Total enrollment
4,028
-404 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Newberg SD 29J
Oregon · 4,028 students · 2 cities
For a Oregon district, Newberg SD 29J runs a compact public-school system: 10 schools and roughly 4,028 students (6 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Newberg SD 29J
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
+1 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Newberg SD 29J ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Oregon | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #16 of 89 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,028 | #37 of 119 | #2,402 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #32 of 119 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #90 of 119 | #8,116 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 58.7% | #86 of 104 | #2,999 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #45 of 93 | #3,119 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Newberg SD 29J
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Ewing Young Elementary School at 63.1% proficient to Catalyst High School at 12.7%, a gap of 50.4 points. That is the 6th widest gap among 70 Oregon districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 5,072 to 3,855 students (down 24%) and from 266 to 209 full-time teachers (down 21%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newberg Senior High School | Newberg | High | 09-12 | 1,244 |
| Mountain View Middle School | Newberg | Middle | 06-08 | 507 |
| Edwards Elementary School | Newberg | Elementary | KG-05 | 426 |
| Chehalem Valley Middle School | Newberg | Middle | 06-08 | 422 |
| Mabel Rush Elementary School | Newberg | Elementary | KG-05 | 378 |
| Antonia Crater Elementary School | Newberg | Elementary | KG-05 | 295 |
| Dundee Elementary School | Dundee | Elementary | KG-05 | 216 |
| Joan Austin Elementary School | Newberg | Elementary | KG-05 | 195 |
| Catalyst High School | Newberg | High | 09-12 | 173 |
| Ewing Young Elementary School | Newberg | Elementary | KG-05 | 172 |
About Newberg SD 29J
Newberg SD 29J is a thinly populated Oregon school district running 10 schools with combined enrollment near 4,028.
In terms of grade levels, Newberg SD 29J spans 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 9%: 4,432 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,028 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Newberg SD 29J gained 1 school, going from 9 to 10.
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