Best Public Schools in Sandy, OR

Sandy, Oregon has four public schools — two elementary schools serving grades K–5, one middle school serving grades 6–8, and one high school serving grades 9–12 — all part of Oregon Trail School District 46, which ranks 15th of 141 Oregon districts (89th percentile, 5 stars). Total enrollment is 2,648 students, and Sandy High School alone accounts for 1,420 of them, or 53.6% of the city’s enrollment.

Among the elementary and middle schools, results are generally strong. Sandy Grade School is the standout: 159th of 709 elementary schools (78th percentile, 4 stars), with improving rank history (72nd → 76th → 78th percentile), ELA at 54.9% and math at 52.5% versus state rates of 43.8% and 32.9%. It also has the lowest student-teacher ratio in the city at 16.7, despite the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 66.97%. Firwood Elementary School (69th percentile, 3 stars) has the best attendance in the city at 23.7% chronic absenteeism and strong ELA (55.8%) and math (47.1%), but science is a weak spot at 21.6%. Cedar Ridge Middle School (69th percentile, 3 stars) is above the state in every subject, with science at 36.0% and chronic absenteeism at 30.6%.

Sandy High School is the clear outlier and the main concern: 217th of 271 high schools (20th percentile, 1 star), with ELA at 28.6%, math at 15.3%, and science at 21.2% — all far below district and state. It also has the city’s highest chronic absenteeism (42.4%), highest student-teacher ratio (24.1), and highest per-student spending ($18,839), yet graduates 96.3% of students versus the state’s 83.0%. Science is the most inconsistent subject across the city, with Cedar Ridge and Sandy Grade above state while Firwood and Sandy High fall below it. In short, families will find strong elementary and middle options, while the high school faces significant challenges.