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Oregon Trail Elementary School
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 41.6% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Oregon Trail Elementary School
Oregon Trail Elementary School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Trail Elementary School this school | 455 | 58.0% | 41.5% |
| Happy Valley Elementary School Happy Valley | 491 | 59.3% | 52.8% |
| Beatrice Morrow Cannady Elementary Damascus | 506 | 58.3% | 40.8% |
| Rock Creek Elementary School Portland | 398 | 50.5% | 59.0% |
| Scholls Heights Elementary School Beaverton | 597 | 51.4% | 65.9% |
| Mount Scott Elementary School Happy Valley | 416 | 59.4% | 42.5% |
Where Oregon Trail Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #209 of 591 | #30 of 63 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #187 of 646 ▲ 28 | #30 of 66 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #198 of 646 ▲ 3 | #27 of 66 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #119 of 710 | #17 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #431 of 587 | #39 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #49 of 587 | #3 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #500 of 645 | #37 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #351 of 493 | #31 of 43 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 455 | 24.7 | 18.4:1 | 58% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 26 | 18.4:1 | 39% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 27.5 | 16.8:1 | 25% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 26 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 24.9 | 21.2:1 | 27% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 21 | 20.3:1 | 27% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 20 | 24.1:1 | 29% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 27 | 23.6:1 | 14% (91) |
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (527 to 455); teachers unchanged (24.9 to 24.7).
About Oregon Trail Elementary School
Oregon Trail Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Clackamas, Oregon. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 455 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students.
A total of 31 schools make up North Clackamas SD 12, with 16,837 students enrolled.
At Oregon Trail Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 46%. After that, the student body is 24% Asian, 14% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Census figures show Clackamas County is about 79% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 18.4 students per teacher and 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.9 above the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 58%. That is 8 points above the 50% average for public schools in Clackamas County.
The allk12 Grade for Oregon Trail Elementary School is B. Compared with Oregon public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Oregon Trail Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.5% and a predicted 40.0%.
In Clackamas County (population about 423,975), the median household income is $103,517, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Oregon Trail Elementary School is one of 118 public schools in the county.
Adrienne C. Nelson High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Oregon Trail Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Oregon Trail Elementary School is ahead of the 38.2% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 456 in 2020-21 and 455 in 2024-25.
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Clackamas County at a glance
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2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Oregon Trail Elementary. Oregon Trail Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- OREGON TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTWIN FALLS, ID · 496 students
- Oregon Trail ElementaryCasper, WY · 272 students
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- Rock Creek Middle School1.0 mi · 889
- Sunnyside Elementary School1.0 mi · 402
- Verne A Duncan Elementary School1.2 mi · 400
- Clackamas High School1.3 mi · 1,280
- Beatrice Morrow Cannady Elementary1.6 mi · 506