Enrollment
171
Elementary
DISTRICT 149 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLTON SD 53·NCES 410327000109
Colton Elementary School
30439 S Grays Hill Rd, Colton, OR 97017 · (503) 824-3536 · Clackamas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
109 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 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Colton SD 53. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
21.3%
OR avg 43.0% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
15.0%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.3% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.2% | 15.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Colton Elementary School
Colton Elementary School's state test result (19.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colton Elementary School this school | 171 | 63.7% | 19.3% |
| Mari-Linn School Lyons | 158 | 65.2% | 22.0% |
| Walterville Elementary School Springfield | 172 | 64.5% | 40.8% |
| Crane Elementary School Crane | 186 | 67.2% | 57.0% |
| Sweet Home Charter School Sweet Home | 142 | 62.7% | 47.8% |
| Heppner Elementary School Heppner | 185 | 67.6% | 42.1% |
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 Colton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #522 of 591 | #62 of 63 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #592 of 646 ▼ 15 | #64 of 66 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #588 of 646 ▼ 87 | #65 of 66 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #607 of 710 | #64 of 67 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #446 of 645 | #12 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.6% | #29 of 493 | #2 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
171
-8 (-4%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 171 | 9.4 | 18.1:1 | 64% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 11 | 17.6:1 | 43% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 12 | 16.3:1 | 36% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 13 | 13.8:1 | 35% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 14.6 | 18.8:1 | 33% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 14 | 18.4:1 | 42% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 212 | 12 | 17.7:1 | 41% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 19 | 19.2:1 | 50% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 26 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (274 to 171); teachers down 35% (14.6 to 9.4).
About Colton Elementary School
Colton Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school based in Colton, Oregon. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 171 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average enrollment is about 321.
Colton SD 53 has 595 students spread across 4 schools.
Roughly 89% of students at Colton Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Among people living in Clackamas County, the White share is about 79%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Colton Elementary School scores 20%.
A staff of 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.1:1. Compared with the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Clackamas County is 50%.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Colton Elementary School scores 18.6 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.3%; the prediction is 37.8%.
The school is in Clackamas County, where median household income comes to about $103,517, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clackamas County counts 118 public schools with about 57,601 students.
Colton Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Colton Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Colton Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. Colton Elementary School's average proficiency of 19.3% compares with 27.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 179 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 171 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 18.1 students per teacher, compared with 13.8 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Colton Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Colton SD 53
- Colton High SchoolHigh · 161 students
- Colton Virtual AcademyCombined · 153 students
- Colton Middle SchoolMiddle · 110 students
Other schools in Colton
- Colton High SchoolHigh · 161 students
- Colton Virtual AcademyCombined · 153 students
- Colton Middle SchoolMiddle · 110 students
Nearby schools
- Colton Middle School0.3 mi · 110
- Colton Virtual Academy1.1 mi · 153
- Colton High School1.1 mi · 161
- Clarkes Elementary School4.4 mi · 153
- Molalla River Academy5.9 mi · 224
- Molalla High School7.4 mi · 745
Frequently asked questions
About Colton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Colton Elementary School?
Colton Elementary School enrolls approximately 171 students in grades KG-05.
Is Colton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Colton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Colton Elementary School?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Colton Elementary School.
How diverse is Colton Elementary School?
Colton Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Is Colton Elementary School public or private?
Colton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colton SD 53.
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