Camas Ridge Community Elementary

Set in Eugene, Oregon, Camas Ridge Community Elementary is an intimate elementary school, part of Eugene SD 4J. It hosts 258 students across grades K through 5.

Within Eugene SD 4J, which oversees 36 schools and 15,712 students, Camas Ridge Community Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Camas Ridge Community Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Camas Ridge Community Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lane County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Camas Ridge Community Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.5%.

Across the wider county, Lane County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,544 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lane County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), of which Camas Ridge Community Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Roosevelt Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Camas Ridge Community Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.2%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 32%: 380 students in 2018 compared to 258 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 77% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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