Petersen Elementary School
52181 Sw E M Watts Rd, Scappoose, OR, 97056-3325 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Petersen Elementary School
School Level Middle school
Grades Offered Grades 4 - 6
County Columbia County, OR
Students & Faculty
Total Students 449 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 22 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 4 - 151 students
Grade 5 - 155 students
Grade 6 - 143 students
This School
(OR) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:20 1:19
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(OR) School Average
% American Indian 6% 2%
% Asian 2% 5%
% Hispanic 3% 15%
% Black n/a 3%
% White 89% 73%
Additional Student Information
This School
(OR) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 33% 35%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 12% 9%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 4%
School Performance:
(OR) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Scappoose 1j School District
This School's Agency
(OR) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 7 6
Number of Students Managed 2,193 students 2,360 students
District Total Revenue $14,817,000 $19,380,000
District Expenditure $14,882,000 $21,541,000
District Revenue / Student $6,756 $8,212
District Expenditure / Student $6,786 $9,128
In the News:
  • Tea for change (Portland Tribune)
    posted on October 7, 2009 at 11:39:40 pm
    The first cup: strangers A month ago, a group of strangers in Scappoose sat down for a cup of tea. By the time the tea had started to cool and the strangers had drunk their fill, they had bonded together on a common mission – to raise money to help children in war-torn parts of Asia study ...
  • Petersen takes LEED with new school design (Portland Tribune)
    posted on July 29, 2009 at 07:38:32 pm
    Water catchment. Solar panels. A 100-year life expectancy. This is what Scappoose residents can expect to see when the new Petersen Elementary School leaps off the page and onto the excavated lot off High School Way next year. What these innovations add up to is a building that the U.S. Green ...
  • Petersen takes LEED with new school design (South County Spotlight)
    posted on July 29, 2009 at 07:19:18 pm
    Water catchment. Solar panels. A 100-year life expectancy.
  • Scappoose school construction heats up (Portland Tribune)
    posted on July 2, 2009 at 03:53:34 am
    On the day after school let out for the summer, contractors showed up early to start developing the site for the new Otto Petersen Elementary School. Scappoose School Super-intendent Paul Peterson welcomed the sight of the workers and their asphalt- and turf-eating equipment. “This is the ...
  • Scappoose school construction heats up (South County Spotlight)
    posted on July 1, 2009 at 10:19:18 pm
    On the day after school let out for the summer, contractors showed up early to start developing the site for the new Otto Petersen Elementary School.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (97056)
School Zip (97056)
(OR) State Average
Population (Approximate) 9,381 people 3,360,404 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 26% 26%
Population Average Age 39 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $49,164 $42,595
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.7 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 33 years old 36 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (97056)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 77% / 23% 63% / 37%
School Map:
1. Scappoose Middle School - 332 students - 0.1 mi. away - view location
2. South Columbia Family School - 30 students - 0.4 mi. away - view location
3. St Helens Middle School - 528 students - 8.1 mi. away - view location
4. Columbia County Education Campus - 69 students - 8.5 mi. away - view location
5. Jefferson Middle School - 855 students - 9.0 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Scappoose, Columbia County, Zip 97056 
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