Crestview Heights School

Crestview Heights School is one of the close-knit elementary campuss in Waldport, Oregon, overseen by Lincoln County SD, with 264 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

Lincoln County SD runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 4,832 students. Crestview Heights School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Crestview Heights School reports that White students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder consists of 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Crestview Heights School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 89% of students at Crestview Heights School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Lincoln County's rate of about 99%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Crestview Heights School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.9%; this one delivers 31.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lincoln County) shows that median household income runs about $63,165, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Lincoln County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,832 students), of which Crestview Heights School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Waldport Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Crestview Heights School at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 29.6%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Crestview Heights School has edged down 22%, going from 337 students in 2018 to 264 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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