Summary:
ZIP code 97222 is home to eight elementary schools — seven serving K–5 and one, Cascade Heights Public Charter School, serving K–8 — all within North Clackamas School District 12, which ranks 48th of 141 in Oregon (66th percentile) with 3 stars. Total enrollment is 2,409 students, averaging about 301 per school and ranging from 159 at Sojourner School to 415 at Whitcomb Elementary School.
Sojourner School is the academic standout: 4 stars, 83rd percentile (121st of 709), with 67.6% ELA, 54.2% math, 42.3% science, and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 12.0% — despite the highest student-teacher ratio (22.0) and below-average spending of $19,903. Ardenwald Elementary School has the top science proficiency at 42.9%, ranks 65th percentile, and has improved steadily (352 → 248). Cascade Heights Public Charter School posts above-district math at 38.6% with by far the lowest spending ($10,781), though its ELA is 33.8%. Milwaukie El Puente Elementary School reaches 44.2% ELA, just above the state average.
At the other end, Whitcomb Elementary School ranks 6th percentile with 0 stars and the highest absenteeism at 39.3%; Linwood Elementary School ranks 3rd percentile with the lowest proficiency (18.3% ELA, 12.1% math, 6.9% science) and a steep decline from 516 to 688; and Lewelling Elementary School holds 1 star with math at 15.4%. Strikingly, Sojourner and Linwood share the same address and nearly identical free/reduced lunch rates (58.49% vs. 58.69%), yet perform at opposite ends. Across the group, averages are 39.4% ELA, 29.3% math, and 27.0% science, with math and science generally trailing ELA. Spending does not clearly predict results: Oak Grove Elementary ($25,751) and Linwood ($25,363) are the biggest spenders but mid-to-low performers.
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