Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANTS PASS SD 7·NCES 410591000457
Allen Dale Elementary School
2320 Williams Hwy, Grants Pass, OR 97527 · (541) 474-5760 · Josephine County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
295 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 59% · 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
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
31.2%
OR avg 31.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.4% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 28.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 →
Where Allen Dale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Josephine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #306 of 591 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #357 of 646 | #7 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #376 of 646 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #209 of 710 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #400 of 587 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #502 of 587 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #324 of 493 | #6 of 11 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
397
-71 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 21.3:1
% White
78%
was 81%
% Hispanic
15%
was 10%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 397 | 22 | 18.1:1 | 74% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 73% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 69% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 22 | 21.3:1 | 58% (272) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allen Dale Elementary School.
About Allen Dale Elementary School
Allen Dale Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Grants Pass, Oregon, (ZIP code 97527). Enrollment totals 397 students across kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 24% bigger than the 321-student average for elementary schools in Oregon.
Grants Pass SD 7 has a total of 11 schools and 5,562 students, Allen Dale Elementary School among them.
More than half of the students at Allen Dale Elementary School are White (78%). Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
Teacher count: 22 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.1:1. Compared with the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 74%. The average for public schools in Josephine County is 84%.
Schools in Oregon with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.7%. Allen Dale Elementary School scores 33.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Josephine County show that median household income comes to about $60,098, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 28, with about 9,944 students.
South Middle School is about 0.8 miles from Allen Dale Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Allen Dale Elementary School is 6th among 7 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Enrollment decreased by 15% across 7 years, from 468 in 2017-18 to 397 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, 15% of students were Hispanic, compared with 10% in 2017-18. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.3:1 in 2017-18, and 18.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Josephine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,179
Census ACS
Median income
$60,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,944 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grants Pass SD 7
- Grants Pass High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Parkside ElementaryElementary · 361 students
Other schools in Grants Pass
- Grants Pass High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Hidden Valley High SchoolHigh · 522 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- North Valley High SchoolHigh · 424 students
Nearby schools
- South Middle School0.8 mi · 610
- Parkside Elementary1.6 mi · 361
- Fruitdale Elementary School2.0 mi · 225
- Redwood Elementary School2.5 mi · 443
- Riverside Elementary School2.8 mi · 351
- Grants Pass High School2.8 mi · 1,658
Frequently asked questions
About Allen Dale Elementary SchoolHow large is Allen Dale Elementary School?
Allen Dale Elementary School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Allen Dale Elementary School serve?
Allen Dale Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Allen Dale Elementary School?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Allen Dale Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Allen Dale Elementary School?
Student demographics at Allen Dale Elementary School are roughly 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Allen Dale Elementary School?
Allen Dale Elementary School is overseen by Grants Pass SD 7 in Josephine County.
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