Summary:
The St Helens School District 502 in Oregon consists of 8 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district as a whole is underperforming compared to the state, ranking 104 out of 140 districts in Oregon and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Within the district, a few schools stand out in their performance. St Helens Arthur Academy, a public charter elementary school, consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized test scores in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. In contrast, Lewis & Clark Elementary School has shown strong performance, especially in 4th and 5th grade ELA and Math. However, the district and its schools generally underperform the state averages on standardized tests, with only 36% of 11th graders at St Helens High School being proficient in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.4%.
The data also reveals significant challenges facing the district, such as high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools and wide disparities in per-student spending, ranging from $5,028 at Columbia City School and St Helens Arthur Academy to $20,303 at Lewis & Clark Elementary. These factors likely contribute to the overall underperformance of the district and highlight the need for targeted interventions and resource allocation to improve student outcomes across all schools.
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