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Molalla Elementary School

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Molalla Elementary School ranks 502 nd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

502^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Molalla Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 413 students in grades K-5 in the Molalla River School District in Molalla, Oregon. The school has consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Molalla Elementary faces several challenges, including low test scores, high chronic absenteeism rates, and uneven performance across student subgroups. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.1% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 31.7% for the district and 40.3% for the state. The school's chronic absenteeism rates have ranged from 34.3% to 43.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. While Hispanic students and English Language Learners perform relatively well, White students and students from low-income backgrounds struggle, ranking in the bottom half of Oregon schools.

Interestingly, Molalla Elementary's performance is significantly lower than the nearby Clarkes Elementary and Mulino Elementary, which are also part of the Molalla River School District. Clarkes Elementary, in particular, consistently outperforms Molalla Elementary across all metrics, ranking in the top 30% of Oregon schools. Despite spending more per student than the state average, Molalla Elementary's performance lags behind, suggesting the need to re-evaluate how resources are being allocated and utilized to support student learning.

438

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,368

Per pupil spending ?

66%

Free/discounted lunch ?

910 Toliver Rd
Molalla, OR 97038

(503) 829-4333

District: Molalla River School District 35

Students who attend Molalla Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Molalla River Middle School
High:	Molalla High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.8%

Hispanic:

34.5%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2014 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (28% vs 38% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 34% Oregon)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

Oregon avg38%

502^nd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Molalla River School District 35

75^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	502 of 706	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	471 of 710	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	436 of 706	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	427 of 706	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	582 of 705	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	423 of 709	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.7	507 of 701	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.9	355 of 697	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.9	453 of 706	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.4	271 of 695	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.4	305 of 707	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.7	440 of 730	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.0	431 of 695	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.4	550 of 674	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.2	519 of 665	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.9	625 of 655	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	34.6	469 of 652	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.2	544 of 636	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	69.3	166 of 629	73.6%	★★★★☆
2004	41.6	384 of 586	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	44 of 101	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.9	166 of 179	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	486 of 653	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	459 of 658	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	362 of 652	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	397 of 646	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	539 of 621	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	423 of 681	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	151 of 362	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	196 of 365	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	136 of 360	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	178 of 339	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	225 of 364	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	278 of 475	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	313 of 518	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	174 of 523	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.6	473 of 595	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	423 of 703	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	456 of 597	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	445 of 664	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	411 of 662	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	450 of 665	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	405 of 654	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	515 of 623	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	396 of 680	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	102 of 352	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	50.3	109 of 299	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	112 of 231	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	178 of 303	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	166 of 481	65.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	538 of 669	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	448 of 670	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	414 of 656	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	359 of 666	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.0	573 of 662	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	415 of 683	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-8 vs state

Mathematics26%-10 vs state

Science16%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Molalla Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)						OSAS Mathematics (2025)						OSAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Molalla Elementary School	Public	K-5	910 Toliver Rd	Molalla	97038	Clackamas County	Molalla River School District 35	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 829-4333	438	27	16.2	66.0%	262 (59.8%)	2 (0.5%)	151 (34.5%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	29.2	502^nd of 706 public elementary schools	28.9%		32.2	471^st of 710 public elementary schools	33.7%	31	19.1	27.2	57.5				28.8	23.4	25.7				16.2		$15,368	$79	$15,289
Rural Dell Elementary School	Public	K-5	10500 S Hwy 211	Molalla	97038	Clackamas County	Molalla River School District 35	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 651-2128	251	13	18.7	53.0%	172 (68.5%)	1 (0.4%)	63 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	45.9	346^th of 706 public elementary schools	51.0%		45.3	353^rd of 710 public elementary schools	50.3%	7	41.7	34.3	50.0				45.8	28.6	28.9				26.3		$14,082	$84	$13,999
Molalla River Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	16897 S Callahan Rd	Molalla	97038	Clackamas County	Molalla River School District 35	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 829-6672	224	13	17.2	64.7%	189 (84.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (10.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	14.7	638^th of 706 public elementary schools	9.6%		15.5	637^th of 710 public elementary schools	10.3%	1	18.2	29.2	20.8	12.5	22.7	30.0	27.3	12.5	20.8	8.3	9.1	35.0	16.7	40.0	$7,169	$78	$7,090
Mulino Elementary School	Public	K-5	26660 S Hwy 213	Mulino	97042	Clackamas County	Molalla River School District 35	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 829-6888	204	12	17.0	65.2%	164 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (15.7%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	45.9	345^th of 706 public elementary schools	51.1%		46.8	337^th of 710 public elementary schools	52.5%	8	35.3	29.7	51.4				50.0	24.3	37.8				29.7		$16,121	$78	$16,042
Clarkes Elementary School	Public	K-5	19100 S Windy City Rd	Mulino	97042	Clackamas County	Molalla River School District 35	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 632-3290	153	10	15.3	66.0%	121 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	66.3	195^th of 706 public elementary schools	72.4%		83.4	101^st of 710 public elementary schools	85.8%	94	64.7	54.5	50.0				52.9	35.0	34.6				42.3		$15,875	$99	$15,776
Ninety-One School	Public	K-8	5811 S Whiskey Hill Rd	Hubbard	97032	Clackamas County	Canby School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 263-7110	476	28	17.2	62.8%	405 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	66.8	192^nd of 706 public elementary schools	72.8%		67.9	185^th of 710 public elementary schools	73.9%	7	60.0	47.6	49.2	50.0	44.6	45.9	61.0	28.6	42.4	41.1	41.8	42.4	39.0	59.7	$17,849	$651	$17,199
Butte Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	37569 S Hwy 213	Mount Angel	97362	Clackamas County	Silver Falls School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 829-6803	303	13	22.8	51.5%	231 (76.2%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	40.8	391^st of 706 public elementary schools	44.6%		41.6	380^th of 710 public elementary schools	46.5%	11	42.9	52.2	35.1	24.1	42.4	26.1	40.0	37.0	13.9	26.7	18.2	21.7	22.2	34.8	$18,055	$334	$17,720
Cecile Trost Elementary School	Public	K-6	800 S Redwood	Canby	97013	Clackamas County	Canby School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 263-7130	457	33	13.7	63.2%	130 (28.4%)	1 (0.2%)	318 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	19.2	593^rd of 706 public elementary schools	16.0%		19.5	602^nd of 710 public elementary schools	15.2%	9	30.0	38.5	21.7	24.1			26.7	23.1	10.0	9.3			15.0		$18,437	$1,551	$16,886
Carus School	Public	K-6	14412 S Carus Rd	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Canby School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 263-7190	325	20	16.1	64.0%	248 (76.3%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (17.5%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	48.4	321^st of 706 public elementary schools	54.5%		55.9	271^st of 710 public elementary schools	61.8%	50	56.5	33.3	54.2	32.8			54.3	26.2	30.5	24.1			28.8		$17,842	$1,531	$16,311
Philander Lee Elementary School	Public	K-6	1110 S Ivy	Canby	97013	Clackamas County	Canby School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 263-7150	279	20	14.0	76.3%	180 (64.5%)	2 (0.7%)	81 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	30.6	490^th of 706 public elementary schools	30.6%		38.5	409^th of 710 public elementary schools	42.4%	81	42.2	35.0	30.8	50.0			37.8	15.0	5.1	19.4			10.3		$19,736	$1,293	$18,443

Frequently Asked Questions about Molalla Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Molalla Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Molalla Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Molalla River Middle School
High : Molalla High School

Is Molalla Elementary School a good school?

Molalla Elementary School ranks 502^nd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Molalla Elementary School in?

Molalla River School District 35

What is the racial makeup of Molalla Elementary School?

Students at Molalla Elementary School are 60% White, 34% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Molalla Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Molalla Elementary School.

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