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Enrollment
416
Middle
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCAPPOOSE SD 1J·NCES 411098000169
Otto Petersen Elementary School
52050 SE 3rd St, Scappoose, OR 97056 · (971) 200-8003 · Columbia County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Oregon public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
132 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 146 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 134 | 32% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Scappoose SD 1J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
37.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +4.0pp since 2023
What 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 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 37.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 33.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Otto Petersen Elementary School
Otto Petersen Elementary School's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Petersen Elementary School this school | 416 | 31.7% | 39.9% |
| Scappoose Middle School Scappoose | 307 | 32.6% | 36.9% |
| Marshfield Junior High Coos Bay | 418 | 39.0% | 26.9% |
| Athey Creek Middle School West Linn | 470 | 24.7% | 46.3% |
| Sellwood Middle School Portland | 575 | 41.7% | 58.6% |
| Rosemont Ridge Middle School West Linn | 699 | 28.9% | 56.0% |
Matched among Oregon middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Otto Petersen Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #35 of 190 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #37 of 200 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #43 of 201 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #131 of 208 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #104 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #128 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.7% | #189 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #79 of 141 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
416
0 (0%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 416 | 22.2 | 18.8:1 | 32% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 20 | 19.5:1 | 39% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 21.4 | 19.3:1 | 31% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 24 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 23.8 | 19.7:1 | 29% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 36% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 25 | 20.1:1 | 32% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 21% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 464 | 23 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Otto Petersen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (470 to 416); teachers down 7% (23.8 to 22.2).
About Otto Petersen Elementary School
In Scappoose, Oregon, part of Columbia County, Otto Petersen Elementary School is a middle school. Federal data show 416 students enrolled in grades 4 through 6 in 2024-25.
Otto Petersen Elementary School is one school in an 8-school district, Scappoose SD 1J, which enrolls 2,251 students.
The largest group at Otto Petersen Elementary School is White students, at 74%. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic and 11% multiracial. County-wide, 85% of Columbia County residents are White. The diversity index for Otto Petersen Elementary School is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 22.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.8:1. The average for middle schools in Oregon is about 19.3:1. Roughly 32% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 62% average for public schools in Columbia County is 30 points higher.
Otto Petersen Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of Oregon public middle schools.
In Oregon, Otto Petersen Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.9% actual against a predicted 50.3%.
For Columbia County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $87,458 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Otto Petersen Elementary School, Columbia County has 23 public schools.
Scappoose Online Academy is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Otto Petersen Elementary School, there are 6 other public schools. On average proficiency, Otto Petersen Elementary School is 3rd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
Enrollment at Otto Petersen Elementary School was 416 in 2020-21 and 416 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.3:1 in 2020-21, and 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,493
Census ACS
Median income
$87,458
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,932 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scappoose SD 1J
- Scappoose High SchoolHigh · 709 students
- Grant Watts Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Scappoose Middle SchoolMiddle · 307 students
- Sauvie Island SchoolElementary · 212 students
- Warren Elementary SchoolElementary · 109 students
- South Columbia Family SchoolElementary · 66 students
Other schools in Scappoose
- Scappoose High SchoolHigh · 709 students
- Grant Watts Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Scappoose Middle SchoolMiddle · 307 students
- Scappoose Online AcademyCombined · 50 students
Nearby schools
- Scappoose Online Academy0.1 mi · 50
- Grant Watts Elementary School0.1 mi · 382
- Scappoose High School0.1 mi · 709
- Scappoose Middle School0.3 mi · 307
- South Columbia Family School4.4 mi · 66
- Warren Elementary School4.4 mi · 109
Frequently asked questions
About Otto Petersen Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Otto Petersen Elementary School?
Otto Petersen Elementary School enrolls approximately 416 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Otto Petersen Elementary School serve?
Otto Petersen Elementary School serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Otto Petersen Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Otto Petersen Elementary School is approximately 18.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Otto Petersen Elementary School?
Student demographics at Otto Petersen Elementary School are roughly 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Otto Petersen Elementary School in?
Otto Petersen Elementary School is part of Scappoose SD 1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.