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Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST LINN-WILSONVILLE SD 3J·NCES 411317001377
Willamette Primary School
1403 SE 12th St, West Linn, OR 97068 · (503) 673-7250 · Clackamas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Oregon public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
17.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
170 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
66.4%
OR avg 43.0% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
61.9%
OR avg 31.8% . -5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.4% | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 70.2% | 67.6% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 →
Schools most like Willamette Primary School
Willamette Primary School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette Primary School this school | 384 | 44.3% | 59.0% |
| Sunset Primary School West Linn | 375 | 44.5% | 56.7% |
| Llewellyn Elementary School Portland | 373 | 41.8% | 71.4% |
| Cedaroak Park Primary School West Linn | 348 | 44.3% | 65.2% |
| Bridlemile Elementary School Portland | 418 | 41.9% | 70.3% |
| Capitol Hill Elementary School Portland | 323 | 41.8% | 59.7% |
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 Willamette Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #69 of 591 | #11 of 63 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #63 of 646 ▼ 22 | #11 of 66 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #80 of 646 ▼ 29 | #10 of 66 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #238 of 710 | #33 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #309 of 587 | #33 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.2% | #383 of 587 | #39 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #581 of 645 | #52 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.3% | #88 of 493 | #9 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
384
-84 (-18%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 384 | 22.5 | 17.1:1 | 44% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 21.4 | 18.0:1 | 23% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 22.5 | 18.9:1 | 17% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 23 | 20.4:1 | 14% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 27.5 | 19.8:1 | 17% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 27 | 20.8:1 | 17% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 25 | 23.8:1 | 19% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 10% (53) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willamette Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (543 to 384); teachers down 18% (27.5 to 22.5).
About Willamette Primary School
Willamette Primary School sits in West Linn, Oregon, and is classified as an elementary school. A federal count lists 384 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J is made up of 17 schools with 8,842 students in all.
At Willamette Primary School, White students make up 73% of the student body. It is also 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Willamette Primary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.1:1. That matches the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon fairly closely. The lunch program counts 44% of students at Willamette Primary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Oregon public elementary schools, Willamette Primary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Willamette Primary School is 13.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (59.0% versus 45.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Oregon.
Clackamas County has about 423,975 residents, and the median household income is $103,517, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Clackamas County has 118 public schools and roughly 57,601 students.
Athey Creek Middle School is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 51.6% proficiency; Willamette Primary School posts 59.0%.
Willamette Primary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 384, an 18% decrease from 468 in 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 20.4 in 2020-21 to 17.1 in 2024-25.
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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 West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J
- West Linn High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Wilsonville High SchoolHigh · 1,258 students
- Rosemont Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Boeckman Creek Primary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Lowrie Primary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Trillium Creek Primary SchoolElementary · 480 students
Other schools in West Linn
- West Linn High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Rosemont Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Trillium Creek Primary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Athey Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 470 students
- Sunset Primary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Cedaroak Park Primary SchoolElementary · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Athey Creek Middle School1.1 mi · 470
- John McLoughlin Elementary School1.6 mi · 585
- Sunset Primary School1.8 mi · 375
- Rosemont Ridge Middle School1.8 mi · 699
- Trillium Creek Primary School2.2 mi · 480
- West Linn High School2.3 mi · 1,809
Frequently asked questions
About Willamette Primary SchoolHow many students attend Willamette Primary School?
Willamette Primary School enrolls approximately 384 students in grades PK-05.
Is Willamette Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Willamette Primary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Willamette Primary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Willamette Primary School is approximately 17.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Willamette Primary School?
At Willamette Primary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Willamette Primary School?
Willamette Primary School is overseen by West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J in Clackamas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.