Molalla Elementary School

Molalla Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in Molalla, Oregon, operated by Molalla River SD 35, with 438 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Molalla Elementary School sits 36% larger than that benchmark.

Molalla River SD 35 runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,546 students. Molalla Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Molalla Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 34% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Molalla Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Clackamas County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, Molalla Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Clackamas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,517 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clackamas County's 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students), Molalla Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Molalla River Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Molalla Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Molalla Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.1%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Molalla Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 427 (now 438). The White share of enrollment edged down from 64% to 60% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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