Kelso Elementary School

Kelso Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in Boring, Oregon, operated by Oregon Trail SD 46, enrolls 350 students, covering grades K through 5.

Within Oregon Trail SD 46, which oversees 10 schools and 4,202 students, Kelso Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kelso Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. Compared to Clackamas County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Clackamas County's rate of about 50%.

With demographic context factored in, Kelso Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Clackamas County) records that median household income runs about $103,517, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clackamas County runs 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students), of which Kelso Elementary School is one.

Sandy High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kelso Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Kelso Elementary School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 40.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 355 students in 2018 compared to 350 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 79% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

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