Lowrie Primary School

Lowrie Primary School operates as a sprawling elementary-level community in Wilsonville, Oregon, part of West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J. Current enrollment sits at 482 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Lowrie Primary School sits 50% above that benchmark.

Lowrie Primary School is one of 17 schools operated by West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J, a district that instructs 8,842 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lowrie Primary School shows that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 28% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Clackamas County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 16.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lowrie Primary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.9%; this one delivers 52.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Clackamas County shows median household income runs about $103,517, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Clackamas County runs 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students), of which Lowrie Primary School is one.

The closest other public school is Inza R Wood Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lowrie Primary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 40.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lowrie Primary School has edged down 18%, going from 591 students in 2018 to 482 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 61% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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