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Springwater Environmental Sciences School

Q: Is Springwater Environmental Sciences School a good school?

Springwater Environmental Sciences School ranks 211 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Springwater Environmental Sciences School is a public charter elementary school serving 200 students in grades K-8 in Oregon City, Oregon. Part of the Oregon City School District 62, which is ranked 32 out of 140 districts in the state, Springwater consistently ranks in the top 20% of Oregon elementary schools and has a 4-star rating.

Springwater Environmental Sciences School stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Springwater's 7th-grade students scored 73.7% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 49.3% for the district and 44.2% for the state. The school also serves a relatively low-income student population, suggesting it is effectively helping to close achievement gaps. However, the school has experienced higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, an area it may want to focus on to improve student engagement and learning outcomes.

Compared to nearby schools in the Oregon City School District, such as Holcomb Elementary and Redland Elementary, Springwater Environmental Sciences School outperforms them in academic achievement. Additionally, the school is able to achieve these strong outcomes with relatively limited resources, spending only $5,619 per student in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the nearby schools that range from $12,294 to $24,448 per student.

203

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,619

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

16491 S Springwater Rd
Oregon City, OR 97045-7407

(503) 631-7700

District: Oregon City School District 62

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.8%

Two or more races:

8.9%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2014 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (50% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Above the Oregon median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg38%

Oregon avg37%

Elementary school

211^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

60^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Oregon Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Oregon City School District 62

32^nd of 140Oregon City School District 62 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	211 of 706	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	109 of 710	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	124 of 706	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	63 of 706	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	82 of 705	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	84 of 709	88.2%	★★★★☆
2017	78.5	120 of 701	82.9%	★★★★☆
2016	83.6	90 of 697	87.1%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	95 of 706	86.5%	★★★★☆
2014	71.6	169 of 695	75.7%	★★★★☆
2013	81.0	101 of 707	85.7%	★★★★☆
2012	58.8	294 of 730	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.1	280 of 695	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.0	277 of 674	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.2	375 of 665	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	155 of 653	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	126 of 658	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	169 of 652	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	82 of 646	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	93.7	21 of 621	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	63 of 681	90.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	89.6	61 of 703	91.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	304 of 664	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.7	110 of 662	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	121 of 665	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	45 of 654	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	68.8	166 of 623	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	142 of 680	79.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	280 of 669	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	155 of 670	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	154 of 656	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	42 of 666	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	118 of 662	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	132 of 683	80.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	60 of 368	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	52 of 371	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	38 of 380	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	15 of 367	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	17 of 379	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	30 of 384	92.2%	★★★★★
2017	80.0	52 of 382	86.4%	★★★★☆
2016	90.7	21 of 383	94.5%	★★★★★
2015	88.6	32 of 381	91.6%	★★★★★
2014	78.1	62 of 382	83.8%	★★★★☆
2013	88.8	22 of 377	94.2%	★★★★★
2012	72.1	84 of 395	78.7%	★★★★☆
2011	77.6	44 of 357	87.7%	★★★★☆
2010	76.9	48 of 343	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	96 of 316	69.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	33 of 313	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	33 of 310	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	44 of 342	87.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	94.6	13 of 364	96.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	61.2	99 of 323	69.3%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	19 of 341	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	82 of 351	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	34 of 349	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	28 of 360	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	13 of 355	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	12 of 344	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	47 of 357	86.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2024)69th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+17 vs state

Science58%+28 vs state

Mathematics38%+5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Springwater is not only an amazing education for my daughters, it's a wonderful community, where the parents are very involved in learning and the families get to know and support each other. The teachers are truly dedicated to knowing each student and honoring who they are, and helping each student reach his/her full potential. I love how they infuse science and scientific inquiry into all subjects to instill and maintain children's love of learning, and how hands on the learning is by having the students learn outside - and learn to love the outside! - during Friday Field Studies. Finally, this is a school where the teachers explicitly teach character traits like kindness, respect, caring, empathy, etc - these are just as important in children's growth and development as academics! As a K-8 community, the students really work and learn together, and have opportunities for both learning from mentors, and exhibiting leadership.

I couldn't recommend a school more highly, and feel so lucky for this to be my daughters' K-8 educational experience! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, October 20, 2012

We love the hands on unique approach to learning. It's an environment of integrity, respect for self, respect for others and tolerance. The teachers are exceptional and work to challenge our daughter to excel. We are so thankful that we a part of this unique school. Close Quote

Schools Near Springwater Environmental Sciences School

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th 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 Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Springwater Environmental Sciences School	Public, Charter	K-8	16491 S Springwater Rd	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 631-7700	203	11	18.7		168 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.9%)	64.5	211^th of 706 public elementary schools	70.1%		81.3	109^th of 710 public elementary schools	84.6%	102	45.5	58.3	57.1	65.0	73.7	60.0	38.1	41.7	31.6	21.1	45.0	60.0	57.9		$5,619	$512	$5,107
Redland Elementary School	Public	K-5	18131 S Redland Rd	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-8500	475	22	21.5	54.1%	355 (74.7%)	7 (1.5%)	63 (13.3%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.4%)	35.3	445^th of 706 public elementary schools	37.0%		24.5	545^th of 710 public elementary schools	23.2%	100	25.0	40.9	39.5				36.4	32.6	27.2				21.2		$16,247	$768	$15,479
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
Deep Creek - Damascus K-8 School	Public	K-8	15600 SE 232nd Dr	Damascus	97089	Clackamas County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 658-3171	477	25	19.2	82.4%	357 (74.8%)	2 (0.4%)	71 (14.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.4%)	60.1	240^th of 706 public elementary schools	66.0%		69.1	178^th of 710 public elementary schools	74.9%	62	49.1	52.7	46.2	41.9	71.2	38.5	50.9	41.8	32.7	41.9	53.8	50.0	28.3	33.3	$17,793	$1,247	$16,546
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
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
Holcomb Elementary School	Public	K-5	14625 S Holcomb Blvd	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 785-8100	516	24	21.5	54.5%	384 (74.4%)	6 (1.2%)	59 (11.4%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	47 (9.1%)	46.7	334^th of 706 public elementary schools	52.7%		36.1	434^th of 710 public elementary schools	38.9%	100	35.4	37.9	50.0				34.6	31.0	31.1				42.9		$14,898	$945	$13,953
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Springwater Environmental Sciences School

What district is Springwater Environmental Sciences School in?

Oregon City School District 62

Is Springwater Environmental Sciences School a good school?

Springwater Environmental Sciences School ranks 211^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Springwater Environmental Sciences School?

Students at Springwater Environmental Sciences School are 83% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Springwater Environmental Sciences School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 203 students attended Springwater Environmental Sciences School.

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