Summary:
Four K–6 elementary schools serve ZIP code 97013 in Canby, Oregon — Cecile Trost Elementary School, Howard Eccles Elementary School, William Knight Elementary School, and Philander Lee Elementary School — all part of Canby School District 86, which ranks 64th of 141 Oregon districts at the 55th percentile with 3 stars, and together they enroll 1,399 students.
Howard Eccles Elementary School is the clear standout: it is the only 3-star school here, leads all four in ELA (45.1%), math (32.4%) and science (36.5%), and is the only school above the state in any subject — ELA and science — while climbing from the 32nd to the 54th percentile since 2023–24. Cecile Trost Elementary School is the largest (457 students) but has the lowest ELA (29.9%) and math (17.6%), holding 1 star across all three years. Philander Lee Elementary School has the highest economic need (76.34% free/reduced lunch) and the highest spending ($22,873), yet fell from the 42nd to the 23rd percentile and posts the lowest science score (17.5%). William Knight Elementary School sits at 2 stars and 42nd percentile, and is the only school with chronic absenteeism (34.0%) above both district and state.
Two patterns stand out for families comparing these schools. First, math is a shared weakness: no school here reaches the state's 32.9% proficiency, and Howard Eccles comes closest at just 0.5 points below. Second, results vary sharply by grade within the same building — Philander Lee's 3rd-grade math is 39.0% while its 5th-grade math is 5.0%, and Howard Eccles' 5th-grade ELA is 58.0% against 35.0% in 4th grade. Spending and class size also do not track neatly with outcomes: Howard Eccles has the largest classes (16.6 students per teacher) and the second-lowest spending, yet the strongest results. Attendance is better than district and state at three schools (Trost 25.7%, Howard 24.5%, Philander 24.6%), but low absenteeism alone does not guarantee higher achievement.
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