Adrian Elementary School

Set in Adrian, Oregon, Adrian Elementary School is a small elementary school, one of the schools within Adrian SD 61. It works with 210 students across grades K through 8. That puts it 35% below the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Within Adrian SD 61, which oversees 2 schools and 293 students, Adrian Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Adrian Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 20% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the resource side, On paper, Adrian Elementary School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. The state averages about 16.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Malheur County's rate of about 89%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Adrian Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Oregon schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.8%; actual is 66.7%, +33.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Malheur County shows median household earnings sit near $54,519, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Malheur County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,566 students), of which Adrian Elementary School is one.

Adrian High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Adrian Elementary School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 207 (now 210). Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

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