Spring Mountain Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.1% | 49.1% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 49% 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 Spring Mountain Elementary School
Spring Mountain Elementary School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Mountain Elementary School this school | 350 | 58.3% | 49.0% |
| Sunnyside Elementary School Clackamas | 402 | 58.2% | 33.2% |
| Mount Scott Elementary School Happy Valley | 416 | 59.4% | 42.5% |
| Cedar Mill Elementary School Portland | 350 | 50.6% | 67.6% |
| Alberta Rider Elementary School Tigard | 367 | 57.5% | 39.0% |
| Bethany Elementary School Beaverton | 413 | 51.3% | 73.1% |
Where Spring Mountain Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #132 of 591 | #20 of 63 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #167 of 646 ▼ 17 | #24 of 66 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #138 of 646 ▼ 23 | #21 of 66 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #315 of 710 | #41 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #338 of 587 | #36 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #78 of 587 | #7 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #496 of 645 | #35 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.9% | #30 of 493 | #3 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 | 350 | 20.1 | 17.4:1 | 58% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 18.6 | 19.0:1 | 50% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 23.3 | 15.9:1 | 41% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 22 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 24 | 23.2:1 | 17% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 23 | 22.5:1 | 20% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 21 | 22.9:1 | 28% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 19 | 21.4:1 | 11% (46) |
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (555 to 350); teachers down 16% (24 to 20.1).
About Spring Mountain Elementary School
Spring Mountain Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Happy Valley, Oregon. It had 350 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
The 31 schools in North Clackamas SD 12 enroll 16,837 students altogether, Spring Mountain Elementary School among them.
About 51% of the student body at Spring Mountain Elementary School is White. The remaining students are 17% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among people living in Clackamas County, the White share is about 79%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Spring Mountain Elementary School, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Clackamas County average 50%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Spring Mountain Elementary School, the prediction is 40.0% and the result is 49.0%.
In the wider Clackamas County area, median household income comes to about $103,517, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Clackamas County counts 118 public schools with about 57,601 students.
Sunnyside Elementary School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Spring Mountain Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Spring Mountain Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
Spring Mountain Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 16%. The school's ratio dropped from 19.0:1 to 17.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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