Candy Lane Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Milwaukie, Oregon
Candy Lane Elementary School in Milwaukie, Oregon enrolled 363 students in 2024-25 with 12.8 full-time teachers, 28.4 students per teacher against the Oregon elementary-school median of 16.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%
388 students in 2022-23, 383 students in 2023-24, 363 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.7 to 12.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 388 | 15.7 | 24.7 |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 16.9 | 22.6 |
| 2024-25 | 363 | 12.8 | 28.4 |
28.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 Oregon elementary schools
Among the 709 Oregon elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 466 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Candy Lane Elementary School enrolled 233 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 466 of the 233 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent29.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
51.8% of students were Hispanic, 40.7% White, 6.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic51.8%
- White40.7%
- Two or more races6.4%
- Black0.6%
- Asian0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Candy Lane Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Oregon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 30‑34% | 44% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑24% | 26% (2021-22) | 30.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Milwaukie
11 public elementary schools in Milwaukie report 2024-25 enrollment; Candy Lane Elementary School is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitcomb Elementary School | 415 | 16.4 | 58.3% |
| Milwaukie El Puente Elementary School | 408 | 16.9 | 58.8% |
| Ardenwald Elementary School | 396 | 16.3 | 58.3% |
| Bilquist Elementary School | 373 | 15.8 | 58.4% |
| View Acres Elementary School | 367 | 19.7 | 58.3% |
| Candy Lane Elementary School | 363 | 28.4 | 54.5% |
| Riverside Elementary School | 311 | 15.5 | 58.8% |
| Lewelling Elementary School | 282 | 17.9 | 60.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Candy Lane Elementary School
- Bilquist Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 373 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- View Acres Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 367 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Candy Lane Elementary School with Bilquist Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Oregon City SD 62 spends per student$12,743 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,743
- The largest public schools in OregonCandy Lane Elementary School is the number 284 by size of 712 Oregon elementary schools open in 2024-25.#284 of 712
- Oregon schools by students per teacher28.4 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 16.6 for elementary schools.28.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Candy Lane Elementary School
How many students attend Candy Lane Elementary School?
363 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 388 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Milwaukie, OR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Candy Lane Elementary School?
28.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for elementary schools is 16.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Candy Lane Elementary School a Title I school?
Candy Lane Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Candy Lane Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Candy Lane Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Candy Lane Elementary School in?
Oregon City SD 62, NCES district ID 4109330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410933000113 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.