Enrollment
125
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREATER ALBANY PUBLIC SD 8J·NCES 410112000669
Central Elementary School
336 9th Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321 · (541) 967-4561 · Linn County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
98 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 35 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 35% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
33.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +13.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.9% | 33.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 20.0% |
% 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Central Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 125 | 78.4% | 31.9% |
| Takena Elementary School Albany | 122 | 76.2% | N/A |
| Athena Elementary School Athena | 124 | 74.2% | 41.9% |
| Gladstone Center for Children and Families Gladstone | 109 | 82.6% | N/A |
| Pilot Rock Elementary School Pilot Rock | 136 | 72.8% | 27.4% |
| Rogue Primary School Central Point | 154 | 79.9% | N/A |
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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #330 of 591 | #12 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #315 of 646 ▲ 204 | #13 of 27 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #330 of 646 ▲ 37 | #8 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #646 of 710 | #26 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #285 of 645 | #12 of 28 |
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
125
+14 (+13%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 125 | 10.5 | 11.9:1 | 78% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 136 | N/A | N/A | 65% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 6.1 | 19.6:1 | 69% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 111 | 6 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 166 | 7.9 | 21.1:1 | 60% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 149 | 8 | 18.6:1 | 50% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 192 | 9 | 21.3:1 | 57% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 208 | 8 | 26.0:1 | 41% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 242 | 12 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (166 to 125); teachers up 34% (7.9 to 10.5).
About Central Elementary School
Federal records list Central Elementary School as an elementary school in Albany, Oregon. The school offers grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 125 students. On average, elementary schools in Oregon enroll around 321, and this school is 61% below that mark.
District-wide, Greater Albany Public SD 8J has 20 schools and 8,771 students.
More than half of enrollment at Central Elementary School is White: 75%. Enrollment also includes 19% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 9 points below the 84% share among Linn County residents. The diversity index for Central Elementary School is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School is 11.9:1, based on 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Linn County is similar, at 79%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.1% for Central Elementary School. The school posts 31.9%, within a point of the prediction.
The school is in Linn County, where median household income comes to about $76,329, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Linn County's 48 public schools enroll about 17,916 students and include Central Elementary School.
Central Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Memorial Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 32.5% on proficiency, and Central Elementary School is below that at 31.9%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Enrollment was 125 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 111. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.5:1 to 11.9:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Central Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,706
Census ACS
Median income
$76,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
17,916 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greater Albany Public SD 8J
- South Albany High SchoolHigh · 1,466 students
- West Albany High SchoolHigh · 1,297 students
- Timber Ridge SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Calapooia Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 544 students
- Meadow Ridge ElementaryElementary · 510 students
Other schools in Albany
- South Albany High SchoolHigh · 1,466 students
- West Albany High SchoolHigh · 1,297 students
- Timber Ridge SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Calapooia Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 544 students
- Meadow Ridge ElementaryElementary · 510 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 151st largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolLa Grande, OR · 403 students
- Central Elementary SchoolCarrollton, GA · 991 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.ST CHARLES, MO · 865 students
- Central ElementaryBanning, CA · 782 students
- Central ElementaryFresno, CA · 762 students
Nearby schools
- Memorial Middle School0.7 mi · 544
- Takena Elementary School0.7 mi · 122
- West Albany High School0.7 mi · 1,297
- Albany Options School0.8 mi · 136
- Sunrise Elementary School0.8 mi · 324
- Liberty Elementary School1.0 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 125 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Elementary School?
At Central Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Is Central Elementary School public or private?
Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greater Albany Public SD 8J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.