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Rural Dell Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
346th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools
Better than 51% of Oregon elementary schools
Summary

Rural Dell Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Molalla, Oregon, serving 238 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Molalla River School District, which is ranked 75 out of 140 districts in the state.

Rural Dell Elementary School consistently outperforms the Molalla River School District and the state of Oregon in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, 50% of 5th graders at Rural Dell were proficient in ELA, compared to 49.5% for the district and 46.7% for the state. In Mathematics, 45.8% of 3rd graders at Rural Dell were proficient, compared to 39% for the district and 40.1% for the state. The school also has a strong performance among its Hispanic and low socioeconomic status (SES) student subgroups, ranking 38th out of 362 Oregon elementary schools for Hispanic students and 103rd out of 518 for low SES students, both with a 4-star rating.

However, Rural Dell Elementary School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 43.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. When compared to nearby schools in the Canby School District and Silver Falls School District, Rural Dell's performance is more mixed, with some schools like Ninety-One School and Butte Creek Elementary having higher proficiency rates in certain subjects and grade levels.

251
Students ?
18.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,082
Per pupil spending ?
53%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 10500 S Hwy 211
       Molalla, OR  97038-9533

(503) 651-2128

District: Molalla River School District 35


Students who attend Rural Dell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Molalla River Middle School
High:    Molalla High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
68.5%
Hispanic:
25.1%
Two or more races:
4.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2014 → 51st in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2014
Above the Oregon median (51st percentile)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school37%
District avg33%
Oregon avg38%
346th of 706
Oregon public elementary schools ?
Top 49%▲ up 23 pts since 2015
From bottom 28% (2015) to top 49% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Molalla River School District 35
75th of 140Molalla River School District 35 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
202545.9346 of 70651.0%★★★☆☆
202445.3353 of 71050.3%★★★☆☆
202348.3328 of 70653.5%★★★☆☆
202243.2377 of 70646.6%★★☆☆☆
201947.0368 of 70547.8%★★☆☆☆
201847.2366 of 70948.4%★★☆☆☆
201738.5444 of 70136.7%★★☆☆☆
201631.8501 of 69728.1%★☆☆☆☆
201531.2510 of 70627.8%★☆☆☆☆
201433.7503 of 69527.6%★☆☆☆☆
201328.8556 of 70721.4%★☆☆☆☆
201234.1538 of 73026.3%★☆☆☆☆
201137.7496 of 69528.6%★☆☆☆☆
201039.1459 of 67431.9%★★☆☆☆
200933.9497 of 66525.3%★☆☆☆☆
200831.6506 of 65522.7%★☆☆☆☆
200734.9466 of 65228.5%★☆☆☆☆
200638.8467 of 63626.6%★☆☆☆☆
200555.3313 of 62950.2%★★★☆☆
200433.8439 of 58625.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202538.9379 of 65342.0%★★☆☆☆
202433.1439 of 65833.3%★★☆☆☆
202337.5396 of 65239.3%★★☆☆☆
202234.0421 of 64634.8%★★☆☆☆
201970.6153 of 62175.4%★★★★☆
201858.4265 of 68161.1%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202578.038 of 36289.5%★★★★☆
201856.5171 of 47564.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202567.3103 of 51880.1%★★★★☆
202440.6313 of 52340.2%★★☆☆☆
202348.0285 of 59552.1%★★★☆☆
202243.5374 of 70346.8%★★☆☆☆
201971.9107 of 59782.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202552.5274 of 66458.7%★★★☆☆
202454.7255 of 66261.5%★★★☆☆
202359.1234 of 66564.8%★★★☆☆
202251.1286 of 65456.3%★★★☆☆
201942.9349 of 62344.0%★★☆☆☆
201840.7402 of 68040.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202541.5372 of 66944.4%★★☆☆☆
202441.9376 of 67043.9%★★☆☆☆
202342.5367 of 65644.1%★★☆☆☆
202241.0390 of 66641.4%★★☆☆☆
201939.8413 of 66237.6%★★☆☆☆
201839.6427 of 68337.5%★★☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+39 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+29 vs school
Male (2025)59th percentile+8 vs school
White (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school
Female (2025)42nd percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts42%~ state avg
Mathematics36%~ state avg
Science26%-4 vs state

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Students at Rural Dell Elementary School are 69% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Rural Dell Elementary School ranks 346th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Rural Dell Elementary School.

Students who attend Rural Dell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Molalla River Middle School
High : Molalla High School


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Latest Oregon data All new data »
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 29, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataNov 20, 2025
2024–25 OSAS test scoresOct 2, 2025
2023–24 attendance data & graduation ratesJan 30, 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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