Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 249 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMITY SD 4J·NCES 410123001260
Amity Elementary School
300 Rice Ln, Amity, OR 97101 · (503) 835-3751 · Yamhill County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
207 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Amity SD 4J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
31.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.4% | 23.2% |
% 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Schools most like Amity Elementary School
Amity Elementary School's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amity Elementary School this school | 320 | 64.7% | 26.8% |
| Carus School Oregon City | 325 | 64.0% | 36.8% |
| Yolanda Elementary School Springfield | 362 | 64.9% | 29.2% |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary School Astoria | 352 | 66.2% | 33.6% |
| West Sutherlin Intermediate Sutherlin | 284 | 64.8% | 21.8% |
| William Knight Elementary School Canby | 292 | 63.4% | 28.2% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Amity Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Yamhill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #422 of 591 | #13 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #349 of 646 ▲ 129 | #12 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #450 of 646 ▲ 45 | #13 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #368 of 710 | #11 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #406 of 587 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #457 of 587 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #430 of 645 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #379 of 493 | #14 of 16 |
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
320
+39 (+14%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 320 | 17.7 | 18.1:1 | 65% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 18.2 | 17.6:1 | 55% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 22.5 | 13.9:1 | 42% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 43% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 19.1 | 18.9:1 | 61% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 54% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 18 | 19.7:1 | 59% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 353 | 18 | 19.6:1 | 48% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 333 | 16 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amity Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (360 to 320); teachers down 7% (19.1 to 17.7).
About Amity Elementary School
The public elementary school Amity Elementary School is located in Amity, Oregon. The school serves 320 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Amity SD 4J runs Amity Elementary School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 746 students in total.
At Amity Elementary School, White students make up 76% of the student body. The remaining shares are 19% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 77% of residents are White. Amity Elementary School's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1 at Amity Elementary School, with 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Oregon have 16.5:1, compared with 18.1:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 65% of enrollment. It compares with 77% for public schools in Yamhill County.
Amity Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.8%, compared with a predicted 37.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Yamhill County, the median household income is $90,063, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Yamhill County has 34 public schools and roughly 14,724 students.
Amity High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Amity Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Amity Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Amity Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 320, a 14% rise from 281 in 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 14.8:1 to 18.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for Amity Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Yamhill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,734
Census ACS
Median income
$90,063
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amity SD 4J
- Amity High SchoolHigh · 258 students
- Amity Middle SchoolMiddle · 168 students
- Eola Hills Charter SchoolCombined
Other schools in Amity
- Perrydale SchoolCombined · 319 students
- Amity High SchoolHigh · 258 students
- Amity Middle SchoolMiddle · 168 students
- Eola Hills Charter SchoolCombined
Other Amity Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Amity Elementary. Amity Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Amity Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 569 students
- AMITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBOISE, ID · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Amity High School0.4 mi · 258
- Amity Middle School0.6 mi · 168
- Sue Buel Elementary5.0 mi · 398
- Willamette Elementary School5.4 mi · 443
- Newby Elementary School6.0 mi · 443
- Perrydale School6.2 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Amity Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Amity Elementary School?
Amity Elementary School enrolls approximately 320 students in grades KG-05.
Is Amity Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Amity Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Amity Elementary School have?
Amity Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
How diverse is Amity Elementary School?
Amity Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Amity Elementary School in?
Amity Elementary School is part of Amity SD 4J.
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