Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCAPPOOSE SD 1J·NCES 411098000168
Grant Watts Elementary School
52000 SE Third Pl, Scappoose, OR 97056 · (971) 200-8002 · Columbia County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
148 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 128 | 34% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 32% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 34% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Grant Watts Elementary School→Otto Petersen Elementary School→Scappoose Middle School→Scappoose High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Scappoose SD 1J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.4%
OR avg 43.0% . -15.0pp since 2023
Math
42.9%
OR avg 31.8% . -11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.4% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 57.4% | 54.6% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Grant Watts Elementary School
Grant Watts Elementary School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Watts Elementary School this school | 382 | 38.7% | 49.3% |
| Duniway Elementary School Portland | 387 | 41.6% | 66.0% |
| Llewellyn Elementary School Portland | 373 | 41.8% | 71.4% |
| Cedaroak Park Primary School West Linn | 348 | 44.3% | 65.2% |
| Willamette Primary School West Linn | 384 | 44.3% | 59.0% |
| Alameda Elementary School Portland | 498 | 41.8% | 72.2% |
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 Grant Watts Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #129 of 591 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #197 of 646 ▼ 90 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #308 of 646 ▼ 170 | #3 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #244 of 710 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #227 of 587 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #490 of 587 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.7% | #625 of 645 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #88 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
382
+77 (+25%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 382 | 23.5 | 16.3:1 | 39% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 19.7 | 17.9:1 | 41% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 18.5 | 18.7:1 | 38% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 19 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 19.6 | 19.5:1 | 33% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 16 | 24.3:1 | 35% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 16 | 23.5:1 | 34% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 17 | 23.3:1 | 18% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 17 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Watts Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (381 to 382); teachers up 20% (19.6 to 23.5).
About Grant Watts Elementary School
Grant Watts Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Scappoose, Oregon. Enrolled students number 382 students, in grades 1 through 3.
Grant Watts Elementary School sits within Scappoose SD 1J, which has 8 schools and 2,251 students.
At 78%, White students outnumber all other groups at Grant Watts Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Grant Watts Elementary School has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.3:1. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average ratio is about 16.5:1. The school's lunch program data list 39% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 62% average for public schools in Columbia County.
Grant Watts Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.3%, compared with a predicted 47.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Columbia County, median household income is about $87,458, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 23 public schools in Columbia County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,932.
Nearby, Otto Petersen Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Grant Watts Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Grant Watts Elementary School at 2nd of 6.
Grant Watts Elementary School falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The number of students climbed from 305 to 382 over 4 years.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scappoose SD 1J
- Scappoose High SchoolHigh · 709 students
- Otto Petersen Elementary SchoolMiddle · 416 students
- Scappoose Middle SchoolMiddle · 307 students
- Sauvie Island SchoolElementary · 212 students
- Warren Elementary SchoolElementary · 109 students
- South Columbia Family SchoolElementary · 66 students
Other schools in Scappoose
- Scappoose High SchoolHigh · 709 students
- Otto Petersen Elementary SchoolMiddle · 416 students
- Scappoose Middle SchoolMiddle · 307 students
- Scappoose Online AcademyCombined · 50 students
Nearby schools
- Otto Petersen Elementary School0.1 mi · 416
- Scappoose High School0.2 mi · 709
- Scappoose Online Academy0.2 mi · 50
- Scappoose Middle School0.4 mi · 307
- South Columbia Family School4.4 mi · 66
- Warren Elementary School4.4 mi · 109
Frequently asked questions
About Grant Watts Elementary SchoolHow large is Grant Watts Elementary School?
Grant Watts Elementary School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 01-03.
What grades does Grant Watts Elementary School serve?
Grant Watts Elementary School serves grades 01-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grant Watts Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grant Watts Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Grant Watts Elementary School?
Grant Watts Elementary School reports a student body of 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Grant Watts Elementary School in?
Grant Watts Elementary School is part of Scappoose SD 1J.
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