Sunset Primary School

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in West Linn, Oregon, Sunset Primary School teaches 375 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J.

Within West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J, which oversees 17 schools and 8,842 students, Sunset Primary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Sunset Primary School records that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 15% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Sunset Primary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Sunset Primary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.3%; this one delivers 56.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Clackamas County) records that median household earnings sit near $103,517, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Clackamas County's 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students), Sunset Primary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Linn High School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sunset Primary School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 54.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sunset Primary School has increased 17%, going from 320 students in 2018 to 375 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 80% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.