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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST LINN-WILSONVILLE SD 3J·NCES 411317000055

Sunset Primary School

2351 Oxford St, West Linn, OR 97068 · (503) 673-7200 · Clackamas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
Enrollment
375
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
167 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Kindergarten5916%
Grade 15715%
Grade 26116%
Grade 36517%
Grade 46517%
Grade 56818%
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 59%
White
25969%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 57%
Hispanic
359%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 26%
Black
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Asian
133%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4%
Two+
5815%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 7%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 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
18750%
Female
18850%

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
62.1%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
54.5%
OR avg 31.8% . -4.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 5 points.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2562.1%54.5%
2023-2463.9%59.3%
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →

Where Sunset Primary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn Clackamas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
56.7%#82 of 591#13 of 63
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
54.5%#104 of 646#16 of 66
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
62.1%#107 of 646#16 of 66
Enrollment
ranked largest first
375#259 of 710#35 of 67
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.5:1#251 of 587#24 of 62
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
48.9%#322 of 587#30 of 62
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+17.2%#22 of 88#4 of 18
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
375
+55 (+17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 19.3:1
% White
69%
was 80%
% Hispanic
9%
was 6%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2537522.716.5:145% (167)
2023-2437618.420.4:119% (72)
2022-2336719.518.8:113% (48)
2017-1832016.619.3:118% (59)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset Primary School.

About Sunset Primary School

Sunset Primary School serves students in West Linn, Oregon, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 375 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.

West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J is the local district for Sunset Primary School. It runs 17 schools with 8,842 students.

At Sunset Primary School, 69% of students are White. Other students are 15% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 79% White share among all Clackamas County residents. The diversity index for Sunset Primary School is 49%.

Sunset Primary School has 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Oregon is about 16.5:1. The school has 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 45.3%.

The county, Clackamas County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $103,517 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Clackamas County has 118 public schools with about 57,601 students, including Sunset Primary School.

Sunset Primary School's closest public school neighbor is West Linn High School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Sunset Primary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Sunset Primary School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).

From 320 students in 2017-18, enrollment increased to 375 by 2024-25. The White share was 80% in 2017-18 and 69% in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 16.5 students per teacher, compared with 19.3 in 2017-18.

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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
Sunset Primary School
District
West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J
Address
2351 Oxford St, West Linn, OR 97068
Phone
(503) 673-7200
County
Clackamas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
375
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
16.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
167 (45%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
411317000055
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Sunset Primary School
How many students attend Sunset Primary School?
Sunset Primary School enrolls approximately 375 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sunset Primary School serve?
Sunset Primary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sunset Primary School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Sunset Primary School.
What is the student diversity at Sunset Primary School?
Student demographics at Sunset Primary School are roughly 69% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Sunset Primary School public or private?
Sunset Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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