Chenowith Elementary School

Chenowith Elementary School is a reasonably sized K-5 school in The Dalles, Oregon, operated by North Wasco County SD 21. The school enrolls 418 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% above the state mean of about 321.

Chenowith Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by North Wasco County SD 21, a district that educates 2,834 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chenowith Elementary School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder comes out to 36% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Chenowith Elementary School shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Wasco County (around 92%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Chenowith Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 13.4%.

Around the school, Wasco County reports that median household earnings sit near $64,175, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Chenowith Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in Wasco County (combined enrollment of about 3,407 students).

Nearest neighbor: Innovations Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Chenowith Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Chenowith Elementary School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 30.0%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Chenowith Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 9% since 2018, when it stood at 457 (now 418). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 46% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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