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Oregon Trail School District 46

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Sandy.

Sandy’s School Grade A− better than 83% of Oregon school districts

Students
4,202
Schools
10
Spent per student
$15,525
OR $17,749
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$67.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Oregon Trail School District 46

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 83% of Oregon districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the OR average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $67.2M, about $15,983 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 83% of the 178 Oregon school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sandy. Grade by grade →

K–5Sandy Grade SchoolThis district
6–8Cedar Ridge Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Sandy High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 30.6% · 2,091 students tested
Reading / language arts53%
State average 44% · 2,126 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 81.3% · 347 in the class

88% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,525 per student · 13% below OR
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 43%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 54%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,263’20
4,223’21
4,265’22
4,293’23
4,202’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

10 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oregon’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Oregon.