Oregon Trail Elementary School

As a medium-sized primary school in Clackamas, Oregon, Oregon Trail Elementary School caters to 455 students from grades K through 5, part of North Clackamas SD 12. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Oregon Trail Elementary School sits 42% larger than that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Oregon Trail Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 24% Asian, 14% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Oregon Trail Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Clackamas County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Oregon Trail Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Clackamas County put 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 Oregon Trail Elementary School is one.

Adrienne C. Nelson High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oregon Trail Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.2%.

Oregon Trail Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Oregon Trail Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 527 (now 455). Over the same period, the White share fell from 64% to 46%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

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