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St Helens Arthur Academy

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St Helens Arthur Academy ranks 139 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

St Helens Arthur Academy is a K–5 elementary school at 33035 Pittsburg Rd in Saint Helens, Oregon, serving about 160 students — the smallest of the four St Helens School District 502 elementaries. What stands out most is the gap between the school and its surroundings: the district ranks 106th of 141 statewide (25th percentile, 1 star), while the school ranked 139th of 709 Oregon elementary schools in 2025-2026 (80th percentile, 4 stars).

On 2025-2026 state tests, 66.7% of students met the English Language Arts standard, 40.9% met math, and 61.9% met science — compared with 30.8%, 19.9%, and 26.8% in the district and 43.8%, 32.9%, and 30.6% statewide. That puts the school 29 to 44 points ahead of McBride Elementary School, Lewis & Clark Elementary School, and Columbia City School in reading and 40 to 47 points ahead in science. Chronic absenteeism is 23.3%, the lowest of the four district elementaries and below both district and state rates. Math is the relative soft spot: the school's reading-to-math gap is far wider than the state's, and its math results trail higher-performing peers.

Results have climbed steadily — 45th percentile in 2022-23, then 59th, 71st, and 80th — even as the share of students from low-income families rose from 27.2% to 38.1%. Fifth-grade reading is a signature strength at 76.2%, above Skyline Elementary School (76%) and Sauvie Island School (65.2%), and 29 points above the state. Science at 61.9% nearly matches Skyline, a Portland School District 1J school spending over five times as much per student. Per-pupil spending of $4,516 is far below district peers, though charter-school finance reporting often excludes district-level costs, so it is not a like-for-like comparison.

160

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,516

Per pupil spending ?

38.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

33035 Pittsburg Rd
Saint Helens, OR 97051-9110

(503) 366-7030

District: St Helens School District 502

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.0%

Hispanic:

11.3%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (55% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg26%

Oregon avg37%

139^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

106^th of 141St 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	139 of 709	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	65.3	205 of 706	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	294 of 710	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	389 of 706	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	273 of 706	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.3	122 of 705	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	87 of 709	87.7%	★★★★☆
2017	80.4	112 of 701	84.0%	★★★★☆
2016	69.0	189 of 697	72.9%	★★★★☆
2015	66.7	197 of 706	72.1%	★★★★☆
2014	75.5	142 of 695	79.6%	★★★★☆
2013	72.6	157 of 707	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	63.3	244 of 730	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.2	279 of 695	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.2	238 of 674	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	186 of 655	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	47.4	304 of 658	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	406 of 652	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	340 of 646	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	95.5	12 of 621	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	84 of 681	87.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	55.2	273 of 703	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	96.9	2 of 640	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	131 of 657	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	64.0	192 of 664	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	49.2	294 of 662	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	360 of 665	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	316 of 654	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.5	44 of 623	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	95 of 680	86.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	216 of 670	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	288 of 669	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	313 of 670	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.3	473 of 656	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.1	297 of 666	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	162 of 662	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	122 of 683	82.1%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	97.2	7 of 384	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	89.2	24 of 382	93.7%	★★★★★
2016	86.6	31 of 383	91.9%	★★★★★
2015	83.7	41 of 381	89.2%	★★★★☆
2014	83.0	41 of 382	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	84.0	36 of 377	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	72.4	82 of 395	79.2%	★★★★☆
2011	48.4	197 of 357	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.6	243 of 343	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2026)80th percentile~ school

Female (2026)72nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)61st percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts67%+23 vs state

Science62%+31 vs state

Mathematics41%+8 vs state

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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/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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	75.4	139^th of 709 public elementary schools	80.4%		65.3	205^th of 706 public elementary schools	71.0%	66	60.7	64.7	76.2				66.7	42.9	47.1	33.3				40.9	61.9		61.9	$4,516	$130	$4,386
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%)	28.4	515^th of 709 public elementary schools	27.4%		23.9	555^th of 706 public elementary schools	21.4%	40	31.5	37.7	42.6				37.5	32.1	25.6	14.0				23.9	21.7		21.7	$21,869	$795	$21,075
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%)	18.2	607^th of 709 public elementary schools	14.4%		25.6	540^th of 706 public elementary schools	23.5%	67	16.9	21.7	33.9				24.2	22.0	23.5	24.6				23.4	18.0		18.0	$18,700	$877	$17,823
Warren Elementary School	Public	K	34555 Berg Rd	Warren	97053	Columbia County	Scappoose School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(971) 200-8001	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)																		$20,922	$2,188	$18,734
South Columbia Family School	Public, Charter	K-8	34555 Berg Rd	Warren	97056	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)							53.1							36.7				$5,153	$152	$5,001
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%)	16.4	628^th of 709 public elementary schools	11.4%		31.4	483^rd of 706 public elementary schools	31.6%	145	32.6	17.8	14.8				22.6	30.2	18.2	14.8				21.9	14.8		14.8	$21,443	$1,786	$19,657
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)	48.9						48.9	41.7						41.7				$16,568	$394	$16,174
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%)	29.7	505^th of 709 public elementary schools	28.8%		21.4	574^th of 706 public elementary schools	18.7%	69	45.9	42.1	20.8				38.4	37.8	18.9	13.0				24.7	8.0		8.0	$22,601	$00	$22,601
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%)	92.4	44^th of 709 public elementary schools	93.8%		87.2	77^th of 706 public elementary schools	89.1%	33	79.2	66.7	65.2	82.6	75.0	73.3	73.8	79.2	66.7	47.8	59.1	83.3	66.7	67.4	56.5	46.7	52.6	$7,713	$758	$6,955
Hudson Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	28176 Old Rainier Rd	Rainier	97048	Columbia County	Rainier School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 556-0196	423	22	19.2	88.2%	350 (82.7%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	23.7	555^th of 709 public elementary schools	21.7%		15.3	632^nd of 706 public elementary schools	10.5%	77	44.0	34.7	33.3	20.6			32.4	34.7	22.4	12.5	12.5			19.7	20.0		20.0	$19,268	$1,384	$17,884

Frequently Asked Questions about St Helens Arthur Academy

What district is St Helens Arthur Academy in?

St Helens School District 502

What is the racial makeup of St Helens Arthur Academy?

Students at St Helens Arthur Academy are 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Is St Helens Arthur Academy a good school?

St Helens Arthur Academy ranks 139^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend St Helens Arthur Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 160 students attended St Helens Arthur Academy.

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