Woodburn Arthur Academy

Woodburn Arthur Academy is a close-knit K-5 school in Woodburn, Oregon, run under Woodburn SD 103. The school instructs 161 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 50% leaner than the state mean of about 321.

Woodburn Arthur Academy is one of 9 schools operated by Woodburn SD 103, a district that educates 5,220 students overall.

On demographics, Woodburn Arthur Academy logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school records 17% White. The wider county runs roughly 29% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Woodburn Arthur Academy has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Woodburn Arthur Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Marion County (around 83%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Woodburn Arthur Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.6%, the actual is 22.2%, a residual of -12.4 points.

In the area at large, Marion County reports that median household income runs about $77,351, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Marion County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students), of which Woodburn Arthur Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Woodburn Success, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Woodburn Arthur Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodburn Arthur Academy at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 12.6%.

The school occupies a town-center site. As a public charter, Woodburn Arthur Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Woodburn Arthur Academy has shrank 4%, going from 167 students in 2018 to 161 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 41% to 17% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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