Oregon Trail Academy, Boring OR - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Oregon Trail Academy

Oregon Trail Academy, a K-8 charter school in Boring, serves as the public school of choice within the Oregon Trail School District 46 for families seeking an alternative to the traditional district elementary and middle schools. The school is small, and its student body is predominantly white, with a modest share of Hispanic and multiracial students. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that places the school in a middle economic position relative to other public schools in the area.

Academically, Oregon Trail Academy stands out as a strong performer. In both English language arts and math, proficiency rates across most tested grade levels consistently exceed state averages. The school’s overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile of all public school districts in Clackamas County, a notably high position. Reading results are particularly strong; by fifth grade, nearly every student meets the bar, and seventh and eighth graders also post very high proficiency rates. Math performance is more variable, with a dip in sixth grade where proficiency drops below half of students, but the trend across other grades is solid, and eighth graders perform well. Science results, measured in fifth and eighth grades, are encouraging, particularly at the middle school level.

Because Oregon Trail Academy serves only kindergarten through eighth grade, there is no high school program, no graduation rate to report, and no advanced placement or dual-credit course offerings. The school’s charter status means it operates with some autonomy from the district, and the curriculum likely reflects a specific educational philosophy or approach, though the available data does not detail what that approach is. Families looking at this school should investigate the program's instructional focus directly with the school.

Boring is an unincorporated, rural bedroom community in Clackamas County, with a landscape of dairy farms, plant nurseries, and berry fields. It has a downtown core along the local highway and a notable community rail trail that begins near the school. The area is car-dependent, and its civic life is modest, anchored by a trailhead park and a community church that is a major local employer. Housing values in the area are high relative to state and national benchmarks, making homeownership a considerable investment. The economic context shows a stable but elevated housing market with mortgage rates in the mid-single digits.

The district itself recently passed a capital bond for facility improvements and expanded to full-day kindergarten across its schools, so Oregon Trail Academy likely benefits from those district-level facility investments. For a parent considering this school, the primary draw is a small charter environment with a strong academic record, particularly in literacy, set in a quiet, rural community outside of Portland. The school does not serve high school grades, so families will need a plan for where their child transitions afterward. The student population is not especially diverse, and the school is not a Title I school, which suggests a less intensive federal support system for low-income students. The dip in math proficiency at sixth grade is worth a conversation with the school to understand how they support that transition.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

50-59%Cohort of 32 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

326 schools plotted. 10 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 51% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 475%

School 75% · District 51% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Grade 582%

School 82% · District 51% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 53 pts above state median · ▲ 47 pts above county median

Grade 643%

School 43% · District 38% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 755%

School 55% · District 37% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 868%

School 68% · District 31% · ▲ 37 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 37 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 49% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 475%

School 75% · District 53% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 593%

School 93% · District 62% · ▲ 31 pts above district

▲ 47 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

Grade 655%

School 55% · District 56% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 786%

School 86% · District 58% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Grade 877%

School 77% · District 46% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Science

Grade 554%

School 54% · District 35% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 868%

School 68% · District 34% · ▲ 34 pts above district

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 37 pts above county median

This schoolOregon Trail SD 46, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.