Philander Lee Elementary School

Philander Lee Elementary School operates as a mid-tier elementary-level community in Canby, Oregon, one of the schools within Canby SD 86. Current enrollment sits at 279 students spanning grades K through 6.

Philander Lee Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Canby SD 86, a district that enrolls 4,134 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Philander Lee Elementary School records that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Clackamas County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Philander Lee Elementary School shows 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Philander Lee Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Clackamas County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Philander Lee Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.9%, the actual is 27.0%, a residual of -6.0 points.

Around the school, Clackamas County reports that median household income runs about $103,517, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Philander Lee Elementary School is one of 118 public schools in Clackamas County (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students).

Cecile Trost Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Philander Lee Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Philander Lee Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 32.4%.

Philander Lee Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 36%: 434 students in 2018 compared to 279 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Philander Lee Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.