Verne A Duncan Elementary School

Located at 14898 SE Parklane Dr, in Happy Valley, Oregon, Verne A Duncan Elementary School is a mid-tier primary school that serves 400 students (grades K through 5), operated by North Clackamas SD 12. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Verne A Duncan Elementary School sits 25% above that benchmark.

North Clackamas SD 12 comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 16,837 students; Verne A Duncan Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Verne A Duncan Elementary School records that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Clackamas County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Verne A Duncan Elementary School records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Verne A Duncan Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Clackamas County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, Verne A Duncan Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.1%; this one delivers 39.0%.

Around the school, Clackamas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,517 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clackamas County's 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students), Verne A Duncan Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Adrienne C. Nelson High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Verne A Duncan Elementary School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Verne A Duncan Elementary School has shrank 30%, going from 571 students in 2018 to 400 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 70% to 56%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

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