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Happy Valley Elementary School

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Happy Valley Elementary School ranks 85 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

85^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Happy Valley Elementary School is a K–5 school in Happy Valley, Oregon — a suburban community southeast of Portland — serving 491 students in the North Clackamas School District 12. It ranks 85th of 709 Oregon elementary schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 88th percentile with 4 stars, noticeably higher than its district's 66th percentile, 3-star rating.

Academically, Happy Valley leads every nearby school in all three tested subjects. In 2025–2026, 64.3% of students met grade-level standards in English language arts, 57.4% in math, and 48.2% in science, compared with district and state math rates of 32.9%. Its science result is about 10 points above the next-highest nearby school, Mount Scott Elementary School at 38.2%. Fourth-grade math stands out at 67.9%, nearly 30 points above the state, while 5th-grade math is lower at 47.0% but still above district and state averages. Nearby Scouters Mountain Elementary School and Spring Mountain Elementary School post 59.1% and 54.5% in ELA.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.9%, the lowest among nearby schools and roughly half the district's 30.5% and the state's 33.5%. The school spends $19,256 per student — less than any nearby school — with a student-teacher ratio of 20.8, suggesting efficient instruction, though the ratio is worth monitoring. English Language Learners rank 8th of 101 schools statewide (92nd percentile, 5 stars). The free/reduced-lunch share jumped from 15.75% to 59.27% in two years, now matching nearby schools.

491

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,256

Per pupil spending ?

59.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

88.1%

Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 10.9% (any vaccine)

13865 SE King Rd
Happy Valley, OR 97086

(503) 353-5420

District: North Clackamas School District 12

Students who attend Happy Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Happy Valley Middle School
High:	Adrienne C. Nelson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.0%

Asian:

25.5%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (59% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg37%

Oregon avg37%

85^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 19Elementary Schools in the North Clackamas School District 12

48^th of 141North Clackamas School District 12 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
2026	85.1	85 of 709	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	111 of 706	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	131 of 710	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	113 of 706	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	58 of 706	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	59 of 705	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	144 of 709	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	86.2	74 of 701	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	76.6	131 of 697	81.2%	★★★★☆
2015	77.0	131 of 706	81.4%	★★★★☆
2014	70.3	184 of 695	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	80.4	106 of 707	85.0%	★★★★☆
2012	74.5	153 of 730	79.0%	★★★★☆
2011	82.6	70 of 695	89.9%	★★★★★
2009	87.5	30 of 665	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	84.0	52 of 655	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	87.3	35 of 652	94.6%	★★★★★
2006	86.4	6 of 636	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	86.6	15 of 629	97.6%	★★★★★
2004	80.0	69 of 586	88.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	16 of 43	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.8	17 of 38	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	23 of 41	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.7	19 of 39	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	13 of 39	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	33 of 86	61.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	8 of 101	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	96 of 655	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	82.7	89 of 653	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	149 of 658	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	124 of 652	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	71 of 646	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	29 of 621	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	76.0	122 of 681	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	67.9	143 of 595	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	56 of 703	92.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	72 of 657	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	125 of 664	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	98 of 662	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	120 of 665	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	49 of 654	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	99 of 623	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	168 of 680	75.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	35 of 79	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	31 of 54	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	90.1	2 of 61	96.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	137 of 352	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	44 of 299	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	65 of 231	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	36 of 215	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	43.0	234 of 481	51.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	113 of 670	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	67.5	178 of 669	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	142 of 670	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	183 of 656	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	70 of 666	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	93 of 662	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	259 of 683	62.1%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)76th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)63rd percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)56th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%+21 vs state

Mathematics57%+24 vs state

Science48%+18 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

4 of my children attended Happy Valley Elementary School. This school built such an excellent foundation for learning that the transitioning to Middle School, High School and on to College was a breeze. It is so important to begin your children's education with the best Elementary School that you can. This school was it for mine and I feel that it prepared them to be successful Academically and Socially to progress to Middle School and beyond. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Happy Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	13865 SE King Rd	Happy Valley	97086	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5420	491	24	20.8	59.3%	265 (54.0%)	15 (3.1%)	34 (6.9%)	125 (25.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.4%)	85.1	85^th of 709 public elementary schools	88.0%		81.9	111^th of 706 public elementary schools	84.3%	26	59.0	65.8	68.3	64.3	57.8	67.9	47.0	57.4	48.2	48.2	88.1%	10.9%	$19,256	$432	$18,824
Spring Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-5	11645 SE Masa Ln	Happy Valley	97086	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5600	350	20	17.3	58.3%	178 (50.9%)	14 (4.0%)	57 (16.3%)	58 (16.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.4%)	73.2	155^th of 709 public elementary schools	78.1%		73.7	148^th of 706 public elementary schools	79.0%	7	56.1	52.2	55.4	54.5	55.4	56.1	46.2	52.4	37.9	37.9	92.1%	6.5%	$22,950	$440	$22,509
Scouters Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	10811 SE 172nd Ave	Happy Valley	97086	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-3250	568	28	20.3	58.6%	218 (38.4%)	16 (2.8%)	67 (11.8%)	186 (32.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (14.1%)	76.5	135^th of 709 public elementary schools	81.0%		83.1	104^th of 706 public elementary schools	85.3%	31	61.5	56.2	59.1	59.1	63.1	51.4	46.8	54.2	34.3	34.3	91.8%	6.7%	$19,835	$440	$19,395
Sunnyside Elementary School	Public	K-5	13401 SE 132nd Ave	Clackamas	97015	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5620	402	21	18.7	58.2%	197 (49.0%)	11 (2.7%)	77 (19.2%)	62 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (12.9%)	42.8	379^th of 709 public elementary schools	46.5%		32.7	466^th of 706 public elementary schools	34.0%	87	45.7	46.3	33.3	42.0	50.0	37.9	12.9	34.3	23.8	23.8	89.8%	9.2%	$21,888	$435	$21,453
Oregon Trail Elementary School	Public	K-5	13895 SE 152nd Dr	Clackamas	97015	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5540	455	25	18.3	58.0%	209 (45.9%)	18 (4.0%)	49 (10.8%)	110 (24.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (14.3%)	63.9	219^th of 709 public elementary schools	69.1%		60.8	233^rd of 706 public elementary schools	67.0%	14	60.6	63.3	47.9	57.4	46.5	49.4	31.5	42.6	31.0	31.0	93.2%	5.6%	$22,682	$476	$22,206
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	17625 SE Foster Rd	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 762-3209	328	18	18.4	95.7%	157 (47.9%)	22 (6.7%)	69 (21.0%)	38 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	28 (8.5%)	54.3	291^st of 709 public elementary schools	59.0%		41.6	380^th of 706 public elementary schools	46.2%	89	44.0	42.6	41.7	42.7	44.0	51.1	35.0	42.7	36.1	36.1	83.7%	13.8%	$21,799	$1,529	$20,271
Gilbert Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13132 SE Ramona St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6531	503	21	23.9	—	217 (43.1%)	65 (12.9%)	101 (20.1%)	54 (10.7%)	10 (2.0%)	10 (2.0%)	44 (8.7%)	17.6	614^th of 709 public elementary schools	13.4%		19.2	595^th of 706 public elementary schools	15.7%	19	21.3	26.9	33.8	27.2	24.1	20.8	18.4	21.1	17.1	17.1	82.5%	15.3%	$24,590	$1,763	$22,827
Mount Scott Elementary School	Public	K-5	11201 SE Stevens Rd	Happy Valley	97086	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5500	416	22	19.0	59.4%	204 (49.0%)	25 (6.0%)	56 (13.5%)	72 (17.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	54 (13.0%)	50.6	316^th of 709 public elementary schools	55.4%		59.4	244^th of 706 public elementary schools	65.4%	72	41.3	39.0	54.7	44.9	36.0	39.5	32.0	35.8	38.2	38.2	89.8%	8.9%	$22,814	$432	$22,382
Beatrice Morrow Cannady Elementary	Public	K-5	18031 SE Vogel Rd	Damascus	97089	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5780	506	27	18.5	58.3%	209 (41.3%)	16 (3.2%)	80 (15.8%)	141 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	56 (11.1%)	57.2	266^th of 709 public elementary schools	62.5%		61.7	226^th of 706 public elementary schools	68.0%	40	38.1	48.9	48.7	45.2	45.9	47.3	38.5	44.1	34.9	34.9	93.6%	4.5%	$21,736	$441	$21,296
Verne A Duncan Elementary School	Public	K-5	14898 SE Parklane Dr	Happy Valley	97015	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-3270	400	22	17.8	58.0%	225 (56.3%)	9 (2.3%)	93 (23.3%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (14.0%)	49.3	326^th of 709 public elementary schools	54.0%		53.5	277^th of 706 public elementary schools	60.8%	49	46.3	68.1	35.1	49.3	51.5	52.2	16.7	39.0	18.2	18.2	91.1%	8.9%	$22,632	$442	$22,190

Frequently Asked Questions about Happy Valley Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Happy Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Happy Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Happy Valley Middle School
High : Adrienne C. Nelson High School

Is Happy Valley Elementary School a good school?

Happy Valley Elementary School ranks 85^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Happy Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Happy Valley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Happy Valley Elementary School?

Students at Happy Valley Elementary School are 54% White, 25% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is Happy Valley Elementary School in?

North Clackamas School District 12

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