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How has Central Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA GRANDE SD 1·NCES 410720001125
Central Elementary School
701 H Ave, La Grande, OR 97850 · (541) 663-3500 · Union County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Oregon public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
265 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 La Grande SD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.5%
OR avg 43.0% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
40.7%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 38.4% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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
Central Elementary School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 403 | 65.8% | 42.8% |
| Thurston Elementary School Springfield | 348 | 66.7% | 56.2% |
| Turner Elementary School Turner | 422 | 63.5% | 50.3% |
| Awbrey Park Elementary School Eugene | 401 | 63.8% | 33.5% |
| Edgewood Community Elementary School Eugene | 415 | 64.3% | 55.5% |
| Sublimity School Sublimity | 366 | 69.1% | 48.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #192 of 591 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #229 of 646 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #269 of 646 ▼ 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #194 of 710 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #150 of 587 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #436 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #422 of 645 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #232 of 493 |
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
403
+38 (+10%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 403 | 26.3 | 15.3:1 | 66% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 65% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 64% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 25 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 23.8 | 21.3:1 | 50% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 18 | 20.3:1 | 61% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 19 | 22.2:1 | 55% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 19 | 19.7:1 | 17% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 21 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (507 to 403); teachers up 10% (23.8 to 26.3).
About Central Elementary School
At 701 H Ave in La Grande, Oregon, Central Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 403 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Oregon) has about 321 students.
Central Elementary School reports to La Grande SD 1, which has 5 schools and 2,014 students.
At 75%, White students outnumber all other groups at Central Elementary School combined. The school is also 8% Hispanic, 7% Pacific Islander, and 6% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 88%. Central Elementary School has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. That ratio is under the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Central Elementary School is 66%. That is close to the 64% average for public schools in Union County.
The allk12 Grade for Central Elementary School is B+. Compared with Oregon public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Oregon with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 37.0%. Central Elementary School scores 42.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Union County, median household income is about $65,661, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 13 public schools operate in Union County, serving about 3,646 students.
The next-closest public school is La Grande High School, about 0.1 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 36.6% on proficiency, and Central Elementary School is above that at 42.8%.
The NCES locale for Central Elementary School is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 403, 10% above the 365 of 2020-21.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,144
Census ACS
Median income
$65,661
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,646 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in La Grande SD 1
- La Grande High SchoolHigh · 604 students
- La Grande Middle SchoolMiddle · 480 students
- Island City Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
Other schools in La Grande
- La Grande High SchoolHigh · 604 students
- La Grande Middle SchoolMiddle · 480 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- RiverBend High SchoolHigh · 3 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 67th largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolAlbany, OR · 125 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
- La Grande High School0.1 mi · 604
- La Grande Middle School0.2 mi · 480
- Greenwood Elementary School1.2 mi · 234
- Island City Elementary School2.9 mi · 293
- RiverBend High School7.0 mi · 3
- Imbler Charter School11.9 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 403 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary School in?
Central Elementary School is part of La Grande SD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.