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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OREGON CITY·NCES 390446001480
Starr Elementary School
3230 Starr Ave, Oregon, OH 43616 · (419) 693-0589 · Lucas County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
246 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 7% larger than its 4th grade class (87).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Oregon City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.7pp since 2021
Math
69.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.9% | 63.3% |
| 2022-23 | 66.7% | 68.2% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 64.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Starr Elementary School
Starr Elementary School's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr Elementary School this school | 472 | 52.1% | 64.1% |
| Coy Elementary School Oregon | 349 | 54.7% | 79.8% |
| Hilliard Crossing Elementary School Hilliard | 518 | 50.0% | 67.9% |
| Paulding Elementary School Paulding | 442 | 47.7% | 61.3% |
| Wauseon Primary School Wauseon | 418 | 47.8% | N/A |
| Ottawa Elementary School Ottawa | 390 | 59.0% | 72.2% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Starr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lucas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #558 of 673 | #16 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #683 of 1,569 ▲ 127 | #15 of 80 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #885 of 1,569 ▲ 21 | #22 of 80 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #986 of 1,514 | #51 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #583 of 1,808 | #14 of 86 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #1,078 of 1,582 | #57 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #599 of 1,590 | #52 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #228 of 767 | #13 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #530 of 561 | #26 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
472
+24 (+5%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 472 | 25 | 18.9:1 | 52% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 51% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 44% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 25 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 26 | 18.0:1 | 49% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 54% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 29 | 21.5:1 | 46% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 583 | 29 | 20.1:1 | 16% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 23 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Starr Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (467 to 472); teachers down 4% (26 to 25).
About Starr Elementary School
Starr Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Oregon, Ohio. The school reports 472 students in kindergarten through 4.
Oregon City has a total of 6 schools and 3,318 students, Starr Elementary School among them.
White students make up a majority at Starr Elementary School, at 69%. Next come 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. The White share in Lucas County as a whole is similar, at about 68%. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 18.9 students per teacher and 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Lucas County average 44%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 69.1% at Starr Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.1%.
Lucas County has about 428,018 residents, and the median household income is $62,224, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. In all, Lucas County has 143 public schools and roughly 73,839 students.
The nearest other public school, Fassett Junior High School, is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, Starr Elementary School's enrollment climbed 5%, to 472.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lucas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
428,018
Census ACS
Median income
$62,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
143
73,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oregon City
- Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,107 students
- Eisenhower Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 494 students
- Fassett Junior High SchoolMiddle · 473 students
- Jerusalem Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Coy Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
Other schools in Oregon
- Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,107 students
- Eisenhower Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 494 students
- Fassett Junior High SchoolMiddle · 473 students
- Coy Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Eagle Learning CenterHigh · 39 students
Other Starr Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Starr Elementary. Starr Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Starr ElementaryStarr, SC · 525 students
- STARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NE · 453 students
- Starr Elementary SchoolPLAINWELL, MI · 410 students
- Starr ElementaryFresno, CA · 336 students
- Starr Elementary SchoolRichmond, IN · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Fassett Junior High School0.3 mi · 473
- Eagle Learning Center0.6 mi · 39
- Coy Elementary School1.1 mi · 349
- Birmingham Elementary School1.8 mi · 313
- Raymer Elementary School2.1 mi · 381
- Garfield Elementary School2.4 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Starr Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Starr Elementary School?
Starr Elementary School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Starr Elementary School serve?
Starr Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Starr Elementary School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Starr Elementary School.
How diverse is Starr Elementary School?
Starr Elementary School reports a student body of 69% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Starr Elementary School?
Starr Elementary School is overseen by Oregon City in Lucas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.