Clear Lake Elementary School

Clear Lake Elementary School, a cozy elementary campus in Eugene, Oregon, operated by Bethel SD 52, educates 225 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Bethel SD 52 runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 4,988 students. Clear Lake Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Clear Lake Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 28% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Clear Lake Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Lane County's rate of about 76%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clear Lake Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.6%; this one delivers 23.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Lane County shows median household earnings sit near $71,544, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Lane County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), Clear Lake Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Shasta Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clear Lake Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 21.3%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clear Lake Elementary School has declined 15%, going from 265 students in 2018 to 225 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 70% to 58%. Class-load math has fell: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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