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Scotts Mills Elementary School

Q: Is Scotts Mills Elementary School a good school?

Scotts Mills Elementary School ranks 423 rd of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Scotts Mills Elementary School is a K–8 public school serving 141 students in the small rural community of Scotts Mills, Oregon, and is one of the smaller schools in Silver Falls School District 4J. Its situation highlights a gap between school and district: the district ranks 28th of 141 statewide (80th percentile, 4 stars), while the school ranked 423rd of 709 (40th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025‑26. Scotts Mills was a 4-star, 70th-percentile school in 2018‑19, then spent several years in the bottom third before this modest rebound, which brings it back to roughly where it stood three years ago rather than to its earlier level.

Academically, the school trails both the state and its own district. In 2025‑26 state tests, 39.1% of students met standards in English language arts (district 51.3%, state 43.8%), 23.2% in math (district 37.0%, state 32.9%), and 20.0% in science (district 40.5%, state 30.6%). The weakness is concentrated in the upper grades: 6th graders scored 21.4% in ELA and 14.3% in math, and 8th-grade science came in at 10%. By contrast, 3rd and 4th grade reading is at or above the state level. Results for 5th, 7th, and 8th grade ELA and math were suppressed by the state to protect student privacy — those are unknowns, not zeros.

The most telling comparison may be the school 1.7 miles away. Butte Creek Elementary School is in the same district, serves a nearly identical low-income population, spends $1,335 less per student, and has larger classes — yet scores about 10 points higher in ELA, 12 in math, and 7 in science, with lower chronic absenteeism. Attendance is Scotts Mills' clearest strength: 29.5% chronically absent, better than both the district (30.1%) and the state (33.5%), and improved from 36.3% in 2022‑23. The school spends $17,605 per student — third-highest among nearby schools — while its student-teacher ratio rose from 15.3 to 20.0 in a single year.

141

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,605

Per pupil spending ?

51.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 First St
Scotts Mills, OR 97375

(503) 873-4394

District: Silver Falls School District 4J

Students who attend Scotts Mills Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Silverton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.1%

Two or more races:

5.0%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2024 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 40th (2026) from a 25th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (30% vs 37% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg44%

Oregon avg37%

Elementary school

423^rd of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

341^st of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 70 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

28^th of 141Silver 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
2026	38.2	423 of 709	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.5	482 of 706	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	529 of 710	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	503 of 706	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.7	358 of 706	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	213 of 705	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	297 of 709	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.2	397 of 701	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.6	300 of 697	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.0	189 of 706	73.2%	★★★★☆
2014	57.7	292 of 695	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	34.8	508 of 707	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.8	607 of 730	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.6	514 of 695	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	72.4	165 of 674	75.5%	★★★★☆
2009	70.7	178 of 665	73.2%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	122 of 655	81.4%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	137 of 652	79.0%	★★★★☆
2006	58.9	285 of 636	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.0	115 of 629	81.7%	★★★★☆
2004	62.5	216 of 586	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	28.6	483 of 658	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	610 of 652	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	52.6	317 of 681	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	46.0	354 of 703	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	526 of 640	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	27.4	494 of 662	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.4	291 of 665	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	202 of 654	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	250 of 680	63.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	548 of 670	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	562 of 669	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	561 of 670	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	541 of 656	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	418 of 666	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	300 of 662	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	291 of 683	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	341 of 371	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	53.9	145 of 371	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	129 of 380	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.9	40 of 367	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	45 of 379	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	81 of 384	78.9%	★★★★☆
2017	52.3	173 of 382	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.9	85 of 383	77.8%	★★★★☆
2015	52.9	174 of 381	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.3	179 of 382	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.3	198 of 377	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.9	191 of 395	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.0	141 of 357	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	84.6	26 of 343	92.4%	★★★★★
2009	76.5	54 of 323	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	66.7	80 of 315	74.6%	★★★★☆
2007	38.9	212 of 295	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.0	223 of 285	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	66.5	74 of 271	72.7%	★★★★☆
2004	75.7	58 of 270	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	93.1	14 of 342	95.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	85.1	38 of 364	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	91 of 325	72.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	36.7	225 of 341	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	49.2	162 of 349	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	160 of 360	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.6	41 of 355	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	41 of 344	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	84 of 357	76.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2022)50th percentile~ school

Female (2024)27th percentile~ school

Male (2024)25th percentile~ school

White (2026)18th percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Female (2018)96th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)90th percentile~ school

White (2024)54th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2018)34th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%-5 vs state

Mathematics23%-10 vs state

Science20%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 31, 2013

We have 2 children at Scott Mills School. I can't say enough about them. All the loyal staff from the Principal, Teachers, Aides and Janitor are top notch. They care deeply about all the kids that come through the door. Very involved PTCC club that funds some extras for the kids. They do a great job of developing the human inside my children, they do much more than teach to the test. And, the grades are pretty good too! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)							OSAS Mathematics (2026)							OSAS Science (2026)			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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	38.2	423^rd of 709 public elementary schools	40.3%		31.5	482^nd of 706 public elementary schools	31.7%	59	50.0	50.0		21.4			39.1	28.6	35.7		14.3			23.2	30.0	10.0	20.0	$17,605	$341	$17,264
Butte Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	37569 S Hwy 213	Mount Angel	97362	Marion 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%)	55.1	283^rd of 709 public elementary schools	60.1%		40.8	391^st of 706 public elementary schools	44.6%	108	55.8	43.8	46.8	47.5	54.8	47.1	49.3	58.1	43.8	29.8	20.0	43.8	17.6	35.5	29.8	23.5	27.2	$16,270	$379	$15,891
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%)	44.4	366^th of 709 public elementary schools	48.4%		52.8	283^rd of 706 public elementary schools	59.9%	83	48.5	37.8	40.5				43.1	43.3	24.4	33.3				35.1	25.6		25.6	$16,587	$1,454	$15,133
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%)	24.3	550^th of 709 public elementary schools	22.4%		43.3	365^th of 706 public elementary schools	48.3%	185	24.6	37.0	29.2				29.8	31.6	37.0	20.8				29.8	8.3		8.3	$17,645	$588	$17,057
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%)	22.7	568^th of 709 public elementary schools	19.9%		36.2	436^th of 706 public elementary schools	38.2%	132		31.3					48.6		7.1					20.6	30.0		30.0	$16,881	$18	$16,863
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%)	72.1	164^th of 709 public elementary schools	76.9%		83.7	100^th of 706 public elementary schools	85.8%	64	60.0	39.7	74.0				57.1	60.0	31.0	47.9				46.4	62.0		62.0	$17,607	$501	$17,106
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%)	44.8	363^rd of 709 public elementary schools	48.8%		45.9	346^th of 706 public elementary schools	51.0%	17	52.6	31.4	40.0				40.3	52.6	37.3	20.0				37.8	26.7		26.7	$15,160	$401	$14,759
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%)	76.5	134^th of 709 public elementary schools	81.1%		74.2	144^th of 706 public elementary schools	79.6%	10	66.7	58.8	57.1	56.3	76.9	73.3	64.4	80.0	64.7	14.3	56.3	53.8	53.3	54.4	35.7	40.0	37.9	$15,401	$18	$15,383
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)							88.6							81.8			80.0	$15,140	$18	$15,123
Silver Crest Elementary School	Public	K-8	365 Loar Rd SE	Silverton	97381	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 873-4428	119	6	19.7	51.3%	95 (79.8%)	1 (0.8%)	17 (14.3%)	3 (2.5%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	40.9	395^th of 709 public elementary schools	44.3%		39.7	400^th of 706 public elementary schools	43.3%	5		45.5	37.5	20.0	27.3	63.2	40.8		36.4	25.0	40.0	40.0	36.8	37.3	31.3	36.8	34.3	$17,644	$412	$17,232

Frequently Asked Questions about Scotts Mills Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Scotts Mills Elementary School?

Students at Scotts Mills Elementary School are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Scotts Mills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 141 students attended Scotts Mills Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Scotts Mills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Scotts Mills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Silverton High School

Is Scotts Mills Elementary School a good school?

Scotts Mills Elementary School ranks 423^rd of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Scotts Mills Elementary School in?

Silver Falls School District 4J

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