Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CULVER SD 4·NCES 410384000446
Culver Elementary School
310 West E St, Culver, OR 97734 · (541) 546-6861 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
15.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
183 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 Culver SD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.2%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 39 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.2% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 28.0% |
% 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Culver Elementary School
Culver Elementary School's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culver Elementary School this school | 262 | 69.8% | 34.4% |
| Farmington View Elementary School Hillsboro | 256 | 67.2% | 49.9% |
| Village School Eugene | 225 | 68.4% | 44.3% |
| Philander Lee Elementary School Canby | 279 | 76.3% | 27.0% |
| William Knight Elementary School Canby | 292 | 63.4% | 28.2% |
| Joan Austin Elementary School Newberg | 195 | 70.3% | 38.4% |
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 Culver Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #292 of 591 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #316 of 646 ▲ 82 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #360 of 646 ▼ 22 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #478 of 710 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #183 of 587 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #354 of 587 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.8% | #380 of 645 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #387 of 493 | N/A |
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
262
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 196
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
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 | 262 | 16.6 | 15.8:1 | 70% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 16.7 | 17.2:1 | 69% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 17 | 17.1:1 | 70% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 15 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 15.6 | 18.8:1 | 67% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 16 | 19.0:1 | 72% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 15 | 17.8:1 | 73% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 13 | 19.7:1 | 60% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 196 | 10 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Culver Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (293 to 262); teachers up 7% (15.6 to 16.6).
About Culver Elementary School
Culver Elementary School is a small elementary school in Culver, Oregon, under Culver SD 4. The school serves 262 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
The district for Culver Elementary School is Culver SD 4, with 3 schools and 653 students.
Culver Elementary School's enrollment is 68% White. Next come 28% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Culver Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
Federal staffing data show 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Culver Elementary School and a ratio of 15.8:1. That ratio is under the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 70% of students. On average, public schools in Jefferson County report 93%.
Measured against Oregon public elementary schools, Culver Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Culver Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.4%, compared with a predicted 35.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Jefferson County, median household income is about $76,260, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Culver Elementary School is among the 13 public schools in Jefferson County.
The closest public school to Culver Elementary School is Culver Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Culver Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. On proficiency, Culver Elementary School is ahead of the 23.4% nearby average, ranking 1st of 6.
NCES describes the area around Culver Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 277 to 262 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 18.5 to 15.8 over 4 years.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,203
Census ACS
Median income
$76,260
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,386 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Culver SD 4
- Culver High SchoolHigh · 229 students
- Culver Middle SchoolMiddle · 162 students
Other schools in Culver
- Culver High SchoolHigh · 229 students
- Culver Middle SchoolMiddle · 162 students
Other Culver Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Culver Elementary. Culver Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Culver Elementary SchoolCulver, IN · 386 students
Nearby schools
- Culver Middle School0.1 mi · 162
- Culver High School0.1 mi · 229
- Metolius Elementary School4.9 mi · 246
- Bridges High School8.4 mi · 62
- 509J On-Line8.4 mi · 27
- Buff Elementary School8.5 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Culver Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Culver Elementary School?
Culver Elementary School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Culver Elementary School serve?
Culver Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Culver Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Culver Elementary School.
How diverse is Culver Elementary School?
Culver Elementary School reports a student body of 68% White, 28% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Culver Elementary School?
Culver Elementary School is overseen by Culver SD 4 in Jefferson County.
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