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Willamette Primary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Willamette Primary School is an elementary school located in West Linn, Oregon, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 385 students. The school is part of the West Linn-Wilsonville School District, which is ranked 6th out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Willamette Primary School has a strong performance history, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in Oregon. The school consistently outperforms the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency for grades 3-5, and its 5th-grade Science proficiency rate is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Willamette Primary School also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, with its Hispanic and multi-racial students ranking among the top in the state. Additionally, the school performs well for its special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the top 20% of Oregon elementary schools in these categories.

While Willamette Primary School has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, the school's rates are still lower than the state average and comparable to other high-performing schools in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District. When compared to other elementary schools in the district, Willamette Primary School generally outperforms its peers in academic proficiency, with the exception of Cedaroak Park Primary School, which has slightly higher proficiency rates in some subject areas. Compared to elementary schools in the neighboring Gladstone and Oregon City school districts, Willamette Primary School significantly outperforms these schools in academic performance.

384

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,786

Per pupil spending ?

44.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1403 SE 12th St
West Linn, OR 97068-4648

(503) 673-7250

District: West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J

Students who attend Willamette Primary School usually attend:

Middle:	Athey Creek Middle School
High:	West Linn High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

Two or more races:

12.5%

Hispanic:

10.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2014 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (61% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Oregon elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg57%

Oregon avg38%

66^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary Schools in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J

6^th of 140West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J 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	89.0	66 of 706	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	54 of 710	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	74.9	149 of 706	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	156 of 706	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	57 of 705	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	68 of 709	90.4%	★★★★★
2017	95.1	26 of 701	96.3%	★★★★★
2016	90.8	45 of 697	93.5%	★★★★★
2015	93.2	34 of 706	95.2%	★★★★★
2014	88.5	45 of 695	93.5%	★★★★★
2013	82.3	93 of 707	86.8%	★★★★☆
2012	87.8	50 of 730	93.2%	★★★★★
2011	89.9	18 of 695	97.4%	★★★★★
2010	85.4	49 of 674	92.7%	★★★★★
2009	85.5	44 of 665	93.4%	★★★★★
2008	86.1	35 of 655	94.7%	★★★★★
2007	83.1	61 of 652	90.6%	★★★★★
2006	78.5	75 of 636	88.2%	★★★★☆
2005	82.4	52 of 629	91.7%	★★★★★
2004	86.2	36 of 586	93.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	78 of 653	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	74 of 658	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	156 of 652	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	155 of 646	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	63 of 621	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	45 of 681	93.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	96.4	5 of 360	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	32 of 475	93.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	73.3	154 of 703	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	90 of 597	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	179 of 640	72.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	56 of 664	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	40 of 662	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	75.2	132 of 665	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	150 of 654	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	76 of 623	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	109 of 680	84.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	20 of 73	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	3 of 54	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	32 of 212	84.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	55 of 352	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	51 of 299	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	57 of 231	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	28 of 303	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.5	53 of 481	89.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	94 of 669	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	96 of 670	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	206 of 656	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	220 of 666	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.1	83 of 662	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	90 of 683	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)

Hispanic (2023)99th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)78th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+23 vs state

Mathematics62%+26 vs state

Science46%+15 vs state

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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
Willamette Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1403 SE 12th St	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7250	384	23	17.0	44.3%	279 (72.7%)	6 (1.6%)	40 (10.4%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.5%)	89	66^th of 706 public elementary schools	90.7%		91	54^th of 710 public elementary schools	92.4%	12	64.5	66.7	67.6	64.5	65.4	55.7	45.7	$16,786	$149	$16,637
John McLoughlin Elementary School	Public	K-5	19230 S End Rd	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-8650	585	25	23.3	54.2%	471 (80.5%)	5 (0.9%)	42 (7.2%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.1%)	74.1	145^th of 706 public elementary schools	79.5%		63.5	213^th of 710 public elementary schools	70.0%	68	62.0	53.9	62.1	60.2	41.7	41.6	36.5	$14,564	$920	$13,644
Sunset Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2351 Oxford St	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7200	375	23	16.5	44.5%	259 (69.1%)	6 (1.6%)	35 (9.3%)	13 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (15.5%)	84.8	88^th of 706 public elementary schools	87.5%		85.9	84^th of 710 public elementary schools	88.2%	4	58.6	63.1	64.2	56.1	56.9	50.7	52.2	$16,952	$149	$16,803
Trillium Creek Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Rosemont Rd	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7950	480	25	19.3	14.4%	349 (72.7%)	5 (1.0%)	45 (9.4%)	24 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.7%)	83.7	98^th of 706 public elementary schools	86.1%		89.7	59^th of 710 public elementary schools	91.7%	39	62.1	53.7	74.0	72.4	54.3	43.8	45.9	$16,019	$399	$15,620
Bolton Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5933 Holmes St	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7900	222	15	14.6	21.2%	165 (74.3%)	2 (0.9%)	25 (11.3%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (7.7%)	93.1	39^th of 706 public elementary schools	94.5%		97	16^th of 710 public elementary schools	97.7%	23	62.5	56.7	83.0	71.9	58.1	67.9	64.2	$21,307	$149	$21,158
Gaffney Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	13521 S Gaffney Ln	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 785-8600	419	19	22.4	54.4%	293 (69.9%)	4 (1.0%)	81 (19.3%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.1%)	45	352^nd of 706 public elementary schools	50.1%		34.3	452^nd of 710 public elementary schools	36.3%	100	49.3	48.5	36.5	41.2	33.3	27.4	18.5	$17,450	$995	$16,455
Cedaroak Park Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4515 S Cedaroak Dr	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7100	348	22	16.0	44.3%	260 (74.7%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (11.2%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.1%)	96.3	20^th of 706 public elementary schools	97.2%		89.6	60^th of 710 public elementary schools	91.5%	40	76.8	78.6	81.5	75.0	65.7	64.1	59.7	$17,304	$149	$17,155
Stafford Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19875 SW Stafford Rd	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7150	323	17	18.5	12.7%	256 (79.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.7%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.4%)	94.2	36^th of 706 public elementary schools	94.9%		91.8	51^st of 710 public elementary schools	92.8%	15	67.8	64.8	82.4	71.2	62.0	68.9	59.5	$16,760	$149	$16,611
Gladstone Center for Children and Families	Public	PK-K	18905 Portland Ave	Gladstone	97027	Clackamas County	Gladstone School District 115	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 496-3939	109	8	14.1	82.6%	81 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.1%)								(n/a)								$8,994	$971	$8,024
John Wetten Elementary School	Public	1-5	250 E Exeter	Gladstone	97027	Clackamas County	Gladstone School District 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 656-6564	589	35	16.7	62.5%	410 (69.6%)	6 (1.0%)	99 (16.8%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	59 (10.0%)	46.8	333^rd of 706 public elementary schools	52.8%		50.8	302^nd of 710 public elementary schools	57.5%	31	47.8	36.8	41.3	53.0	30.4	27.3	26.8	$19,415	$2,135	$17,281

Frequently Asked Questions about Willamette Primary School

What district is Willamette Primary School in?

West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J

What schools do graduates of Willamette Primary School attend?

Students who attend Willamette Primary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Athey Creek Middle School
High : West Linn High School

What is the racial makeup of Willamette Primary School?

Students at Willamette Primary School are 73% White, 13% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Willamette Primary School a good school?

Yes. Willamette Primary School ranks in the top 9.3% of Oregon elementary schools.

How many students attend Willamette Primary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Willamette Primary School.

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