Summary:
ZIP code 97051 in Saint Helens, Oregon is home to three public elementary schools — McBride Elementary School (452 students), Lewis & Clark Elementary School (426), and St Helens Arthur Academy (160) — all serving grades K–5 and enrolling 1,038 students combined. All three report under St Helens School District 502, a district ranked 106th of 141 in Oregon.
St Helens Arthur Academy is the standout by a wide margin. It is the only school here scoring above the state average in all three tested subjects: 66.7% proficient in English Language Arts (vs. 43.8% statewide), 40.9% in math (vs. 32.9%), and 61.9% in science — more than double the state's 30.6%. It carries a 4-star rating, ranks 139th of 709 Oregon elementary schools (80th percentile), has the lowest chronic absenteeism (23.3%) and the smallest classes (11:1), and has climbed three straight years from 294th to 205th to 139th.
The two district-run campuses tell a different story. McBride Elementary School ranks 515th of 709 (1 star) with 37.5% ELA and 23.9% math — above district averages but below the state. Its math proficiency falls steeply by grade, from 32.1% in 3rd to 14.0% in 5th, the lowest figure in this data. Lewis & Clark Elementary School has slid from 495th to 607th (1 star) over three years, posting the lowest ELA (24.2%) and science (18%) results and the highest absenteeism (42.4%), which exceeds both its district and the state.
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