Dundee Elementary School

Dundee Elementary School is an intimate elementary-level community in Dundee, Oregon, operated by Newberg SD 29J. The school caters to 216 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 33% leaner than typical.

Within Newberg SD 29J, which oversees 10 schools and 4,028 students, Dundee Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Dundee Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 75%; the rest reads as 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. Compared to Yamhill County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Dundee Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dundee Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Yamhill County) reports that median household income runs about $90,063, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Yamhill County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,724 students), of which Dundee Elementary School is one.

Edwards Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Dundee Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 37.1%.

Dundee Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dundee Elementary School has ticked down 23%, going from 281 students in 2018 to 216 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 13% to 17% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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