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Butte Creek Elementary School

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Butte Creek Elementary School ranks 391 st of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

391^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Butte Creek Elementary School is a public K-8 school located in Mount Angel, Oregon, serving 282 students as part of the Silver Falls School District 4J. While the district is ranked 26 out of 140 in the state, Butte Creek Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 142 out of 697 Oregon elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 391 out of 706 in 2024-2025. This 2-star rated school struggles with uneven performance across student subgroups and lags behind both district and state averages in academic proficiency, particularly in mathematics.

Butte Creek Elementary's chronic absenteeism rate has risen significantly, from 21.9% in 2023-2024 to 38.1% in 2022-2023, which is a major challenge for the school. When compared to nearby schools like Evergreen Elementary and Bethany Charter School, both within the Silver Falls district, Butte Creek consistently underperforms in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's spending per student has also decreased significantly, from $27,148 in 2021-2022 to $18,055 in 2022-2023.

While Butte Creek Elementary's student-teacher ratio has improved, from 15.8 in 2021-2022 to 13.8 in 2023-2024, it remains unclear if this change has had a positive impact on the school's performance. Addressing the school's declining ranking, uneven student group performance, high chronic absenteeism, and overall academic underperformance will be crucial for Butte Creek Elementary to provide a high-quality learning environment for its students.

303

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,055

Per pupil spending ?

51.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37569 S Hwy 213
Mount Angel, OR 97362-9601

(503) 829-6803

District: Silver Falls School District 4J

Students who attend Butte Creek Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Silverton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.2%

Hispanic:

19.1%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2014 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2014

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg44%

Oregon avg37%

Elementary school

391^st of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

238^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Silver Falls School District 4J

26^th of 140Silver Falls School District 4J 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	40.8	391 of 706	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	380 of 710	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	415 of 706	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	393 of 706	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	304 of 705	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	226 of 709	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.7	240 of 701	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.3	142 of 697	79.6%	★★★★☆
2015	59.7	245 of 706	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.9	174 of 695	75.0%	★★★★☆
2013	65.4	223 of 707	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.7	441 of 730	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.6	210 of 695	69.8%	★★★★☆
2010	62.5	259 of 674	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.6	248 of 665	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.4	136 of 655	79.2%	★★★★☆
2007	54.2	293 of 652	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.7	163 of 636	74.4%	★★★★☆
2005	64.7	215 of 629	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.0	134 of 586	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	317 of 653	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	312 of 658	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	382 of 652	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	426 of 646	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	248 of 621	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	179 of 681	73.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	38.9	219 of 360	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	252 of 475	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	39.7	360 of 595	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	389 of 703	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	405 of 597	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	313 of 640	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	390 of 664	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	390 of 662	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	353 of 665	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	272 of 654	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	206 of 623	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	247 of 680	63.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	457 of 669	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	375 of 670	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	401 of 656	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	372 of 666	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	331 of 662	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	209 of 683	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	238 of 368	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	189 of 371	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.2	133 of 380	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	78 of 367	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	76 of 379	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	102 of 384	73.4%	★★★★☆
2017	67.3	102 of 382	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	76 of 383	80.2%	★★★★☆
2015	61.8	126 of 381	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.9	118 of 382	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	145 of 377	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.9	220 of 395	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.1	99 of 357	72.3%	★★★★☆
2010	68.8	84 of 343	75.5%	★★★★☆
2009	63.5	103 of 323	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	79.8	37 of 315	88.3%	★★★★☆
2007	50.9	150 of 295	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	81.7	27 of 285	90.5%	★★★★★
2005	82.1	32 of 271	88.2%	★★★★☆
2004	72.5	67 of 270	75.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	165 of 316	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	214 of 313	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	110 of 323	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	96 of 310	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.1	38 of 277	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.6	134 of 342	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	94.0	9 of 201	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	49.4	95 of 210	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	70.1	75 of 364	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	61 of 282	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	50.2	147 of 325	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	194 of 330	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.9	72 of 323	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	65 of 318	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	53 of 312	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	69 of 291	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	80 of 341	76.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	218 of 351	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	164 of 349	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	162 of 360	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	87 of 355	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	82 of 344	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	95 of 357	73.4%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)51st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)39th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)39th percentile~ school

White (2025)32nd percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2023)96th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-4 vs state

Mathematics27%-6 vs state

Science27%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, May 24, 2018

They are a united team of caring staff and teachers, expecting top behavior from students. keeping subjects fun so kids learn fast. They teach respect, responsibility and safety, while teaching the standard subjects. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Great small K-8 school with some excellent teachers. Unfortunately there are a some subpar teachers that teach several grades. Principal does not engage parents productively with complaints, instead is defensive to the point of being intimidating. He does not seem to spend adequate time monitoring classrooms. Teacher curriculums are not published or provided to parents or students by most teachers. Like any school, you need to take an active interest in your students education and be an advocate for them when they are not receiving adequate instruction.

Budget problems have lead to deferred maintenance and textbooks are often shared and can't be brought home.

Some really fantastic teachers, great kids and teachers that volunteer to provide extracurricular activities. Secretary is fantastic and knows all of the kids. Close Quote

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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
Butte Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	37569 S Hwy 213	Mount Angel	97362	Clackamas County	Silver Falls School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 829-6803	303	13	22.8	51.5%	231 (76.2%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	40.8	391^st of 706 public elementary schools	44.6%		41.6	380^th of 710 public elementary schools	46.5%	11	42.9	52.2	35.1	24.1	42.4	26.1	40.0	37.0	13.9	26.7	18.2	21.7	22.2	34.8	$18,055	$334	$17,720
Scotts Mills Elementary School	Public	K-8	805 First St	Scotts Mills	97375	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 873-4394	141	7	20.0	51.1%	127 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	31.5	482^nd of 706 public elementary schools	31.7%		25.9	529^th of 710 public elementary schools	25.5%	47	28.6	50.0	37.5	31.3			42.9	16.7	12.5	18.8			25.0		$18,236	$64	$18,173
St Marys Public School	Public	K-5	590 E College	Mount Angel	97362	Marion County	Mt Angel School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 845-2547	296	16	18.3	70.9%	162 (54.7%)	2 (0.7%)	116 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.7%)	43.3	365^th of 706 public elementary schools	48.3%		32.1	473^rd of 710 public elementary schools	33.4%	108	33.3	18.2	49.1				38.1	27.3	35.8				38.2		$15,587	$244	$15,343
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	425 Church St	Silverton	97381	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 873-6341	314	17	18.0	51.6%	217 (69.1%)	1 (0.3%)	77 (24.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	52.8	283^rd of 706 public elementary schools	59.9%		63.6	211^th of 710 public elementary schools	70.3%	72	35.6	42.1	61.1				37.8	34.2	35.2				32.7		$19,052	$1,166	$17,885
The Community Roots School	Public, Charter	K-6	229 Eureka Ave	Silverton	97381	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 874-4107	99	5	18.6		83 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	36.2	436^th of 706 public elementary schools	38.2%		58	254^th of 710 public elementary schools	64.2%	182	17.6						23.5						47.1		$16,690	$45	$16,645
Robert Frost Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Westfield St	Silverton	97381	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 873-5301	349	20	17.8	51.0%	248 (71.1%)	2 (0.6%)	82 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	83.7	100^th of 706 public elementary schools	85.8%		71.7	162^nd of 710 public elementary schools	77.2%	62	63.5	50.0	73.5				53.6	47.9	55.2				54.3		$18,354	$356	$17,998
Rural Dell Elementary School	Public	K-5	10500 S Hwy 211	Molalla	97038	Clackamas County	Molalla River School District 35	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 651-2128	251	13	18.7	53.0%	172 (68.5%)	1 (0.4%)	63 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	45.9	346^th of 706 public elementary schools	51.0%		45.3	353^rd of 710 public elementary schools	50.3%	7	41.7	34.3	50.0				45.8	28.6	28.9				26.3		$14,082	$84	$13,999
Bethany Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11824 Hazelgreen Rd NE	Silverton	97381	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 873-4300	136	7	19.1		117 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	74.2	144^th of 706 public elementary schools	79.6%		68.7	180^th of 710 public elementary schools	74.6%	36	58.8	53.8	53.3	78.6	64.3	71.4	52.9	46.2	53.3	42.9	42.9	42.9	26.7	21.4	$13,647	$45	$13,602
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-8	3727 Cascade Hwy NE	Silverton	97381	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 873-4845	67	4	16.8	50.7%	64 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)															$16,613	$47	$16,566
Molalla Elementary School	Public	K-5	910 Toliver Rd	Molalla	97038	Clackamas County	Molalla River School District 35	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 829-4333	438	27	16.2	66.0%	262 (59.8%)	2 (0.5%)	151 (34.5%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	29.2	502^nd of 706 public elementary schools	28.9%		32.2	471^st of 710 public elementary schools	33.7%	31	19.1	27.2	57.5				28.8	23.4	25.7				16.2		$15,368	$79	$15,289

Frequently Asked Questions about Butte Creek Elementary School

How many students attend Butte Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Butte Creek Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Butte Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Butte Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Silverton High School

Is Butte Creek Elementary School a good school?

Butte Creek Elementary School ranks 391^st of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Butte Creek Elementary School?

Students at Butte Creek Elementary School are 76% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Butte Creek Elementary School in?

Silver Falls School District 4J

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