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Nestucca K8

Public Grades PK, KG-8

655^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Nestucca K8 is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Cloverdale, Oregon, with 358 students. The school is part of the Nestucca Valley School District, which is ranked 99 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nestucca K8 faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 34.3% to 42.3%, well above the state average. The school's test scores are also consistently below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency at 32.6% compared to the state's 40.3%, and 3rd grade math proficiency at 16.7% compared to the state's 40.1%. Additionally, Nestucca K8 has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 71.79% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

Nestucca K8's performance has declined over the past decade, dropping from a high ranking of 333 out of 701 Oregon elementary schools in 2016-2017 to its current ranking of 655 out of 706 in 2024-2025. Compared to nearby schools, such as Taft Elementary School, which is 18.31 miles away, Nestucca K8 performs poorly in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates across multiple grade levels. The school's struggles highlight the need for targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes.

336

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,896

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36925 Hwy 101 S
Cloverdale, OR 97112-9602

(503) 392-3194

District: Nestucca Valley School District 101J

Students who attend Nestucca K8 usually attend:

High:

Nestucca High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

Hispanic:

26.5%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (22% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Oregon avg37%

Elementary school

655^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

245^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 26 pts since 2023

From bottom 7% (2023) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

99^th of 140Nestucca Valley School District 101J 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	655 of 706	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	577 of 710	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	561 of 706	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	560 of 706	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	425 of 705	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	406 of 709	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.9	333 of 701	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.3	348 of 697	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.0	451 of 706	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.2	499 of 695	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.8	498 of 707	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.1	513 of 730	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.4	485 of 695	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.5	389 of 674	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.0	343 of 665	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	69.7	167 of 655	74.5%	★★★★☆
2007	49.7	333 of 652	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	69.0	175 of 636	72.5%	★★★★☆
2005	70.6	155 of 629	75.4%	★★★★☆
2004	63.3	207 of 586	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	546 of 653	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	455 of 658	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	515 of 652	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	511 of 646	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	440 of 621	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	354 of 681	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	263 of 362	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	312 of 365	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	231 of 360	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	210 of 475	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	362 of 518	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	333 of 523	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	415 of 595	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	556 of 703	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.3	157 of 597	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	252 of 640	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	623 of 664	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	578 of 662	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	514 of 665	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	509 of 654	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	331 of 623	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	435 of 680	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	652 of 669	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	603 of 670	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	576 of 656	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	591 of 666	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	478 of 662	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	438 of 683	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	245 of 368	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	221 of 371	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.0	353 of 380	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	212 of 316	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	138 of 313	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.7	268 of 323	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	275 of 310	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	126 of 196	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	99 of 196	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.3	164 of 201	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	65.2	37 of 194	80.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	77 of 240	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	45 of 244	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	20.3	266 of 312	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	274 of 364	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	220 of 330	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	258 of 323	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	307 of 318	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	171 of 312	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	232 of 351	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	254 of 349	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	341 of 360	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	302 of 355	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile~ school

White (2025)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-12 vs state

Science14%-15 vs state

Mathematics13%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Nestucca K8

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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
Nestucca K8	Public	PK, KG-8	36925 Hwy 101 S	Cloverdale	97112	Tillamook County	Nestucca Valley School District 101J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 392-3194	336	19	17.6	93.8%	216 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	24 (7.1%)	12.8	655^th of 706 public elementary schools	7.2%		21.9	577^th of 710 public elementary schools	18.7%	78	32.6	11.8	21.1	26.8	46.2	46.9	16.7	11.8	10.5		10.3	15.6	5.4	24.2	$22,896	$2,022	$20,874
Oceanlake Elementary School	Public	K-2	2420 NE 22nd St	Lincoln City	97367	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 994-5296	246	16	15.5	89.8%	143 (58.1%)	2 (0.8%)	59 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.8%)								(n/a)															$19,604	$1,953	$17,651
South Prairie Elementary School	Public	2-3	6855 S Prairie Rd	Tillamook	97141	Tillamook County	Tillamook School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 842-8401	287	21	14.0	84.3%	190 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (25.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	17 (5.9%)								(n/a)	37.2						38.9								$17,974	$2,084	$15,891
Taft Elementary School	Public	3-6	4040 High School Dr	Lincoln City	97367	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 996-2136	464	23	19.7	90.9%	271 (58.4%)	3 (0.6%)	126 (27.2%)	6 (1.3%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.8%)	18.6	603^rd of 706 public elementary schools	14.6%		20.7	589^th of 710 public elementary schools	17.0%	14	29.4	34.2	21.9	22.3			31.1	25.2	6.4	11.7			8.4		$18,615	$1,771	$16,845
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-1	1700 9th St	Tillamook	97141	Tillamook County	Tillamook School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 842-7501	235	21	11.4	84.7%	139 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (33.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.7%)								(n/a)															$20,457	$2,495	$17,961

Frequently Asked Questions about Nestucca K8

What is the racial makeup of Nestucca K8?

Students at Nestucca K8 are 64% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Nestucca K8 attend?

Students who attend Nestucca K8 usually go on to attend:

High : Nestucca High School

What district is Nestucca K8 in?

Nestucca Valley School District 101J

Is Nestucca K8 a good school?

Nestucca K8 ranks in the bottom 7.2% of Oregon elementary schools.

How many students attend Nestucca K8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Nestucca K8.

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