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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOLALLA RIVER SD 35·NCES 410831000101

Clarkes Elementary School

19100 S Windy City Rd, Mulino, OR 97042 · (503) 632-3290 · Clackamas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL153 STUDENTS
Enrollment
153
Elementary
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
101 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2617%
Grade 12919%
Grade 22516%
Grade 32114%
Grade 42516%
Grade 52718%
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
12179%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
2818%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Two+
43%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
8958%
Female
6442%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Clarkes Elementary SchoolMolalla River Middle SchoolMolalla High School
Based on grade levels within Molalla River SD 35. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
55.4%
OR avg 43.0% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
39.7%
OR avg 31.8% . -18.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2555.4%39.7%
2023-2460.0%58.3%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →

Where Clarkes Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn Clackamas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.7%#117 of 591#19 of 63
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.7%#245 of 646#34 of 66
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.4%#156 of 646#23 of 66
Enrollment
ranked largest first
153#627 of 710#66 of 67
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
153
-13 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 23.6:1
% White
79%
was 91%
% Hispanic
18%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-251531015.3:166% (101)
2023-2416211.514.1:146% (75)
2022-231541015.4:136% (55)
2017-181667.123.6:131% (51)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarkes Elementary School.

About Clarkes Elementary School

A low-enrollment elementary school in Mulino, Oregon, Clarkes Elementary School is part of Molalla River SD 35. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 153 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Oregon have about 321 students on average; enrollment here is 52% lower.

District-wide, Molalla River SD 35 has 7 schools and 2,546 students.

White students are 79% of those enrolled at Clarkes Elementary School. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Clackamas County, where about 79% of residents are White. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Clarkes Elementary School are from different groups.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. The school has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 15.3:1 compares with an average of 16.5:1 for elementary schools in Oregon. Federal data show 66% of students (101) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Clackamas County average 50%.

A school with Clarkes Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Oregon is predicted to score 37.0%. Clarkes Elementary School scores 50.7%, 13.8 points above that line.

In Clackamas County, median household income comes to about $103,517, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 118, with about 57,601 students.

Colton Virtual Academy sits about 3.5 miles from Clarkes Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 27.2% proficiency; Clarkes Elementary School posts 50.7%.

NCES describes the area around Clarkes Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.

The school shrank from 166 students in 2017-18 to 153 in 2024-25. Hispanic students went from 5% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 18% in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 23.6:1 in 2017-18 to 15.3:1 in 2024-25.

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Clackamas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Clarkes Elementary School
District
Molalla River SD 35
Address
19100 S Windy City Rd, Mulino, OR 97042
Phone
(503) 632-3290
County
Clackamas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
153
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
101 (66%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
410831000101
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Molalla River SD 35
Other schools in Mulino
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Frequently asked questions

About Clarkes Elementary School
How large is Clarkes Elementary School?
Clarkes Elementary School enrolls approximately 153 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Clarkes Elementary School serve?
Clarkes Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clarkes Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clarkes Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Clarkes Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clarkes Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Clarkes Elementary School public or private?
Clarkes Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Molalla River SD 35.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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