Happy Valley Elementary School

As a big primary school in Happy Valley, Oregon, Happy Valley Elementary School enrolls 491 students from grades K through 5, operated by North Clackamas SD 12. That puts it 53% larger than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Across the 31 schools in North Clackamas SD 12 (16,837 students total), Happy Valley Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Happy Valley Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 25% Asian, 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.9:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Clackamas County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, Happy Valley Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Clackamas County indicate median household earnings sit near $103,517, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Clackamas County runs 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students), of which Happy Valley Elementary School is one.

Happy Valley Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Happy Valley Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 39.2%.

Happy Valley Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Happy Valley Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 13% since 2018, when it stood at 433 (now 491). White enrollment moved from 71% to 54% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 today.

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