Banks Elementary School

Banks Elementary School is a moderately sized K-5 school in Banks, Oregon, one of the schools within Banks SD 13. The school instructs 430 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 34% above the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Banks Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Banks SD 13, a district that educates 1,081 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Banks Elementary School records that nearly all students (83%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Banks Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Washington County shows median household earnings sit near $107,772, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Banks Elementary School is one of 136 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students).

Nearest neighbor: Banks Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Banks Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 36.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 478 students in 2018 compared to 430 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 8% to 12% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

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