Blodgett Elementary School

Blodgett Elementary School, a very small elementary school in Blodgett, Oregon, run under Philomath SD 17J, hosts 32 students, covering grades K through 4. That puts it 90% smaller than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Within Philomath SD 17J, which oversees 7 schools and 1,635 students, Blodgett Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Blodgett Elementary School lists that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 9% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Benton County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Blodgett Elementary School has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Benton County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Blodgett Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Benton County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,702, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Benton County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,268 students), Blodgett Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Kings Valley Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.5 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Blodgett Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 46.4%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Blodgett Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 14% since 2018, when it stood at 28 (now 32). Over the same period, the Black share rose from 4% to 9%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.