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Happy Valley Elementary School

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Happy Valley Elementary School ranks 111 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Happy Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Happy Valley, Oregon, serving 484 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the North Clackamas School District, which is ranked 54 out of 140 districts in the state.

Happy Valley Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20% of Oregon elementary schools, with students outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, 60.3% of 3rd graders, 65% of 4th graders, and 65.2% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 42.9%, 44.8%, and 50.9%, respectively. In Mathematics, 56.6% of 3rd graders, 59.5% of 4th graders, and 45.1% of 5th graders were proficient or better, compared to the district's 40.4%, 37.7%, and 30.2%. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 40.9% also exceeds the district's 32.6% and the state's 30.4%.

While Verne A Duncan Elementary, Sunnyside Elementary, and Oregon Trail Elementary schools in the area have higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 39.49% to 47.81%, Happy Valley Elementary has a relatively low percentage, ranging from 15.75% to 26.65% over the past few years. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is on the higher end, ranging from 14.9% to 38.1% over the past few years, compared to the nearby schools' rates of around 34.3%.

491

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,241

Per pupil spending ?

59.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13865 SE King Rd
Happy Valley, OR 97086

(503) 353-5420

District: North Clackamas School District 12

Students who attend Happy Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Happy Valley Middle School
High:	Adrienne C. Nelson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.0%

Asian:

25.5%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 92nd percentile in 2022 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (56% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in North Clackamas School District 12

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 92nd-percentile peak (2022) to 84th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg40%

Oregon avg38%

111^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 19Elementary Schools in the North Clackamas School District 12

54^th of 140North Clackamas School District 12 among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	111 of 706	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	131 of 710	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	113 of 706	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	58 of 706	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	59 of 705	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	144 of 709	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	86.2	74 of 701	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	76.6	131 of 697	81.2%	★★★★☆
2015	77.0	131 of 706	81.4%	★★★★☆
2014	70.3	184 of 695	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	80.4	106 of 707	85.0%	★★★★☆
2012	74.5	153 of 730	79.0%	★★★★☆
2011	82.6	70 of 695	89.9%	★★★★★
2009	87.5	30 of 665	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	84.0	52 of 655	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	87.3	35 of 652	94.6%	★★★★★
2006	86.4	6 of 636	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	86.6	15 of 629	97.6%	★★★★★
2004	80.0	69 of 586	88.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	17 of 38	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	23 of 41	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.7	19 of 39	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	13 of 39	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	33 of 86	61.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	8 of 101	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	89 of 653	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	149 of 658	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	124 of 652	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	71 of 646	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	29 of 621	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	76.0	122 of 681	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	67.9	143 of 595	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	56 of 703	92.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	125 of 664	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	98 of 662	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	120 of 665	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	49 of 654	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	99 of 623	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	168 of 680	75.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	46.0	31 of 54	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	90.1	2 of 61	96.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	137 of 352	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	44 of 299	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	65 of 231	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	36 of 215	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	43.0	234 of 481	51.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	178 of 669	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	142 of 670	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	183 of 656	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	70 of 666	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	93 of 662	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	259 of 683	62.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)76th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)43rd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%+21 vs state

Mathematics53%+17 vs state

Science41%+11 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

4 of my children attended Happy Valley Elementary School. This school built such an excellent foundation for learning that the transitioning to Middle School, High School and on to College was a breeze. It is so important to begin your children's education with the best Elementary School that you can. This school was it for mine and I feel that it prepared them to be successful Academically and Socially to progress to Middle School and beyond. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th 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	491	24	20.8	59.3%	265 (54.0%)	15 (3.1%)	34 (6.9%)	125 (25.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.4%)	81.9	111^th of 706 public elementary schools	84.3%		77.8	131^st of 710 public elementary schools	81.5%	20	60.3	65.0	65.2	56.6	59.5	45.1	40.9	$20,241	$1,262	$18,979
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	350	20	17.3	58.3%	178 (50.9%)	14 (4.0%)	57 (16.3%)	58 (16.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.4%)	73.7	148^th of 706 public elementary schools	79.0%		73.7	150^th of 710 public elementary schools	78.9%	2	54.1	60.0	61.4	45.0	55.9	35.1	43.9	$24,448	$1,281	$23,166
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	568	28	20.3	58.6%	218 (38.4%)	16 (2.8%)	67 (11.8%)	186 (32.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (14.1%)	83.1	104^th of 706 public elementary schools	85.3%		89.3	61^st of 710 public elementary schools	91.4%	43	62.2	64.7	70.6	56.1	69.6	39.5	40.2	$12,294	$1,204	$11,090
Sunnyside Elementary School	Public	K-5	13401 SE 132nd Ave	Clackamas	97015	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5620	402	21	18.7	58.2%	197 (49.0%)	11 (2.7%)	77 (19.2%)	62 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (12.9%)	32.7	466^th of 706 public elementary schools	34.0%		49	318^th of 710 public elementary schools	55.2%	148	24.6	42.9	50.0	27.9	24.2	15.6	26.0	$22,275	$1,297	$20,978
Oregon Trail Elementary School	Public	K-5	13895 SE 152nd Dr	Clackamas	97015	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5540	455	25	18.3	58.0%	209 (45.9%)	18 (4.0%)	49 (10.8%)	110 (24.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (14.3%)	60.8	233^rd of 706 public elementary schools	67.0%		62.4	220^th of 710 public elementary schools	69.0%	13	62.5	46.4	46.3	49.2	47.8	35.4	27.8	$23,520	$1,312	$22,209
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	17625 SE Foster Rd	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 762-3209	328	18	18.4	95.7%	157 (47.9%)	22 (6.7%)	69 (21.0%)	38 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	28 (8.5%)	41.6	380^th of 706 public elementary schools	46.2%		49.6	314^th of 710 public elementary schools	55.8%	66	31.8	27.4	47.3	46.5	41.0	29.6	22.2	$22,807	$2,768	$20,039
Gilbert Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13132 SE Ramona St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6531	503	21	23.9	105.2%	217 (43.1%)	65 (12.9%)	101 (20.1%)	54 (10.7%)	10 (2.0%)	10 (2.0%)	44 (8.7%)	19.2	595^th of 706 public elementary schools	15.7%		18.2	612^th of 710 public elementary schools	13.8%	17	24.4	25.0	29.0	17.7	24.0	16.3	22.6	$23,178	$1,983	$21,195
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	416	22	19.0	59.4%	204 (49.0%)	25 (6.0%)	56 (13.5%)	72 (17.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	54 (13.0%)	59.4	244^th of 706 public elementary schools	65.4%		62.6	218^th of 710 public elementary schools	69.3%	26	57.7	48.7	43.8	51.4	42.1	24.6	34.4	$23,763	$1,302	$22,461
Beatrice Morrow Cannady Elementary	Public	K-5	18031 SE Vogel Rd	Damascus	97089	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5780	506	27	18.5	58.3%	209 (41.3%)	16 (3.2%)	80 (15.8%)	141 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	56 (11.1%)	61.7	226^th of 706 public elementary schools	68.0%		59.5	245^th of 710 public elementary schools	65.5%	19	48.0	47.4	56.3	54.1	39.5	37.5	28.1	$21,943	$1,300	$20,644
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	400	22	17.8	58.0%	225 (56.3%)	9 (2.3%)	93 (23.3%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (14.0%)	53.5	277^th of 706 public elementary schools	60.8%		53.1	288^th of 710 public elementary schools	59.4%	11	51.6	35.4	54.1	56.3	26.6	29.7	35.1	$12,294	$1,204	$11,090

Frequently Asked Questions about Happy Valley Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Happy Valley Elementary School?

Students at Happy Valley Elementary School are 54% White, 25% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend Happy Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Happy Valley Elementary School.

Is Happy Valley Elementary School a good school?

Happy Valley Elementary School ranks 111^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Happy Valley Elementary School in?

North Clackamas School District 12

What schools do graduates of Happy Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Happy Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Happy Valley Middle School
High : Adrienne C. Nelson High School

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