Enrollment
160
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST HELENS SD 502·NCES 411172001732
St Helens Arthur Academy
33035 Pittsburg Rd, St Helens, OR 97051 · (503) 366-7030 · Columbia County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% 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.
- CBeats 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
11.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
61 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 28 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
St Helens Arthur Academy→St Helens Middle School
Based on grade levels within St Helens SD 502. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.5%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
41.2%
OR avg 31.8% . +13.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.5% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 27.9% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 St Helens Arthur Academy
St Helens Arthur Academy's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Helens Arthur Academy this school | 160 | 38.1% | 43.0% |
| Luckiamute Valley Charter School Monmouth | 213 | 40.4% | 43.2% |
| Warren Elementary School Warren | 109 | 35.8% | N/A |
| Bend International School Bend | 217 | 32.3% | 48.6% |
| Skyline Elementary School Portland | 226 | 41.6% | 65.2% |
| Westside Village Magnet School at Kingston Elementary School Bend | 203 | 47.3% | 46.6% |
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 St Helens Arthur Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #189 of 591 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #222 of 646 ▲ 182 | #2 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #197 of 646 ▼ 10 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 160 | #619 of 710 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.1% | #626 of 645 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #90 of 493 | #1 of 6 |
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
160
-41 (-20%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 225
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 160 | 14.5 | 11.0:1 | 38% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 9.5 | 15.8:1 | 39% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 162 | 10.5 | 15.4:1 | 27% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 201 | 10 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 226 | 13 | 17.4:1 | 23% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 13 | 18.0:1 | 24% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 9 | 25.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Helens Arthur Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (226 to 160); teachers up 12% (13 to 14.5).
About St Helens Arthur Academy
St Helens Arthur Academy is a low-enrollment elementary school found in St Helens, Oregon. The latest federal count shows 160 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 321-student average for elementary schools in Oregon, enrollment here is 50% lower.
St Helens SD 502 runs 8 schools with a combined 2,856 students. St Helens Arthur Academy is one of them.
The student body at St Helens Arthur Academy is 80% White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 14.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.0:1. This ratio sits 5.5 below the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Roughly 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Columbia County, the average eligibility rate is 62%.
allk12 grades St Helens Arthur Academy a B-. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
St Helens Arthur Academy is 4.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (43.0% versus 47.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Oregon.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Columbia County show that the median household income is $87,458, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides St Helens Arthur Academy, Columbia County has 22 other public schools.
Nearby, McBride Elementary School is about 2.4 miles away. Within five miles of St Helens Arthur Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, St Helens Arthur Academy places 1st out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies St Helens Arthur Academy's location as Rural: Fringe. St Helens Arthur Academy operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 41 fewer students in 2024-25. The ratio was 20.1:1 in 2020-21 and 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about St Helens Arthur Academy may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,493
Census ACS
Median income
$87,458
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,932 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St Helens SD 502
- St Helens High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- St Helens Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- McBride Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Columbia City SchoolElementary · 214 students
- St. Helens Virtual AcademyCombined · 153 students
Other schools in St Helens
- St Helens High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- St Helens Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- McBride Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- St. Helens Virtual AcademyCombined · 153 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 65 students
Nearby schools
- McBride Elementary School2.4 mi · 452
- St Helens High School2.8 mi · 823
- St. Helens Virtual Academy3.5 mi · 153
- Plymouth High School3.5 mi · 65
- St Helens Middle School3.6 mi · 563
- Lewis & Clark Elementary School3.8 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About St Helens Arthur AcademyHow many students attend St Helens Arthur Academy?
St Helens Arthur Academy enrolls approximately 160 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does St Helens Arthur Academy serve?
St Helens Arthur Academy serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does St Helens Arthur Academy have?
St Helens Arthur Academy employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
How diverse is St Helens Arthur Academy?
St Helens Arthur Academy reports a student body of 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees St Helens Arthur Academy?
St Helens Arthur Academy is overseen by St Helens SD 502 in Columbia County.
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