Summary:
Gladstone School District 115 serves roughly 1,600 students across four schools — two elementary, one middle, and one high school — covering grades PK through 12 in the Gladstone area of Oregon, and is rated 2 stars at the 41st percentile among Oregon districts.
Within the district, individual schools differ sharply. Gladstone High School is the standout: its percentile rank rose from the 35th percentile to the 55th percentile, earning 3 stars, the only 3-star rating in the group. Science is its relative strength at 38.5% proficient versus 30.6% statewide, and its 83.8% graduation rate is slightly above the state's 83.0%. Math is weaker at 20.8% versus 32.9% statewide, and its 36.8% chronic absenteeism is the highest of the four schools. John Wetten Elementary School has the best attendance, with 26.4% chronic absenteeism, below the state's 33.5%, plus a strong 3rd-grade math result of 50.4% versus 41.3% statewide — yet its rank has slipped to the 46th percentile and 2 stars.
Walter L Kraxberger Middle School is the clearest concern, falling to the 25th percentile and 1 star, with 36.1% ELA, 17.2% math, and 19.3% science proficiency. Math is the district's biggest statewide gap — 24.7% versus 32.9%. Gladstone Center for Children and Families, a PK–K school, has no test scores but stands out for need, with 82.57% free/reduced lunch and $27,129 per-student spending. Notably, poverty levels are similar (roughly 62.5%–62.8%) at the three graded schools despite very different outcomes, and spending does not simply track results.
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