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What tradition at Ash Creek Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL SD 13J·NCES 410284001461
Ash Creek Elementary School
1360 N 16th St, Monmouth, OR 97361 · (503) 606-9016 · Polk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Oregon public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
406 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 76%
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 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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 Central SD 13J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.4%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
24.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 down about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.4% | 24.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 25.5% |
% 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Ash Creek Elementary School
Ash Creek Elementary School's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Creek Elementary School this school | 433 | 93.8% | 25.7% |
| Desert View Elementary School Hermiston | 351 | 91.7% | 48.8% |
| Bear Creek Elementary School Bend | 521 | 97.3% | 27.1% |
| Loma Vista Elementary Hermiston | 397 | 92.7% | 32.8% |
| Dry Hollow Elementary School The Dalles | 424 | 99.5% | 37.4% |
| Sam Case Elementary Newport | 353 | 90.1% | 29.3% |
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 Ash Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #437 of 591 | #10 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #470 of 646 ▼ 18 | #10 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #464 of 646 ▼ 26 | #8 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #145 of 710 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #566 of 587 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #228 of 587 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #109 of 645 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #195 of 493 | #4 of 10 |
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
433
-51 (-11%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
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 | 433 | 20 | 21.6:1 | 94% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 21.3 | 20.4:1 | 68% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 23.8 | 19.9:1 | 65% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 27 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 25 | 22.4:1 | 64% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 26 | 20.8:1 | 67% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 17 | 25.3:1 | 59% (252) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ash Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (559 to 433); teachers down 20% (25 to 20).
About Ash Creek Elementary School
Federal records list Ash Creek Elementary School as an elementary school in Monmouth, Oregon. The school enrolls 433 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average enrollment is about 321.
Ash Creek Elementary School is run by Central SD 13J, whose 5 schools enroll 3,050 students.
Hispanic students account for 49% of enrollment at Ash Creek Elementary School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 45% White and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Polk County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ash Creek Elementary School scores 56%.
Its staff includes 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 21.6 students per teacher. Compared with the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 94% of students at Ash Creek Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Polk County is 84%.
Among Oregon public elementary schools, Ash Creek Elementary School outscored 32%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Oregon with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 26.2%. Ash Creek Elementary School scores 25.7%.
The school is in Polk County, where median household income comes to about $85,118, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Polk County counts 24 public schools with about 11,121 students.
Among nearby public schools, Talmadge Middle School is closest at about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 4. The nearest schools with test data average 24.0%, lower than Ash Creek Elementary School's 25.7%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 11% decline, from 484 to 433. The ratio was 17.9:1 in 2020-21 and 21.6:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Ash Creek Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,662
Census ACS
Median income
$85,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
11,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central SD 13J
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,008 students
- Talmadge Middle SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Monmouth Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
Other schools in Monmouth
- Monmouth Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Luckiamute Valley Charter SchoolElementary · 213 students
Other Ash Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ash Creek Elementary. Ash Creek Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Ash Creek ElementaryPEARCE, AZ · 29 students
Nearby schools
- Talmadge Middle School0.5 mi · 716
- Central High School0.7 mi · 1,008
- Monmouth Elementary School0.9 mi · 468
- Independence Elementary School1.3 mi · 425
- Whitworth Elementary School5.7 mi · 367
- Dallas High School5.9 mi · 948
Frequently asked questions
About Ash Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ash Creek Elementary School?
Ash Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ash Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ash Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Ash Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at Ash Creek Elementary School.
How diverse is Ash Creek Elementary School?
Ash Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 45% White, 49% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Ash Creek Elementary School in?
Ash Creek Elementary School is part of Central SD 13J.
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