Summary:
Elementary schools in Lebanon Community School District 9 in Oregon cover seven schools and 2,078 students: four serve K–5 or K–6 (Riverview School, Green Acres School, Cascades School, Pioneer School) and three serve K–8 (Sand Ridge Charter School, Hamilton Creek School, Lacomb School). The district ranks 65th of 141 Oregon districts (54th percentile, 3 stars), and its averages trail the state in every subject — ELA 39.3 vs 43.8, Math 27.9 vs 32.9, and Science 21.4 vs 30.6, the largest gap.
Sand Ridge Charter School is in a different tier: 98th of 709 schools (86th percentile, 4 stars), three straight years in the top ~14% of Oregon, and the only school here above the state in all three subjects (ELA 69.8%, Math 56.3%, Science 47.1%) — roughly 17 to 26 points above state. At the other end, Green Acres School ranks 645th of 709 (9th percentile, 0 stars), with ELA 26.5%, Math 18.4%, and Science 9.1%. In between, Cascades School excels at math (44.4%, above state) and has standout 4th-grade results (60.4% ELA, 65.3% Math) but the group's highest chronic absenteeism (44.0%). Riverview School sits near the state line in ELA (42.7) and above it in Math (34.2). Pioneer School beats the state in science (33.3%). Lacomb School has the lowest absenteeism (25.5%) but 8th-grade science under 5%. Hamilton Creek School has improved three years running (24 → 31 → 39 percentile).
Two patterns stand out for families. First, spending does not track with results: the highest-spending schools include the lowest performer, while top-ranked Sand Ridge spends the least, though small-school fixed costs and charter funding differences make those figures imperfect comparisons. Second, absenteeism aligns with outcomes — the two schools below the state rate are also among the strongest, and the district's 41.1% chronic absenteeism runs 7.6 points above the state. Grade-level swings are also large, partly due to small cohorts.
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