Enrollment
172
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OREGON TRAIL SD 46·NCES 411089000096
Welches Elementary School
24901 E Salmon River Rd, Welches, OR 97067 · (503) 622-3165 · Clackamas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Oregon public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
15.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 57% smaller than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.6%
OR avg 43.0% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
57.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.6% | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 64.6% | 61.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Welches Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #84 of 646 ▼ 16 | #13 of 66 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #137 of 646 ▼ 52 | #20 of 66 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 172 | #605 of 710 | #63 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #279 of 493 | #24 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 2024-25Enrollment
172
-7 (-4%) vs 2020
-47% since 2000-01, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 172 | 10.9 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 10.6 | 17.3:1 | 60% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 10.3 | 18.5:1 | 42% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 10 | 17.9:1 | 19% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 10.6 | 19.7:1 | 39% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 205 | 8 | 25.6:1 | 53% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 216 | 12 | 18.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 16 | 20.2:1 | 42% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Welches Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (209 to 172); teachers up 2% (10.6 to 10.9).
About Welches Elementary School
Welches Elementary School is a small elementary school in Welches, Oregon, (ZIP code 97067). It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 172 students enrolled. It has 46% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Oregon (about 321).
The Oregon Trail SD 46 system has 10 schools and 4,202 students.
About 70% of the student body at Welches Elementary School is White. Enrollment also includes 22% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Clackamas County, the White share is about 79%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
Teacher count: 10.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oregon is similar, at 16.5:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Welches Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 85% of Oregon public elementary schools.
In Clackamas County, home to about 423,975 people, median household income comes to about $103,517, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 118 public schools in the county, enrolling about 57,601, Welches Elementary School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Welches Elementary School is closest to Welches Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The school's enrollment fell 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.9:1 to 15.8:1.
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Clackamas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Oregon Trail SD 46
- Sandy High SchoolHigh · 1,420 students
- Cedar Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 471 students
- Firwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Boring Middle SchoolMiddle · 427 students
- Kelso Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Sandy Grade SchoolElementary · 327 students
Nearby schools
- Welches Middle School0.1 mi · 67
- Firwood Elementary School13.5 mi · 430
- Sandy Grade School15.8 mi · 327
- Cedar Ridge Middle School16.1 mi · 471
- Sandy High School16.6 mi · 1,420
- Kelso Elementary School18.3 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Welches Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Welches Elementary School?
Welches Elementary School enrolls approximately 172 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Welches Elementary School serve?
Welches Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Welches Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Welches Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Welches Elementary School?
Student demographics at Welches Elementary School are roughly 70% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
What district is Welches Elementary School in?
Welches Elementary School is part of Oregon Trail SD 46.
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