Summary
St Marys Public School is a K–5 elementary school in Mount Angel, Oregon, a small Willamette Valley town, serving 296 students as part of Mt Angel School District 91. The most striking feature of the data is the contrast between the district and the school: the district ranks 22nd of 141 districts in Oregon (84th percentile, 4 stars), while the school ranks 550th of 709 schools (22nd percentile, 1 star) for 2025–2026. The school's ranking has swung widely, from 365th of 706 (48th percentile, 2 stars) in 2024–2025 to its lowest recorded percentile this past year.
Academically, the clearest weakness is science: 8.3% of students were proficient, versus 20.2% in the district and 30.6% statewide. English language arts was 29.8% (district 51.6%, state 43.8%), and math was 29.8% (district 34.9%, state 32.9%)—closer to norms. Among nearby schools, St Marys outperforms Woodburn's Washington Elementary School and Heritage Elementary in ELA and math, and tops Woodburn Arthur Academy, Scotts Mills Elementary School, and The Community Roots School in math. It trails Gervais Elementary School and most Silver Falls schools, including Butte Creek Elementary School, Robert Frost Elementary School, and Bethany Charter School.
Context matters: 70.95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, up from 56.75% in 2022–2023, similar to Woodburn schools. Yet Woodburn Arthur and Gervais, with comparable poverty levels, post higher ELA and science results. Chronic absenteeism was 29.5%—better than the state's 33.5%, slightly above the district's 26.6%, and mid-pack among neighbors. Per-student spending was $17,645 with a student-teacher ratio of 18.3. Effectiveness rankings fell sharply for low-income students (15th percentile, down from 36th) and Hispanic students (29th, down from 70th), while special education students ranked at the 53rd percentile, a relative strength.
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