Enrollment
251
Elementary
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOLALLA RIVER SD 35·NCES 410831000136
Rural Dell Elementary School
10500 S Hwy 211, Molalla, OR 97038 · (503) 651-2128 · Clackamas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL251 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Oregon public elementary schools
- B-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.
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
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
133 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Based on grade levels within Molalla River SD 35. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.1%
OR avg 43.0% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
35.5%
OR avg 31.8% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.1% | 35.5% |
| 2023-24 | 44.6% | 31.0% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Rural Dell Elementary School
Rural Dell Elementary School's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Dell Elementary School this school | 251 | 53.0% | 34.5% |
| Mark Twain Elementary Silverton | 314 | 51.6% | 41.5% |
| Butte Creek Elementary School Mt Angel | 303 | 51.5% | 31.9% |
| Madison Elementary School Coos Bay | 279 | 58.4% | N/A |
| Robert Frost Elementary School Silverton | 349 | 51.0% | 52.7% |
| Naas Elementary School Boring | 290 | 60.0% | 44.0% |
Matched among Oregon elementary 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 Rural Dell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #290 of 591 | #41 of 63 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #295 of 646 ▲ 65 | #41 of 66 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #314 of 646 ▼ 45 | #43 of 66 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 251 | #504 of 710 | #56 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #459 of 587 | #45 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #351 of 587 | #34 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #531 of 645 | #48 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #76 of 88 | #16 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
251
+42 (+20%) vs 2020
+14% since 2000-01, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 251 | 13.4 | 18.7:1 | 53% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 238 | 13 | 18.3:1 | 50% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 12 | 19.9:1 | 37% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 11 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 12.3 | 20.0:1 | 40% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 11 | 22.4:1 | 46% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 227 | 10 | 22.7:1 | 43% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 221 | 9 | 24.6:1 | 22% (49) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rural Dell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (246 to 251); teachers up 9% (12.3 to 13.4).
About Rural Dell Elementary School
Rural Dell Elementary School is an elementary school in Molalla, Oregon, reachable at (503) 651-2128. Enrolled students number 251 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students each.
Federal data list 7 schools in Molalla River SD 35, with 2,546 students enrolled.
Rural Dell Elementary School is 69% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Clackamas County overall, about 79% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 18.7:1, with 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Rural Dell Elementary School is 53%.
The allk12 Grade for Rural Dell Elementary School is C+. Compared with Oregon public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Rural Dell Elementary School scores 34.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 42.0%.
Within Clackamas County, the median household income is $103,517, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Clackamas County has 118 public schools and roughly 57,601 students.
The school nearest to Rural Dell Elementary School is Molalla Elementary School, at a distance of about 2.8 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Rural Dell Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Rural Dell Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment at Rural Dell Elementary School grew 20% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 209 to 251 students.
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Clackamas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
423,975
Census ACS
Median income
$103,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
118
57,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Molalla River SD 35
- Molalla High SchoolHigh · 745 students
- Molalla River Middle SchoolMiddle · 531 students
- Molalla Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Molalla River AcademyElementary · 224 students
- Mulino Elementary SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Clarkes Elementary SchoolElementary · 153 students
Other schools in Molalla
- Molalla High SchoolHigh · 745 students
- Molalla River Middle SchoolMiddle · 531 students
- Molalla Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Molalla River AcademyElementary · 224 students
Nearby schools
- Molalla Elementary School2.8 mi · 438
- Molalla River Middle School3.0 mi · 531
- Molalla High School4.0 mi · 745
- Ninety-One School5.1 mi · 476
- Mulino Elementary School6.0 mi · 204
- Butte Creek Elementary School6.3 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About Rural Dell Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rural Dell Elementary School?
Rural Dell Elementary School enrolls approximately 251 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Rural Dell Elementary School serve?
Rural Dell Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rural Dell Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rural Dell Elementary School is approximately 18.7:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rural Dell Elementary School?
At Rural Dell Elementary School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 25% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Rural Dell Elementary School public or private?
Rural Dell Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Molalla River SD 35.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.