Enrollment
159
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH CLACKAMAS SD 12·NCES 410883001317
Sojourner School
11909 SE Linwood Ave, Milwaukie, OR 97222 · (503) 353-5460 · Clackamas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL159 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Oregon public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
93 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.8%
OR avg 43.0% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
43.8%
OR avg 31.8% . -7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 55 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 are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.8% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.7% | 51.4% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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%.
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 Sojourner School
Sojourner School's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sojourner School this school | 159 | 58.5% | 50.8% |
| TRAILS Outdoor School Ashland | 157 | 61.1% | 52.3% |
| Marcola Elementary School Marcola | 139 | 61.9% | 21.2% |
| Mt View Elementary School Corvallis | 211 | 58.3% | 39.5% |
| Sweet Home Charter School Sweet Home | 142 | 62.7% | 47.8% |
| Walterville Elementary School Springfield | 172 | 64.5% | 40.8% |
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 Sojourner School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #116 of 591 | #18 of 63 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #186 of 646 ▼ 62 | #29 of 66 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #161 of 646 ▼ 40 | #25 of 66 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 159 | #620 of 710 | #65 of 67 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #487 of 645 | #28 of 64 |
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
159
+12 (+8%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 138
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 159 | 7.2 | 22.1:1 | 58% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 7.6 | 21.0:1 | 23% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 159 | 7.9 | 20.1:1 | 15% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 147 | 7 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 169 | 7.6 | 22.3:1 | 11% (19) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 7 | 23.9:1 | 15% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 7 | 25.9:1 | 25% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 138 | 7 | 19.7:1 | 8% (11) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sojourner School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (169 to 159); teachers down 5% (7.6 to 7.2).
About Sojourner School
Sojourner School is a small elementary school in Oregon, with an address in Milwaukie. A federal count lists 159 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Oregon is about 321, so this school runs 50% smaller than that.
The North Clackamas SD 12 system has 31 schools and 16,837 students.
At Sojourner School, White students make up 75% of the student body. The remaining shares are 12% multiracial and 9% Hispanic. County-wide, about 79% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 39% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 22.1:1. That is higher than the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Eligible students account for 58% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 50% for public schools in Clackamas County.
allk12 grades Sojourner School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 39.9% for a school in Oregon with Sojourner School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Sojourner School posts 50.8%.
Sojourner School is located in Clackamas County, where the median household income is $103,517, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sojourner School is one of 118 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Linwood Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Sojourner School is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Sojourner School climbed 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 147 to 159 students. The ratio was 21.0:1 in 2020-21 and 22.1:1 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 North Clackamas SD 12
- Adrienne C. Nelson High SchoolHigh · 1,536 students
- Clackamas High SchoolHigh · 1,280 students
- Happy Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,158 students
- Putnam High SchoolHigh · 1,060 students
- Rock Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 889 students
- Milwaukie High SchoolHigh · 874 students
Other schools in Milwaukie
- Putnam High SchoolHigh · 1,060 students
- Milwaukie High SchoolHigh · 874 students
- Alder Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 810 students
- Rowe Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
- Whitcomb Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Milwaukie El Puente Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Linwood Elementary School0.0 mi · 259
- Cascade Heights Public Charter School0.7 mi · 228
- Whitcomb Elementary School0.8 mi · 415
- Alder Creek Middle School0.9 mi · 810
- Clackamas Middle College1.0 mi · 305
- Lewelling Elementary School1.1 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About Sojourner SchoolHow large is Sojourner School?
Sojourner School enrolls approximately 159 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sojourner School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sojourner School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sojourner School have?
Sojourner School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Sojourner School?
Student demographics at Sojourner School are roughly 75% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Sojourner School public or private?
Sojourner School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Clackamas SD 12.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.