Best Public Schools in Happy Valley, OR

Summary:

The city of Happy Valley, Oregon is home to 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools, all part of the North Clackamas School District 12. The district is ranked 54 out of 140 school districts in Oregon and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the data. Scouters Mountain Elementary ranks 61 out of 710 elementary schools in Oregon and has a 5-star rating, consistently outperforming the district and state averages on standardized tests. Clackamas Middle College, a public charter high school, ranks 15 out of 268 high schools in Oregon and has a 5-star rating, significantly outperforming the district and state on standardized tests. Happy Valley Elementary School ranks 131 out of 710 elementary schools and has a 4-star rating, performing above the district and state averages.

The data also reveals a wide range in spending per student, from $12,455 at Adrienne C. Nelson High School and Happy Valley Middle School to $23,437 at Spring Mountain Elementary School. Student-teacher ratios vary as well, from 15.8 at Spring Mountain Elementary to 36.4 at Clackamas Middle College. These factors, combined with the diverse free and reduced lunch rates across the schools, suggest that factors beyond just funding and resources may be driving the observed performance differences.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				OSAS English Language Arts (2024)							OSAS Mathematics (2024)							OSAS Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Happy Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	13865 SE King Rd	Happy Valley	97086	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5420	484	23	21.0	26.7%	266 (55.0%)	12 (2.5%)	39 (8.1%)	114 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.7%)	77.8	131^st of 710 public elementary schools	81.5%		80	113^th of 706 public elementary schools	84.0%	18	45.0	60.5	67.1					50.0	47.7	47.6					52.9			$20,241	$1,262	$18,979
Mount Scott Elementary School	Public	K-5	11201 SE Stevens Rd	Happy Valley	97086	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5500	418	19	21.6	47.1%	217 (51.9%)	22 (5.3%)	51 (12.2%)	73 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	46 (11.0%)	62.6	218^th of 710 public elementary schools	69.3%		77.2	128^th of 706 public elementary schools	81.9%	90	48.0	43.8	48.1					40.0	45.3	43.0					41.3			$23,763	$1,302	$22,461
Spring Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-5	11645 SE Masa Ln	Happy Valley	97086	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5600	353	19	18.9	49.9%	199 (56.4%)	10 (2.8%)	56 (15.9%)	46 (13.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (11.0%)	73.7	150^th of 710 public elementary schools	78.9%		68.3	182^nd of 706 public elementary schools	74.2%	32	70.2	53.2	57.4					68.4	41.7	37.0					37.0			$24,448	$1,281	$23,166
Clackamas Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	12021 SE 82nd Ave	Happy Valley	97086	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 518-5925	282	7	38.1		200 (70.9%)	7 (2.5%)	38 (13.5%)	16 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	92.1	15^th of 268 public high schools	94.4%		88.8	23^rd of 258 public high schools	91.1%	8							77.5							36.6			57.7	$12,294	$1,204	$11,090
Scouters Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	10811 SE 172nd Ave	Happy Valley	97086	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-3250	551	28	19.9	32.3%	214 (38.8%)	15 (2.7%)	65 (11.8%)	178 (32.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (13.8%)	89.3	61^st of 710 public elementary schools	91.4%		86.6	80^th of 706 public elementary schools	88.7%	19	67.4	76.9	66.7					69.7	75.0	58.4					37.4			$12,294	$1,204	$11,090
Verne A Duncan Elementary School	Public	K-5	14898 SE Parklane Dr	Happy Valley	97015	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-3270	390	21	19.0	39.5%	228 (58.5%)	2 (0.5%)	87 (22.3%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (12.8%)	53.1	288^th of 710 public elementary schools	59.4%		60.6	244^th of 706 public elementary schools	65.4%	44	25.7	51.6	46.6					37.1	43.8	40.0					34.7			$12,294	$1,204	$11,090
Happy Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	13865 SE King Rd	Happy Valley	97086	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-1920	1,111	51	21.7	35.0%	573 (51.6%)	34 (3.1%)	139 (12.5%)	253 (22.8%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (9.2%)	69.5	81^st of 371 public middle schools	78.2%		68.1	83^rd of 380 public middle schools	78.2%	2				56.0	50.9	47.0					37.9	49.3	35.3			30.6		$12,294	$1,204	$11,090
Adrienne C. Nelson High School	Public	9-12	14897 SE Parklane Dr	Happy Valley	97015	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5750	1,430	50	28.5	34.9%	740 (51.7%)	50 (3.5%)	186 (13.0%)	311 (21.7%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	131 (9.2%)	51.9	110^th of 268 public high schools	59.0%		84.9	30^th of 258 public high schools	88.4%	80							53.9							23.9			24.0	$12,294	$1,204	$11,090

Cities Near Happy Valley

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Clackamas	0.35 mi	7	60^th
Damascus	2.49 mi	2	21^st
Milwaukie	3.2 mi	18	139^th
Gladstone	3.4 mi	4	87^th
Oregon City	3.51 mi	12	56^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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