Oregon Trail Academy

Oregon Trail Academy is one of the intimate K-5 schools in Boring, Oregon, operated by Oregon Trail SD 46, with 248 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 23% leaner than the state mean of about 321.

Oregon Trail Academy is one of 10 schools operated by Oregon Trail SD 46, a district that teaches 4,202 students overall.

Demographically, Oregon Trail Academy records that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 60% of students at Oregon Trail Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Clackamas County (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Oregon Trail Academy sits in the top 10% of Oregon schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 39.1%; actual is 63.1%, +24.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Clackamas County reports that median household earnings sit near $103,517, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Oregon Trail Academy is one.

Kelso Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 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 Oregon Trail Academy at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 35.3%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting. Oregon Trail Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 272 students in 2018 compared to 248 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 86% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.