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Springwater Environmental Sciences School

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Springwater Environmental Sciences School ranks 114 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Springwater Environmental Sciences School is a small K–8 school in Oregon City, Oregon, serving 203 students within Oregon City School District 62 — the smallest enrollment among nearby schools, most of which serve only grades K–5.

Academically, Springwater stands out. In 2025–2026 it ranked 114th of 709 Oregon elementary schools (84th percentile, 4 stars), ahead of its district's 75th-percentile standing. All Grades proficiency was 61.9% in English language arts, 55.9% in math, and 65.0% in science — the highest among nearby schools and well above state averages of 43.8%, 32.9%, and 30.6%. Science is the signature strength: the next-closest nearby school, Spring Mountain Elementary School, posts 37.9%, and several others sit below 27%. Upper grades are strong as well, with 5th grade ELA at 85.7% and 8th grade math at 81.3%. Same-district peers such as Beavercreek Elementary School, Holcomb Elementary School, and Redland Elementary School trail well behind, scoring roughly 38–41% in ELA and 33–36% in math.

Two things to watch: chronic absenteeism was 31.3% in 2024–2025, below the state average but above the district and several nearby schools, and up from 24.6% the prior year. Female students also ranked in the 95th percentile statewide while male students ranked in the 65th. Reported per-student spending of $6,490 is far below nearby schools ($17,442–$22,950), and the student-teacher ratio has improved to 18.7.

203

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,490

Per pupil spending ?

2.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2021-22) ?

87.7%

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

Exemptions: 12.3% (any vaccine)

16491 S Springwater Rd
Oregon City, OR 97045-7407

(503) 631-7700

District: Oregon City School District 62

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.8%

Two or more races:

8.9%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (60% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oregon City School District 62

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg38%

Oregon avg37%

Elementary school

114^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

43^rd of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Oregon City School District 62

35^th of 141Oregon 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	114 of 709	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	211 of 706	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	109 of 710	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	124 of 706	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	63 of 706	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	82 of 705	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	84 of 709	88.2%	★★★★☆
2017	78.5	120 of 701	82.9%	★★★★☆
2016	83.6	90 of 697	87.1%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	95 of 706	86.5%	★★★★☆
2014	71.6	169 of 695	75.7%	★★★★☆
2013	81.0	101 of 707	85.7%	★★★★☆
2012	58.8	294 of 730	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.1	280 of 695	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.0	277 of 674	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.2	375 of 665	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	93.8	30 of 655	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	70.2	155 of 653	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	126 of 658	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	169 of 652	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	82 of 646	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	93.7	21 of 621	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	63 of 681	90.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	89.6	61 of 703	91.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	232 of 657	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.9	304 of 664	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.7	110 of 662	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	121 of 665	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	45 of 654	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	68.8	166 of 623	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	142 of 680	79.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	184 of 670	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	53.6	280 of 669	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	155 of 670	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	154 of 656	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	42 of 666	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	118 of 662	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	132 of 683	80.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	43 of 371	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	60 of 368	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	52 of 371	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	38 of 380	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	15 of 367	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	17 of 379	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	30 of 384	92.2%	★★★★★
2017	80.0	52 of 382	86.4%	★★★★☆
2016	90.7	21 of 383	94.5%	★★★★★
2015	88.6	32 of 381	91.6%	★★★★★
2014	78.1	62 of 382	83.8%	★★★★☆
2013	88.8	22 of 377	94.2%	★★★★★
2012	72.1	84 of 395	78.7%	★★★★☆
2011	77.6	44 of 357	87.7%	★★★★☆
2010	76.9	48 of 343	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	42 of 321	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	61.2	96 of 316	69.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	33 of 313	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	33 of 310	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	44 of 342	87.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	94.6	13 of 364	96.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	61.2	99 of 323	69.3%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	19 of 341	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	57 of 354	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	82 of 351	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	34 of 349	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	28 of 360	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	13 of 355	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	12 of 344	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	47 of 357	86.8%	★★★★☆

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

Female (2026)95th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)91st percentile~ school

White (2026)73rd percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

White (2026)84th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)69th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

Science65%+34 vs state

English Language Arts62%+18 vs state

Mathematics56%+23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Springwater is not only an amazing education for my daughters, it's a wonderful community, where the parents are very involved in learning and the families get to know and support each other. The teachers are truly dedicated to knowing each student and honoring who they are, and helping each student reach his/her full potential. I love how they infuse science and scientific inquiry into all subjects to instill and maintain children's love of learning, and how hands on the learning is by having the students learn outside - and learn to love the outside! - during Friday Field Studies. Finally, this is a school where the teachers explicitly teach character traits like kindness, respect, caring, empathy, etc - these are just as important in children's growth and development as academics! As a K-8 community, the students really work and learn together, and have opportunities for both learning from mentors, and exhibiting leadership.

I couldn't recommend a school more highly, and feel so lucky for this to be my daughters' K-8 educational experience! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, October 20, 2012

We love the hands on unique approach to learning. It's an environment of integrity, respect for self, respect for others and tolerance. The teachers are exceptional and work to challenge our daughter to excel. We are so thankful that we a part of this unique school. 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 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	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 Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th 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
Springwater Environmental Sciences School	Public, Charter	K-8	16491 S Springwater Rd	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 631-7700	203	11	18.7	—	168 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.9%)	80.1	114^th of 709 public elementary schools	83.9%		64.5	211^th of 706 public elementary schools	70.1%	97	45.5	45.0	85.7	63.2	73.7	58.8	61.9	71.4	38.9	61.9	47.1	33.3	81.3	55.9	66.7	63.2	65.0	87.7%	12.3%	$6,490	$450	$6,040
Redland Elementary School	Public	K-5	18131 S Redland Rd	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-8500	475	22	21.5	54.1%	355 (74.7%)	7 (1.5%)	63 (13.3%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.4%)	41.3	393^rd of 709 public elementary schools	44.6%		35.3	445^th of 706 public elementary schools	37.0%	52	36.4	43.2	43.8				41.3	34.2	27.8	39.8				34.3	24.4		24.4	88.6%	10.5%	$18,020	$674	$17,346
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
Deep Creek - Damascus K-8 School	Public	K-8	15600 SE 232nd Dr	Damascus	97089	Clackamas County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 658-3171	477	25	19.2	82.4%	357 (74.8%)	2 (0.4%)	71 (14.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.4%)	54.3	289^th of 709 public elementary schools	59.2%		60.1	240^th of 706 public elementary schools	66.0%	49	43.1	57.6	48.2	38.6	55.4	60.4	50.5	45.1	49.2	30.9	28.1	48.2	47.9	41.4	29.6	36.0	32.7			$18,347	$414	$17,933
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
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
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%)	37.6	430^th of 709 public elementary schools	39.4%		46.7	334^th of 706 public elementary schools	52.7%	96	28.8	41.6	42.7				37.8	36.7	35.5	27.0				32.8	26.9		26.9	89.5%	9.1%	$17,442	$1,147	$16,295
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Springwater Environmental Sciences School

What district is Springwater Environmental Sciences School in?

Oregon City School District 62

Is Springwater Environmental Sciences School a good school?

Springwater Environmental Sciences School ranks 114^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Springwater Environmental Sciences School?

Students at Springwater Environmental Sciences School are 83% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Springwater Environmental Sciences School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 203 students attended Springwater Environmental Sciences School.

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