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Gaffney Lane Elementary School

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Gaffney Lane Elementary School ranks 352 nd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Gaffney Lane Elementary School is a public elementary school in Oregon City, Oregon, serving 422 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Oregon City School District 62, which is ranked 32 out of 140 districts in the state.

While Gaffney Lane Elementary School is part of a relatively well-performing district, it faces several challenges. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 49.3%, compared to 38.9% for the district and 40.3% for the state. Additionally, the school has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.9% to 40.6% over the past few years, which can negatively impact student learning.

Interestingly, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups. Gaffney Lane Elementary School ranks 105 out of 362 Oregon elementary schools for its Hispanic students, but significantly lower for Special Education students and Low Socioeconomic Status students. The school's spending per student, at $17,450 in the 2022-2023 school year, is higher than the state average and some nearby schools, but this higher spending does not seem to translate into significantly better academic outcomes. In comparison, the West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J consistently outperforms Gaffney Lane Elementary School and the Oregon City School District 62 in terms of test scores and overall school rankings.

419

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,450

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13521 S Gaffney Ln
Oregon City, OR 97045-7999

(503) 785-8600

District: Oregon City School District 62

Students who attend Gaffney Lane Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gardiner Middle School
High:	Oregon City Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.9%

Hispanic:

19.3%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 31st percentile in 2023 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 50th (2025) from a 31st-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Oregon median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the Oregon average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg39%

Oregon avg38%

352^nd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Oregon City School District 62

32^nd of 140Oregon City School District 62 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	45.0	352 of 706	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	452 of 710	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	490 of 706	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	438 of 706	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	354 of 705	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	347 of 709	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.6	269 of 701	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.7	327 of 697	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.0	242 of 706	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.7	194 of 695	72.1%	★★★★☆
2013	68.9	184 of 707	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	57.2	313 of 730	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.0	379 of 695	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.6	356 of 674	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.5	331 of 665	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.0	238 of 655	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.7	205 of 652	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.9	177 of 636	72.2%	★★★★☆
2005	71.7	146 of 629	76.8%	★★★★☆
2004	64.0	201 of 586	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	287 of 653	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	380 of 658	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	412 of 652	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	407 of 646	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	330 of 621	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	346 of 681	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	105 of 362	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	39.3	219 of 365	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	237 of 360	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	190 of 339	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	123 of 364	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	268 of 475	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	294 of 518	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	437 of 523	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	555 of 595	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	434 of 703	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	449 of 597	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	485 of 640	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	386 of 664	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	455 of 662	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	515 of 665	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	402 of 654	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	230 of 623	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	331 of 680	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	344 of 352	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	234 of 299	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	168 of 215	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	171 of 303	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	385 of 481	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	368 of 669	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	451 of 670	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	475 of 656	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	454 of 666	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	390 of 662	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	367 of 683	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%~ state avg

Mathematics34%~ state avg

Science18%-12 vs state

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gaffney Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	13521 S Gaffney Ln	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 785-8600	419	19	22.4	54.4%	293 (69.9%)	4 (1.0%)	81 (19.3%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.1%)	45	352^nd of 706 public elementary schools	50.1%		34.3	452^nd of 710 public elementary schools	36.3%	100	49.3	48.5	36.5		41.2	33.3	27.4		18.5	$17,450	$995	$16,455
John McLoughlin Elementary School	Public	K-5	19230 S End Rd	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-8650	585	25	23.3	54.2%	471 (80.5%)	5 (0.9%)	42 (7.2%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.1%)	74.1	145^th of 706 public elementary schools	79.5%		63.5	213^th of 710 public elementary schools	70.0%	68	62.0	53.9	62.1		60.2	41.7	41.6		36.5	$14,564	$920	$13,644
Sunset Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2351 Oxford St	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7200	375	23	16.5	44.5%	259 (69.1%)	6 (1.6%)	35 (9.3%)	13 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (15.5%)	84.8	88^th of 706 public elementary schools	87.5%		85.9	84^th of 710 public elementary schools	88.2%	4	58.6	63.1	64.2		56.1	56.9	50.7		52.2	$16,952	$149	$16,803
Willamette Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1403 SE 12th St	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7250	384	23	17.0	44.3%	279 (72.7%)	6 (1.6%)	40 (10.4%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.5%)	89	66^th of 706 public elementary schools	90.7%		91	54^th of 710 public elementary schools	92.4%	12	64.5	66.7	67.6		64.5	65.4	55.7		45.7	$16,786	$149	$16,637
Bolton Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5933 Holmes St	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7900	222	15	14.6	21.2%	165 (74.3%)	2 (0.9%)	25 (11.3%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (7.7%)	93.1	39^th of 706 public elementary schools	94.5%		97	16^th of 710 public elementary schools	97.7%	23	62.5	56.7	83.0		71.9	58.1	67.9		64.2	$21,307	$149	$21,158
Holcomb Elementary School	Public	K-5	14625 S Holcomb Blvd	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 785-8100	516	24	21.5	54.5%	384 (74.4%)	6 (1.2%)	59 (11.4%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	47 (9.1%)	46.7	334^th of 706 public elementary schools	52.7%		36.1	434^th of 710 public elementary schools	38.9%	100	35.4	37.9	50.0		34.6	31.0	31.1		42.9	$14,898	$945	$13,953
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
John Wetten Elementary School	Public	1-5	250 E Exeter	Gladstone	97027	Clackamas County	Gladstone School District 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 656-6564	589	35	16.7	62.5%	410 (69.6%)	6 (1.0%)	99 (16.8%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	59 (10.0%)	46.8	333^rd of 706 public elementary schools	52.8%		50.8	302^nd of 710 public elementary schools	57.5%	31	47.8	36.8	41.3		53.0	30.4	27.3		26.8	$19,415	$2,135	$17,281
Gladstone Center for Children and Families	Public	PK-K	18905 Portland Ave	Gladstone	97027	Clackamas County	Gladstone School District 115	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 496-3939	109	8	14.1	82.6%	81 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.1%)								(n/a)										$8,994	$971	$8,024
Beavercreek Elementary School	Public	K-5	21944 S Yeoman Rd	Beavercreek	97004	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-8350	458	20	22.9	54.6%	330 (72.1%)	3 (0.7%)	71 (15.5%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	38 (8.3%)	40.3	396^th of 706 public elementary schools	43.9%		38.5	410^th of 710 public elementary schools	42.3%	14	25.0	38.8	43.2		35.9	38.3	32.1		26.5	$15,502	$758	$14,744

Frequently Asked Questions about Gaffney Lane Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Gaffney Lane Elementary School?

Students at Gaffney Lane Elementary School are 70% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Gaffney Lane Elementary School a good school?

Gaffney Lane Elementary School ranks 352^nd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Gaffney Lane Elementary School in?

Oregon City School District 62

What schools do graduates of Gaffney Lane Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gaffney Lane Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gardiner Middle School
High : Oregon City Senior High School

How many students attend Gaffney Lane Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Gaffney Lane Elementary School.

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