Summary
Three Rivers Charter School is a small charter middle school in West Linn, Oregon, serving grades 4–8 with 108 students in the highly ranked West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J, where nearby middle schools generally serve grades 6–8 and enroll 368 to 1,006 students. In 2025–2026, it ranked 52nd of 371 Oregon middle schools—86th percentile, 4 stars—after being #1 in Oregon in 2021–2022 and consistently top 1–3% from 2014–15 through 2021–22. The recent ranks, 48th of 368 in 2024–25 and 52nd of 371 in 2025–26, show a shift from elite top-tier status to very strong but less dominant performance.
Academically, the school remains above district and state averages: 64.2% proficient in ELA, 56.6% in math, and 53.8% in science. It leads same-district peers in math and science, beating Rosemont Ridge Middle School, Meridian Creek Middle School, and Athey Creek Middle School, though Lakeridge Middle School, Lake Oswego Middle School, and Jackson Middle School still score higher in all three subjects. Because the school serves grades 4–8 while nearby schools serve 6–8, its all-grade results include standout 4th-grade math (82.4%), 5th-grade ELA (75.0%), and 8th-grade ELA (73.3%); the 8th-grade ELA score is higher than every nearby middle school’s 8th-grade ELA score. The main soft spot is 6th- and 7th-grade ELA, which is below district averages but still above state averages.
The school spends $5,827 per student in 2024–25, far below the nearby range of $16,591–$22,251, and its student-teacher ratio rose to 20.5 from 15.1 in 2023–24. Chronic absenteeism has been a major strength: 11.1% in 2023–24, versus 27.0% district and 34.3% state, with the 2024–25 school value not available. Subgroup data is sparse because of the school’s small size, but reported male and female students ranked in the top 15–22% statewide, and its one reported low-socioeconomic-status subgroup was 1st in Oregon in 2021–22. Overall, this is a small, high-performing charter school with strong math/science results, unusually low spending, and excellent attendance; parents should watch the recent rank slide, uneven middle-grade ELA, and limited subgroup data.
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