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McBride Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

555^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

McBride Elementary School is a public elementary school in Saint Helens, Oregon, serving 467 students in grades K-5 as part of the St Helens School District 502. However, the school faces several challenges, including consistently lower academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

Academically, McBride Elementary consistently performs below the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency was 37.2%, compared to the state average of 40.3%, and its 5th grade Math proficiency was only 5.8%, significantly lower than the state average of 31.3%. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade is also low, with only 10.1% proficient compared to the state average of 30.4%. Additionally, McBride has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.8% to 41.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Columbia City School, Lewis & Clark Elementary School, and St Helens Arthur Academy, generally perform better than McBride Elementary in academic proficiency, with higher scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The public charter school, St Helens Arthur Academy, stands out with significantly higher proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels compared to McBride and the district average, despite spending less per student than McBride Elementary.

452

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,381

Per pupil spending ?

73.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2774 Columbia Blvd
Saint Helens, OR 97051-2727

(503) 366-7700

District: St Helens School District 502

Students who attend McBride Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	St Helens Middle School
High:	St Helens High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.1%

Hispanic:

12.2%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (25% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg29%

Oregon avg38%

555^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the St Helens School District 502

104^th of 140St Helens School District 502 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	23.9	555 of 706	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	541 of 710	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	487 of 706	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	568 of 706	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	524 of 705	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.1	334 of 709	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.1	296 of 701	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.0	260 of 697	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.4	365 of 706	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.0	351 of 695	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.8	384 of 707	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	476 of 653	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	500 of 658	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	484 of 652	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	569 of 646	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	450 of 621	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	348 of 681	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	36.4	217 of 339	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	169 of 475	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	369 of 518	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	362 of 523	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	406 of 595	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	564 of 703	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	567 of 597	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	435 of 640	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	554 of 664	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	513 of 662	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	409 of 665	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	471 of 654	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	471 of 623	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.3	314 of 680	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	63.6	72 of 212	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	289 of 352	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	156 of 299	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	126 of 231	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	124 of 215	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	237 of 303	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	64.8	87 of 481	81.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	616 of 669	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	574 of 670	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	549 of 656	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	617 of 666	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	586 of 662	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	404 of 683	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2018)66th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2022)36th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-9 vs state

Mathematics21%-15 vs state

Science10%-20 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 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
McBride Elementary School	Public	K-5	2774 Columbia Blvd	Saint Helens	97051	Columbia County	St Helens School District 502	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 366-7700	452	25	17.9	73.9%	353 (78.1%)	9 (2.0%)	55 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.5%)	23.9	555^th of 706 public elementary schools	21.4%		24.9	541^st of 710 public elementary schools	23.8%	14	37.2	30.6	34.8				33.3	21.3	5.8				10.1		$19,381	$1,940	$17,442
Lewis & Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 S 9th St	Saint Helens	97051	Columbia County	St Helens School District 502	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 366-7603	426	25	16.8	72.3%	309 (72.5%)	2 (0.5%)	62 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (8.7%)	25.6	540^th of 706 public elementary schools	23.5%		29.7	495^th of 710 public elementary schools	30.3%	45	22.7	25.0	41.8				21.6	32.8	21.7				22.1		$20,303	$1,697	$18,606
St Helens Arthur Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	33035 Pittsburg Rd	Saint Helens	97051	Columbia County	St Helens School District 502	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 366-7030	160	15	11.0	38.1%	128 (80.0%)	2 (1.3%)	18 (11.3%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	65.3	205^th of 706 public elementary schools	71.0%		52.1	294^th of 710 public elementary schools	58.6%	89	39.1	54.2	61.9				43.5	37.5	42.9				47.6		$5,028	$306	$4,721
Columbia City School	Public	K-5	2000 Second St	Columbia City	97018	Columbia County	St Helens School District 502	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 366-7550	214	12	17.7	72.9%	168 (78.5%)	2 (0.9%)	28 (13.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	31.4	483^rd of 706 public elementary schools	31.6%		20.2	597^th of 710 public elementary schools	15.9%	114	28.6	22.6	50.0				19.0	20.0	34.4				31.3		$5,028	$306	$4,721
Warren Elementary School	Public	K	34555 Berg Rd	Warren	97053	Columbia County	Scappoose School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 397-2959	109	6	17.1	35.8%	84 (77.1%)	1 (0.9%)	11 (10.1%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.2%)								(n/a)															$18,384	$733	$17,651
South Columbia Family School	Public, Charter	K-8	34555 Berg Rd	Warren	97053	Columbia County	Scappoose School District 1J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 366-9009	66	3	22.0		59 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)								(n/a)															$6,635	$404	$6,231
Grant Watts Elementary School	Public	1-3	52000 SE Third Pl	Scappoose	97056	Columbia County	Scappoose School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(971) 200-8002	382	23	16.2	38.7%	299 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.3%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (7.1%)								(n/a)	42.4						42.9								$16,219	$745	$15,474
Sauvie Island School	Public, Charter	K-8	14445 NW Charlton Rd	Portland	97231	Multnomah County	Scappoose School District 1J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 621-3426	212	13	16.0	25.5%	173 (81.6%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (12.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	87.2	77^th of 706 public elementary schools	89.1%		87.2	76^th of 710 public elementary schools	89.3%	1	73.9	75.0	45.5	62.5	63.6	69.6	82.6	54.2	50.0	66.7	72.7	69.6	54.5	52.2	$8,134	$449	$7,685
Vernonia Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Missouri Ave	Vernonia	97064	Columbia County	Vernonia School District 47J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 429-1333	206	17	12.2	71.8%	161 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.3%)	21.4	574^th of 706 public elementary schools	18.7%		23.1	559^th of 710 public elementary schools	21.3%	15	27.8	30.0	28.2				22.2	13.3	12.5				29.3		$18,620	$2,666	$15,954
Skyline Elementary School	Public	K-8	11536 NW Skyline Blvd	Portland	97231	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5212	226	13	17.3	41.6%	152 (67.3%)	4 (1.8%)	26 (11.5%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (15.0%)	94.8	33^rd of 706 public elementary schools	95.3%		91.9	50^th of 710 public elementary schools	93.0%	17	77.8	76.9	77.3	74.1	52.2	90.5	63.0	69.2	54.5	59.3	52.2	81.0	59.1	57.1	$22,585	$1,518	$21,067

Frequently Asked Questions about McBride Elementary School

Is McBride Elementary School a good school?

McBride Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.4% of Oregon elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of McBride Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McBride Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : St Helens Middle School
High : St Helens High School

How many students attend McBride Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended McBride Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of McBride Elementary School?

Students at McBride Elementary School are 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.

What district is McBride Elementary School in?

St Helens School District 502

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