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Best Elementary Schools in Sandy, OR

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757

Students

Top rankedSandy Grade School171^st of 706 Oregon elementary schools

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Sandy Grade School up 26 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Sandy, Oregon is home to two high-performing elementary schools: Firwood Elementary School and Sandy Grade School. Both schools consistently rank in the top 30% of Oregon elementary schools and demonstrate strong academic achievement, outperforming the Oregon Trail School District 46 and the state of Oregon in key test score metrics.

Firwood Elementary School is ranked 200 out of 706 Oregon elementary schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sandy Grade School is ranked even higher at 171 out of 706 and also has a 4-star rating. Both schools have demonstrated consistent top-tier performance over the past three school years.

While the schools share strong academic results, they differ in their student populations. Sandy Grade School has a significantly higher free and reduced lunch rate of 75.52%, compared to 52.41% at Firwood Elementary School. Additionally, Sandy Grade School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 16.7, compared to 20.2 at Firwood Elementary School. These factors may contribute to the school's ability to support its more economically disadvantaged student population while still achieving strong academic results.

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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
Sandy Grade School	Public	K-5	38955 Pleasant St	Sandy	97055	Clackamas County	Oregon Trail School District 46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 668-8065	327	20	16.7	67.0%	219 (67.0%)	8 (2.4%)	64 (19.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.9%)	69.6	171^st of 706 public elementary schools	75.8%		66.3	197^th of 710 public elementary schools	72.3%	26	52.6	58.8	54.4	47.4	60.8	43.9	28.1	$15,350	$554	$14,796
Firwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	42900 SE Trubel Rd	Sandy	97055	Clackamas County	Oregon Trail School District 46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 668-8005	430	23	18.6	60.0%	309 (71.9%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.0%)	65.9	200^th of 706 public elementary schools	71.7%		66.4	196^th of 710 public elementary schools	72.4%	4	46.1	53.7	60.9	44.7	47.6	40.6	31.9	$14,805	$640	$14,164

Cities Near Sandy

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Boring	4.39 mi	4	11^th
Eagle Creek	6.32 mi	2
Estacada	8.15 mi	4	100^th
Gresham	8.19 mi	24	156^th
Damascus	9.54 mi	2	27^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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