Summary
Washington Elementary School is a K–5 school in Woodburn, Oregon, serving 429 students as part of Woodburn School District 103. It has earned 0 stars and ranks 700th of 709 Oregon elementary schools in 2025–26—and this is not a one-year dip. The school has placed in the bottom 1–2% of the state for at least a decade, including a last-place finish in 2023–24.
Academically, 2025–26 test results are far below state averages. All-grade proficiency is 13.3% in English language arts, 8.7% in math, and 6.2% in science, compared with 43.8%, 32.9%, and 30.6% statewide. Third-grade reading is under 5%, though fifth-grade reading reaches 26.2%—above the district's 23.6% but still well below the state's 47.1%. One clear bright spot: chronic absenteeism is 26.9%, better than both the district (36.7%) and the state (33.5%), and down sharply from 46.9% in 2021–22. Measured effectiveness for most student groups remains near the bottom statewide, with special education students ranked 355th of 355; English language learners are the exception, ranking 61st of 107.
Nearby comparisons are telling. Lincoln Elementary School and Nellie Muir Elementary School, the closest same-district peers, post similarly low scores. But Woodburn Arthur Academy, just 0.24 miles away, reaches 35.2% in ELA, 22.5% in math, and 33.3% in science with nearly identical poverty rates (72.05% vs. 72.96%) and much lower reported spending ($9,225 vs. $22,016 per student). Heritage Elementary also outperforms Washington by 6.5 points in ELA, 8.3 in math, and 8.7 in science, and schools such as St Paul Elementary School and Ninety-One School show stronger results a short drive away. Overall, Washington is a high-poverty school with persistent low achievement, improving attendance, and urgent needs in early literacy, math, and science.
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