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John Wetten Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5
383rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools
Better than 46% of Oregon elementary schools
Summary

John Wetten Elementary School is the largest elementary school in its immediate area, serving 589 students in grades 1–5 in Gladstone, Oregon, as part of Gladstone School District 115. Statewide it sits mid-pack: 383rd of 709 elementary schools (46th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026. One note for parents: Gladstone's only other elementary campus, Gladstone Center for Children and Families, serves pre-K and kindergarten only, so John Wetten is the sole tested school in the district — district results are essentially the school's own results.

Academically, results are close to state average. In 2025–26, math proficiency was 32.9%, exactly the state figure; science was 33.6% versus 30.6% statewide; and English language arts was 40.5% against 43.8%. Among nearby schools it ranks in the middle, and that ordering tracks poverty closely — every school above it has far lower free/reduced-lunch rates. John Wetten's own rate of 62.48% is the highest among nearby K–5 schools, yet within its demographic band (the North Clackamas and Oregon City schools at 54%–59%) it posts the strongest math and science results. Spending is $19,548 per student, mid-pack, and its 16.7 student–teacher ratio beats Candy Lane Elementary School (28.3) and Holcomb Elementary School (21.5).

Attendance is a real strength: chronic absenteeism was 26.4% in 2024–25, below the district (31.3%) and the state (33.5%), and the school has beaten both for five straight years. The clearest concern is upper-grade math: grade 3 proficiency was 50.4% (above the state's 41.3%), but grade 5 was 17.6% against 32.4% statewide — a 32.8-point spread inside one school. Reading stayed fairly level across grades and grade 5 science cleared the state mark, so the weakness looks concentrated in upper-grade math specifically. The school has also slid from the 66th percentile in 2022–23 to 46th now. Special education students (36th percentile) and gifted and talented students remain the lowest-performing groups, though small-group results swing widely from year to year and should be read cautiously.

589
Students ?
16.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,548
Per pupil spending ?
62.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 250 E Exeter
       Gladstone, OR  97027-2196

(503) 656-6564

District: Gladstone School District 115


Students who attend John Wetten Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Walter L Kraxberger Middle School
High:    Gladstone High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
69.6%
Hispanic:
16.8%
Two or more races:
10.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2026
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school36%
District avg32%
Oregon avg37%
383rd of 709
Oregon public elementary schools ?
Bottom 46%▼ down 18 pts since 2016
From top 36% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
83rd of 141Gladstone School District 115 among Oregon districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202642.6383 of 70946.0%★★☆☆☆
202546.8333 of 70652.8%★★★☆☆
202450.8302 of 71057.5%★★★☆☆
202360.7243 of 70665.6%★★★☆☆
202251.0306 of 70656.7%★★★☆☆
201953.2309 of 70556.2%★★★☆☆
201857.2293 of 70958.7%★★★☆☆
201759.5257 of 70163.3%★★★☆☆
201660.9248 of 69764.4%★★★☆☆
201546.0366 of 70648.2%★★☆☆☆
201439.0460 of 69533.8%★★☆☆☆
201335.3502 of 70729.0%★☆☆☆☆
201254.1343 of 73053.0%★★★☆☆
201149.1375 of 69546.0%★★☆☆☆
201048.8387 of 67442.6%★★☆☆☆
200966.2216 of 66567.5%★★★☆☆
200864.2234 of 65564.3%★★★☆☆
200762.6222 of 65266.0%★★★☆☆
200676.295 of 63685.1%★★★★☆
200562.6231 of 62963.3%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201851.947 of 17973.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202642.9349 of 65546.7%★★☆☆☆
202549.9284 of 65356.5%★★★☆☆
202445.0330 of 65849.8%★★★☆☆
202355.2252 of 65261.3%★★★☆☆
202242.3346 of 64646.4%★★☆☆☆
201952.4294 of 62152.7%★★★☆☆
201858.8263 of 68161.4%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202643.655 of 7021.4%★☆☆☆☆
202567.821 of 7572.0%★★★★☆
202452.432 of 4833.3%★★☆☆☆
202263.114 of 3560.0%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202647.9172 of 37754.4%★★★☆☆
202557.2116 of 36268.0%★★★☆☆
202456.4103 of 36571.8%★★★★☆
202367.162 of 36082.8%★★★★☆
202256.9100 of 33970.5%★★★★☆
201961.0105 of 36471.2%★★★★☆
201860.5138 of 47570.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202640.4295 of 52143.4%★★☆☆☆
202544.5267 of 51848.5%★★☆☆☆
202459.3136 of 52374.0%★★★★☆
202345.9304 of 59548.9%★★☆☆☆
202251.4302 of 70357.0%★★★☆☆
201948.8286 of 59752.1%★★★☆☆
201854.7269 of 64058.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202642.9349 of 65746.9%★★☆☆☆
202544.1333 of 66449.8%★★★☆☆
202456.5241 of 66263.6%★★★☆☆
202362.3214 of 66567.8%★★★☆☆
202256.6240 of 65463.3%★★★☆☆
201947.3314 of 62349.6%★★☆☆☆
201854.3289 of 68057.5%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202549.239 of 7346.6%★★☆☆☆
202451.529 of 5446.3%★★★☆☆
202210.945 of 486.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201946.032 of 6147.5%★★☆☆☆
201871.255 of 21274.1%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202634.1228 of 35535.8%★★☆☆☆
202532.0230 of 35234.7%★★☆☆☆
202441.0153 of 29948.8%★★☆☆☆
202353.077 of 23166.7%★★★☆☆
202255.663 of 21570.7%★★★★☆
201942.6146 of 30351.8%★★★☆☆
201840.0256 of 48146.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202638.6404 of 67039.7%★★☆☆☆
202543.2359 of 66946.3%★★☆☆☆
202446.3331 of 67050.6%★★★☆☆
202354.2280 of 65657.3%★★★☆☆
202249.3311 of 66653.3%★★★☆☆
201945.8357 of 66246.1%★★☆☆☆
201849.4345 of 68349.5%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
English Language Learner (2018)74th percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)47th percentile~ school
Female (2026)47th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)47th percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)40th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2026)36th percentile-10 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)21st percentile-25 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts40%-3 vs state
Science34%+3 vs state
Mathematics33%~ state avg

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Students who attend John Wetten Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walter L Kraxberger Middle School
High : Gladstone High School

Students at John Wetten Elementary School are 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 589 students attended John Wetten Elementary School.

John Wetten Elementary School ranks 383rd of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 OSAS test scoresSep 25, 2026
2023–24 through 2024–25 school spending dataAug 24, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 29, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataNov 20, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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