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Best Public Schools in Columbia County, OR

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Schools

6,932

Students

Districts

Top rankedSt Helens Arthur Academy139^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Vernonia High School up 139 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

St Helens Arthur Academy 11 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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9 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)								OSAS Mathematics (2026)								OSAS Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	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 Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clatskanie Elementary School	Public	K-6	815 S Nehalem St	Clatskanie	97016	Columbia County	Clatskanie School District 6J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 728-2191	387	22	17.3	80.1%	322 (83.2%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	28.1	517^th of 709 public elementary schools	27.1%		36.7	430^th of 706 public elementary schools	39.1%	87	37.8	24.6	41.7	41.4				36.4	35.6	29.8	16.7	8.8				21.9	19.0			19.0	$18,160	$906	$17,254
Clatskanie Middle/High School	Public	7-12	471 SW Bel Air Dr	Clatskanie	97016	Columbia County	Clatskanie School District 6J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 728-2146	307	20	15.1	78.2%	247 (80.5%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	71.8	63^rd of 271 public high schools	76.8%		43.3	144^th of 270 public high schools	46.7%	81					19.6	22.4	73.8	36.3					6.5	12.1	28.6	15.1		17.2	37.2	25.7	$23,680	$469	$23,211
Clatskanie Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	660 SW Bryant St.	Clatskanie	97016	Columbia County	Clatskanie School District 6J	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(503) 728-0587	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hudson Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	28176 Old Rainier Rd	Rainier	97048	Columbia County	Rainier School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 556-0196	423	22	19.2	88.2%	350 (82.7%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	23.7	555^th of 709 public elementary schools	21.7%		15.3	632^nd of 706 public elementary schools	10.5%	77	44.0	34.7	33.3	20.6				32.4	34.7	22.4	12.5	12.5				19.7	20.0			20.0	$19,268	$1,384	$17,884
Rainier Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	28170 Old Rainier Rd	Rainier	97048	Columbia County	Rainier School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 556-4215	366	22	16.6	79.0%	301 (82.2%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	43.7	140^th of 271 public high schools	48.3%		59.1	93^rd of 270 public high schools	65.6%	47					8.9	57.6	34.5	36.1					27.3	19.0	24.1	22.9		35.6	34.5	35.2	$21,636	$788	$20,847
Grant Watts Elementary School	Public	1-3	52000 SE Third Pl	Scappoose	97056	Columbia County	Scappoose School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(971) 200-8002	382	23	16.2	38.7%	299 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.3%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (7.1%)								(n/a)	48.9							48.9	41.7							41.7					$16,568	$394	$16,174
Otto Petersen Elementary School	Public	4-6	52050 SE 3rd St	Scappoose	97056	Columbia County	Scappoose School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(971) 200-8003	416	22	18.7	31.7%	306 (73.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.3%)								(n/a)		29.9	48.7	56.6				45.1		24.6	29.6	44.3				31.9	38.2			38.2	$15,658	$252	$15,406
Warren Elementary School	Public	K	34555 Berg Rd	Warren	97053	Columbia County	Scappoose School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(971) 200-8001	109	6	17.1	35.8%	84 (77.1%)	1 (0.9%)	11 (10.1%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.2%)								(n/a)																					$20,922	$2,188	$18,734
Scappoose Middle School	Public	7-8	52265 Columbia River Hwy	Scappoose	97056	Columbia County	Scappoose School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(971) 200-8004	307	15	20.0	32.6%	240 (78.2%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.1%)	64.2	102^nd of 371 public middle schools	72.5%		61.8	113^th of 368 public middle schools	69.3%	11					53.8	44.4		49.2					40.2	34.7		37.5		40.0		40.0	$18,533	$508	$18,025
Scappoose High School	Public	9-12	33700 SE High School Way	Scappoose	97056	Columbia County	Scappoose School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(971) 200-8005	709	33	21.2	28.3%	549 (77.4%)	2 (0.3%)	80 (11.3%)	11 (1.6%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	46 (6.5%)	12	255^th of 271 public high schools	5.9%		34.6	178^th of 270 public high schools	34.1%	77							17.2	17.2							8.1	8.1			17.1	17.1	$18,365	$393	$17,972
South Columbia Family School	Public, Charter	K-8	34555 Berg Rd	Warren	97056	Columbia County	Scappoose School District 1J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 366-9009	66	3	22.0		59 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)								(n/a)								53.1								36.7					$5,153	$152	$5,001
Scappoose Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	33589 High School Way	Scappoose	97056	Columbia County	Scappoose School District 1J	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(971) 200-8000	50	0	125.0		43 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)								(n/a)	63.8	64.3	78.7	35.3	81.8	59.1		66.7	68.1	34.5	50.0	33.3	50.0	36.8		49.2	57.9	57.6		57.8	$5,153	$152	$5,001
Columbia City School	Public	K-5	2000 Second St	Columbia City	97018	Columbia County	St Helens School District 502	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 366-7550	214	12	17.7	72.9%	168 (78.5%)	2 (0.9%)	28 (13.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	16.4	628^th of 709 public elementary schools	11.4%		31.4	483^rd of 706 public elementary schools	31.6%	145	32.6	17.8	14.8					22.6	30.2	18.2	14.8					21.9	14.8			14.8	$21,443	$1,786	$19,657
McBride Elementary School	Public	K-5	2774 Columbia Blvd	Saint Helens	97051	Columbia County	St Helens School District 502	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 366-7700	452	25	17.9	73.9%	353 (78.1%)	9 (2.0%)	55 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.5%)	28.4	515^th of 709 public elementary schools	27.4%		23.9	555^th of 706 public elementary schools	21.4%	40	31.5	37.7	42.6					37.5	32.1	25.6	14.0					23.9	21.7			21.7	$21,869	$795	$21,075
St Helens Middle School	Public	6-8	354 N 15th St	Saint Helens	97051	Columbia County	St Helens School District 502	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 366-7300	563	31	18.3	73.0%	422 (75.0%)	8 (1.4%)	74 (13.1%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.5%)	19.9	312^th of 371 public middle schools	15.9%		19.3	310^th of 368 public middle schools	15.8%	2				29.7	30.1	20.7		27.1				11.0	22.0	15.4		15.8		20.0		20.0	$17,621	$566	$17,055
St Helens High School	Public	9-12	2375 Gable Rd	Saint Helens	97051	Columbia County	St Helens School District 502	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 397-1900	823	38	21.3	72.7%	633 (76.9%)	7 (0.9%)	93 (11.3%)	6 (0.7%)	12 (1.5%)	6 (0.7%)	56 (6.8%)	38.9	161^st of 271 public high schools	40.6%		39.7	154^th of 270 public high schools	43.0%	7							34.2	34.2							12.3	12.3			40.8	40.8	$20,071	$336	$19,735
Plymouth High School	Public	9-12	470 N 16th St	Saint Helens	97051	Columbia County	St Helens School District 502	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 366-7200	65	3	19.6	73.8%	43 (66.2%)	2 (3.1%)	11 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.5%)	5 (7.7%)								(n/a)																					$26,934	$485	$26,449
St Helens Arthur Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	33035 Pittsburg Rd	Saint Helens	97051	Columbia County	St Helens School District 502	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 366-7030	160	15	11.0	38.1%	128 (80.0%)	2 (1.3%)	18 (11.3%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	75.4	139^th of 709 public elementary schools	80.4%		65.3	205^th of 706 public elementary schools	71.0%	66	60.7	64.7	76.2					66.7	42.9	47.1	33.3					40.9	61.9			61.9	$4,516	$130	$4,386
St. Helens Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	470 N 16th St	Saint Helens	97051	Columbia County	St Helens School District 502	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(503) 366-7200	153	5	30.6		121 (79.1%)	1 (0.7%)	17 (11.1%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.2%)								(n/a)																					$11,463	$173	$11,290
Lewis & Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 S 9th St	Saint Helens	97051	Columbia County	St Helens School District 502	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 366-7603	426	25	16.8	72.3%	309 (72.5%)	2 (0.5%)	62 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (8.7%)	18.2	607^th of 709 public elementary schools	14.4%		25.6	540^th of 706 public elementary schools	23.5%	67	16.9	21.7	33.9					24.2	22.0	23.5	24.6					23.4	18.0			18.0	$18,700	$877	$17,823
Mist Elementary School	Public	K-5	69163 Hwy 47	Clatskanie	97016	Columbia County	Vernonia School District 47J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 755-2486	31	2	15.5	67.7%	28 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.7%)								(n/a)								81.3								56.3					$20,904	$00	$20,904
Vernonia Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Missouri Ave	Vernonia	97064	Columbia County	Vernonia School District 47J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 429-1333	206	17	12.2	71.8%	161 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.3%)	29.7	505^th of 709 public elementary schools	28.8%		21.4	574^th of 706 public elementary schools	18.7%	69	45.9	42.1	20.8					38.4	37.8	18.9	13.0					24.7	8.0			8.0	$22,601	$00	$22,601
Vernonia High School	Public	9-12	1000 Missouri Ave	Vernonia	97064	Columbia County	Vernonia School District 47J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 429-1333	178	10	17.5	72.5%	149 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	64.9	83^rd of 271 public high schools	69.4%		22.4	222^nd of 270 public high schools	17.8%	139							66.7	66.7							11.5	11.5			51.9	51.9	$24,829	$00	$24,829
Vernonia Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Missouri Ave	Vernonia	97064	Columbia County	Vernonia School District 47J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 429-1333	139	9	15.4	69.8%	118 (84.9%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)	30.9	261^st of 371 public middle schools	29.6%		35.6	227^th of 368 public middle schools	38.3%	34				32.5	46.5	43.9		41.1				5.1	20.9	9.5		12.1		25.0		25.0	$17,699	$00	$17,699

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.