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If you could change one rule at Willamette Primary School, what would it be?
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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
384
-159 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 19.8:1
% White
73%
was 80%
% Hispanic
10%
was 6%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Willamette Primary School
Set in West Linn, Oregon, Willamette Primary School is a moderately sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J. It enrolls 384 students across grades pre-K through 5.
Within West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J, which oversees 17 schools and 8,842 students, Willamette Primary School is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Willamette Primary School lists that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 3% Asian.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Willamette Primary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. The state averages about 16.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Willamette Primary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.4%; this one delivers 59.0%.
Around the school, census data for Clackamas County shows median household earnings sit near $103,517, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Clackamas County runs 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students), of which Willamette Primary School is one.
Athey Creek Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Willamette Primary School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.6%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 29%: 543 students in 2018 compared to 384 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 80% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.
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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.