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Lewis & Clark Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

607^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Lewis & Clark Elementary School is a K–5 school in Saint Helens, Oregon, serving 426 students in St Helens School District 502. It has been on a sharp downward trajectory: it ranked at the 55th percentile in 2022–23 but fell to the 14th percentile in 2025–26, dropping from 3 stars to 1 star. Its district, St Helens School District 502, is ranked 106th of 141 Oregon districts.

In 2025–26, proficiency rates were 24.2% in English Language Arts, 23.4% in math, and 18.0% in science — all below state averages. Math is a relative bright spot, exceeding the district's 19.9%, but ELA and science are below district averages. Chronic absenteeism is a major challenge at 42.4%, above the district (38.9%) and state (33.5%) rates, and the highest among same-district elementary schools shown. For comparison, St Helens Arthur Academy has 23.3% chronic absenteeism and much higher proficiency; McBride Elementary School has 30.0% and higher ELA/science. Columbia City School has lower test scores but lower absenteeism (28.8%). High-performing Skyline Elementary School and Sauvie Island School have far lower absenteeism and higher proficiency, though they serve lower-poverty populations.

The school serves a high-poverty population, with a 72.3% free/reduced-lunch rate in 2024–25, similar to McBride Elementary School and Columbia City School but much higher than St Helens Arthur Academy. Per-student spending was $18,700 with a student-teacher ratio of 16.8 — not obviously under-resourced compared with same-district peers. Bright spots include 5th grade math (24.6% vs. district 20.5%) and 5th grade ELA (33.9%), but these are exceptions. The school's low-SES subgroup has declined sharply, from the 61st percentile in 2023–24 to the 15th in 2025–26. Overall, the school faces low proficiency, high absenteeism, and recent decline.

426

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,700

Per pupil spending ?

72.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 S 9th St
Saint Helens, OR 97051-1908

(503) 366-7603

District: St Helens School District 502

Students who attend Lewis & Clark Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.5%

Hispanic:

14.6%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (23% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg26%

Oregon avg37%

607^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	607 of 709	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	540 of 706	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	495 of 710	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	321 of 706	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	359 of 706	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	360 of 705	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.7	302 of 709	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.4	309 of 701	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.3	383 of 697	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	423 of 706	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.0	494 of 695	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.2	536 of 707	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.0	525 of 730	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.6	399 of 695	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.9	325 of 674	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.5	382 of 665	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.8	436 of 655	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.2	445 of 652	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.7	357 of 636	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.7	481 of 629	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.0	423 of 586	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	594 of 655	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	485 of 653	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	489 of 658	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.8	288 of 652	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	228 of 646	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	229 of 621	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	234 of 681	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	88 of 377	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	60.3	101 of 362	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	53 of 365	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	32.8	267 of 364	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.8	208 of 475	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	441 of 521	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.6	324 of 518	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	205 of 523	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	218 of 595	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	355 of 703	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	228 of 597	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	197 of 640	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	529 of 657	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	524 of 664	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	428 of 662	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	339 of 665	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	443 of 654	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	485 of 623	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.9	353 of 680	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	53.3	101 of 212	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	283 of 355	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	317 of 352	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	183 of 299	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	256 of 303	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.7	102 of 481	78.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	646 of 670	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	573 of 669	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	542 of 670	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	376 of 656	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	347 of 666	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	369 of 662	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	338 of 683	50.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile+62 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)52nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts24%-20 vs state

Mathematics23%-10 vs state

Science18%-13 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/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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	92.5	43^rd of 709 public elementary schools	93.9%		94.8	33^rd of 706 public elementary schools	95.3%	10	66.7	60.7	76.0	71.4	92.9	61.9	72.2	57.1	67.9	72.0	71.4	89.3	66.7	71.5	66.7	61.9	64.4	$23,981	$866	$23,115
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lewis & Clark Elementary School

What district is Lewis & Clark Elementary School in?

St Helens School District 502

What is the racial makeup of Lewis & Clark Elementary School?

Students at Lewis & Clark Elementary School are 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Lewis & Clark Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Lewis & Clark Elementary School.

Is Lewis & Clark Elementary School a good school?

Lewis & Clark Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Oregon elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lewis & Clark Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lewis & Clark Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

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