Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANBY SD 86·NCES 410264000100
Carus School
14412 S Carus Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045 · (503) 263-7190 · Clackamas County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
208 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Canby SD 86. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.4%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
33.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.4% | 33.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 38.3% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Carus School
Carus School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carus School this school | 325 | 64.0% | 36.8% |
| Amity Elementary School Amity | 320 | 64.7% | 26.8% |
| Yolanda Elementary School Springfield | 362 | 64.9% | 29.2% |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary School Astoria | 352 | 66.2% | 33.6% |
| West Sutherlin Intermediate Sutherlin | 284 | 64.8% | 21.8% |
| Awbrey Park Elementary School Eugene | 401 | 63.8% | 33.5% |
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 Carus School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #261 of 591 | #36 of 63 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #329 of 646 ▼ 77 | #46 of 66 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #282 of 646 ▼ 21 | #41 of 66 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #359 of 710 | #45 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #218 of 587 | #19 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #473 of 587 | #52 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #441 of 645 | #11 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.3% | #69 of 493 | #5 of 43 |
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
325
-65 (-17%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 325 | 20.1 | 16.2:1 | 64% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 21.3 | 16.2:1 | 52% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 22.6 | 16.0:1 | 40% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 25 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 22.1 | 21.4:1 | 37% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 20 | 21.5:1 | 40% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 15 | 22.3:1 | 43% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 19 | 20.6:1 | 19% (73) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carus School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (473 to 325); teachers down 9% (22.1 to 20.1).
About Carus School
Located in Oregon City, Oregon, Carus School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 325 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Canby SD 86 oversees Carus School and 7 other schools, with 4,134 students in total.
At 76%, White students outnumber all other groups at Carus School combined. The school is also 18% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 79% White share among all Clackamas County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Carus School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
Federal staffing data show 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Carus School and a ratio of 16.2:1. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average ratio is about 16.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 64% of students. Public schools in Clackamas County average 50%.
In Oregon, Carus School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 36.8% actual against a predicted 37.7%.
Within Clackamas County, median household income is about $103,517, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 118 public schools in Clackamas County, with a combined enrollment of about 57,601.
The shortest distance from Carus School to another public school is about 2.9 miles, to Beavercreek Elementary School. The five-mile area around Carus School holds 7 other public schools. Carus School comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 325, 17% below the 390 of 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about 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 Canby SD 86
- Canby High SchoolHigh · 1,402 students
- Baker Prairie Middle SchoolMiddle · 532 students
- Ninety-One SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Cecile Trost Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Howard Eccles Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- William Knight Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Other schools in Oregon City
- 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
Nearby schools
- Beavercreek Elementary School2.9 mi · 458
- Oregon City Senior High School3.4 mi · 1,944
- Mulino Elementary School3.5 mi · 204
- Gaffney Lane Elementary School3.9 mi · 419
- John McLoughlin Elementary School4.9 mi · 585
- Gardiner Middle School4.9 mi · 699
Frequently asked questions
About Carus SchoolHow large is Carus School?
Carus School enrolls approximately 325 students in grades KG-06.
Is Carus School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carus School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carus School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carus School is approximately 16.2:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Carus School?
Carus School reports a student body of 76% White, 18% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Carus School?
Carus School is overseen by Canby SD 86 in Clackamas County.
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