Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLATSKANIE SD 6J·NCES 410326000173
Clatskanie Elementary School
815 S Nehalem St, Clatskanie, OR 97016 · (503) 728-2191 · Columbia County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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.
- CBeats 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
17.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
310 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (55).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Clatskanie Elementary School→Clatskanie Middle/High School
Based on grade levels within Clatskanie SD 6J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.5% | 27.6% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Clatskanie Elementary School
Clatskanie Elementary School's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clatskanie Elementary School this school | 387 | 80.1% | 27.6% |
| Oak Grove Elementary School Albany | 362 | 76.5% | 66.6% |
| North Bay Elementary School North Bend | 352 | 83.0% | 31.7% |
| Hucrest Elementary School Roseburg | 394 | 81.2% | 46.3% |
| Glide Elementary School Glide | 398 | 84.9% | 28.7% |
| Eastwood Elementary School Roseburg | 393 | 83.7% | 29.6% |
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 Clatskanie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #403 of 591 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #392 of 646 ▲ 21 | #4 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #381 of 646 ▼ 39 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #229 of 710 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #335 of 587 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #543 of 587 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.1% | #275 of 645 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #51 of 88 | N/A |
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
387
+21 (+6%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 387 | 22.3 | 17.4:1 | 80% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 51% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 46% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 18 | 20.3:1 | 89% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 17.9 | 20.4:1 | 64% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 16 | 20.4:1 | 63% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 18 | 23.2:1 | 57% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 22 | 17.8:1 | 37% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 26 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clatskanie Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (364 to 387); teachers up 25% (17.9 to 22.3).
About Clatskanie Elementary School
Clatskanie Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Clatskanie, Oregon. It offers kindergarten through 6 and has 387 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Oregon have about 321 students on average; enrollment here is 21% higher.
Clatskanie Elementary School belongs to Clatskanie SD 6J, a district of 2 schools and 694 students.
White students are 83% of those enrolled at Clatskanie Elementary School. Next come 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is in line with Columbia County, where about 85% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
The school has 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.4 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Oregon average 16.5:1, 0.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Clatskanie Elementary School, 80% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Columbia County average 62%.
Among Oregon public elementary schools, Clatskanie Elementary School outscored 30%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Clatskanie Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Oregon is predicted to score 31.5%. Clatskanie Elementary School scores 27.6%, 3.9 points below that line.
American Community Survey estimates for Columbia County show that median household income comes to about $87,458, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 23, with about 6,932 students.
Of the public schools around it, Clatskanie Elementary School is closest to Clatskanie Middle/High School, about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within ten miles. Clatskanie Elementary School's average proficiency of 27.6% compares with 39.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Clatskanie Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school grew from 366 students in 2020-21 to 387 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.3:1 to 17.4:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Clatskanie Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,493
Census ACS
Median income
$87,458
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,932 students
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- Clatskanie Middle/High School0.2 mi · 307
- Mist Elementary School7.2 mi · 31
- Mt. Solo Middle School10.0 mi · 401
- Rainier Jr/Sr High School10.4 mi · 366
- Hudson Park Elementary School10.5 mi · 423
- Wahkiakum High School10.7 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About Clatskanie Elementary SchoolHow large is Clatskanie Elementary School?
Clatskanie Elementary School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Clatskanie Elementary School serve?
Clatskanie Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Clatskanie Elementary School have?
Clatskanie Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clatskanie Elementary School?
At Clatskanie Elementary School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Clatskanie Elementary School in?
Clatskanie Elementary School is part of Clatskanie SD 6J.
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