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Spring Mountain Elementary School

11645 SE Masa Ln, Happy Valley, OR 97086 · (503) 353-5600 · Clackamas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
204 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5115%
Grade 15014%
Grade 25716%
Grade 36619%
Grade 46619%
Grade 56017%

This year's kindergarten class (51) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).

Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
17851%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
5716%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
144%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
5817%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
4011%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
18453%
Female
16447%

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
58.4%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
OR avg 31.8% . -3.6pp since 2023

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2558.4%45.5%
2023-2460.1%49.1%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Spring Mountain Elementary School this school35058.3%49.0%
Sunnyside Elementary School
Clackamas
40258.2%33.2%
Mount Scott Elementary School
Happy Valley
41659.4%42.5%
Cedar Mill Elementary School
Portland
35050.6%67.6%
Alberta Rider Elementary School
Tigard
36757.5%39.0%
Bethany Elementary School
Beaverton
41351.3%73.1%
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 Spring Mountain Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
350
-68 (-16%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2535020.117.4:158% (204)
2023-2435318.619.0:150% (176)
2022-2336923.315.9:141% (151)
2020-214182219.0:1N/A
2017-185552423.2:117% (97)
2015-165182322.5:120% (106)
2010-114812122.9:128% (135)
2000-014071921.4:111% (46)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Mountain Elementary School.

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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Clackamas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Spring Mountain Elementary School
District
North Clackamas SD 12
Address
11645 SE Masa Ln, Happy Valley, OR 97086
Phone
(503) 353-5600
County
Clackamas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
350
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
17.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
204 (58%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
410883001483
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Spring Mountain Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Spring Mountain Elementary School?
Spring Mountain Elementary School enrolls approximately 350 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Spring Mountain Elementary School serve?
Spring Mountain Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Mountain Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spring Mountain Elementary School is approximately 17.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Spring Mountain Elementary School?
Spring Mountain Elementary School reports a student body of 51% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 17% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Spring Mountain Elementary School in?
Spring Mountain Elementary School is part of North Clackamas SD 12.
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