1 to 28.4 over 4 years.
Community posts for Candy Lane Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Clackamas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
423,975
Census ACS
Median income
$103,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
118
57,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oregon City SD 62
- Oregon City Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,944 students
- Gardiner Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Tumwata Middle SchoolMiddle · 685 students
- John McLoughlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Holcomb Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Redland Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in Milwaukie
- Putnam High SchoolHigh · 1,060 students
- Milwaukie High SchoolHigh · 874 students
- Alder Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 810 students
- Rowe Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
- Whitcomb Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Milwaukie El Puente Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Gladstone High School0.5 mi · 559
- Putnam High School0.6 mi · 1,060
- Gladstone Center for Children and Families0.6 mi · 109
- Walter L Kraxberger Middle School0.8 mi · 343
- John Wetten Elementary School0.9 mi · 589
- Bilquist Elementary School1.3 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Candy Lane Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Candy Lane Elementary School?
Candy Lane Elementary School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades KG-05.
Is Candy Lane Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Candy Lane Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Candy Lane Elementary School have?
Candy Lane Elementary School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Candy Lane Elementary School?
At Candy Lane Elementary School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 52% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Candy Lane Elementary School public or private?
Candy Lane Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oregon City SD 62.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.