Otto Petersen Elementary School
Public middle school, grades 4 to 6 · Scappoose, Oregon
Otto Petersen Elementary School in Scappoose, Oregon enrolled 416 students in 2024-25 with 22.1 full-time teachers, 18.8 students per teacher against the Oregon middle-school median of 18.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 27% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
412 students in 2022-23, 390 students in 2023-24, 416 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.4 to 22.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 412 | 21.4 | 19.3 |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 20.0 | 19.5 |
| 2024-25 | 416 | 22.1 | 18.8 |
18.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 of every 100 Oregon middle schools
Among the 206 Oregon middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.1; the national median for middle 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 358 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Otto Petersen Elementary School enrolled 358 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 358 of the 358 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent30.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
73.6% of students were White, 12.5% Hispanic, 11.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White73.6%
- Hispanic12.5%
- Two or more races11.3%
- Asian1.2%
- American Indian0.7%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
- Black0.2%
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 Otto Petersen Elementary School scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% 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 | 39% | 47% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 27% | 31% (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.
Middle schools in Scappoose
2 public middle schools in Scappoose report 2024-25 enrollment; Otto Petersen Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Petersen Elementary School | 416 | 18.8 | 27.2% |
| Scappoose Middle School | 307 | 20.0 | 28.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Otto Petersen Elementary School
- Scappoose Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.3 miles away: 307 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- St Helens Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.4 miles away: 563 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).8.4 mi
- Compare Otto Petersen Elementary School with Scappoose Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Scappoose School District spends per student$15,166 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,166
- The largest public schools in OregonOtto Petersen Elementary School is the number 130 by size of 207 Oregon middle schools open in 2024-25.#130 of 207
- Oregon schools by students per teacher18.8 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.1 for middle schools.18.8:1
- 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 Otto Petersen Elementary School
How many students attend Otto Petersen Elementary School?
416 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 412 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Scappoose, OR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Otto Petersen Elementary School?
18.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for middle schools is 18.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Otto Petersen Elementary School a Title I school?
Otto Petersen Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Otto Petersen Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Otto Petersen Elementary School scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% 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 Otto Petersen Elementary School in?
Scappoose School District, NCES district ID 4110980. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 411098000169 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.