Summary:
There is one elementary school in Colton School District 53: Colton Elementary School, a K–5 school with 171 students located at 30439 S Grays Hill Rd in rural Colton, Oregon. Because it is the district's only elementary school, parents have no in-district alternative to compare it against, so the most useful benchmarks are the district and the state. The district itself ranks 98th of 141 in Oregon (30th percentile, 2 stars).
Academics are mixed and depend heavily on grade level. Third grade English language arts is a genuine strength: 45.9% of students met the standard, above the state's 41.5%. Fifth grade science is 30% proficient, essentially matching the state's 30.8%. Math, however, is the clearest weakness — 19.8% proficient across all grades versus 32.9% statewide, with every tested grade below the state. Fourth grade is the sharpest concern: 10.3% proficient in math (28.6 points below the state) and 17.2% in ELA (26.3 points below). Fifth grade ELA is 35.5% versus 47.1% statewide.
Beyond test scores, chronic absenteeism stands at 35.1%, above the district's 30.9% and the state's 33.5% — more than one-third of students missed enough school to be flagged. About 63.74% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $21,129, and the student-teacher ratio is 18.1. On the positive side, the school's state ranking improved from the 8th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 27th percentile in 2025–2026, a 130-rank jump. With only 171 students, individual grade cohorts are small, so year-to-year swings in test results should be read with caution.
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