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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TILLAMOOK SD 9·NCES 411232001070

East Elementary School

3905 Alder Ln, Tillamook, OR 97141 · (503) 842-7544 · Tillamook County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Oregon public middle schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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 middle schools

Enrollment
445
Middle
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 494
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
374 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 413430%
Grade 514633%
Grade 616537%
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
27462%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
13831%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Two+
266%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
24555%
Female
19844%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
East Elementary School→Tillamook Junior High School→Tillamook High School
Feeds from
South Prairie Elementary School02–03
Based on grade levels within Tillamook SD 9. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
35.3%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
31.2%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2535.3%31.2%
2023-2432.9%29.6%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 East Elementary School

East Elementary School's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
East Elementary School this school44584.0%30.4%
Tillamook Junior High School
Tillamook
31884.0%31.3%
Obsidian Middle School
Redmond
56879.8%32.1%
Azalea Middle School
Brookings
30984.1%21.5%
Brixner Junior High School
Klamath Falls
39692.9%18.2%
Cascade Middle School
Eugene
37590.9%19.3%
Matched among Oregon middle 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 East Elementary School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Oregon
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.4%#89 of 190
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.2%#72 of 200
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
35.3%#135 of 201
▲ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
445#117 of 208
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.8:1#13 of 180
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
51.7%#93 of 180
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
84.0%#60 of 194
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.9%#58 of 141
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
445
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254453014.8:184% (374)
2023-244583313.9:168% (310)
2022-2347031.514.9:166% (310)
2020-214722717.5:142% (197)
2017-185232322.8:155% (288)
2015-164882123.2:162% (303)
2010-114092317.8:164% (261)
2000-013812614.7:144% (167)
1990-913782316.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (523 to 445); teachers up 31% (23 to 30).

About East Elementary School

East Elementary School is a middle school in Tillamook, Oregon, reachable at (503) 842-7544. Its 445 students are spread across grades 4 through 6.

East Elementary School is part of a district of 5 schools: Tillamook SD 9, with 2,014 students.

East Elementary School's enrollment is 62% White. Other groups make up 31% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 84% of Tillamook County residents are White. East Elementary School has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Its teaching staff equals 30 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.8:1. For comparison, middle schools in Oregon average 19.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 84%. Across public schools in Tillamook County, the average is about the same, 82%.

Measured against Oregon public middle schools, East 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.

A school with East Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Oregon is predicted to score 30.0%. East Elementary School scores 30.4%, within a point of that line.

Among Tillamook County residents, median household income is about $69,105, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 12 public schools in Tillamook County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,220.

Tillamook Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 30.4% is below the 35.8% average for nearby schools.

In the federal locale system, East Elementary School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Enrollment was 472 in 2020-21 and 445 in 2024-25, a decrease of 27 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.8:1.

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Tillamook County at a glance

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Population
27,496
Census ACS
Median income
$69,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,220 students

Quick facts

School name
East Elementary School
District
Tillamook SD 9
Address
3905 Alder Ln, Tillamook, OR 97141
Phone
(503) 842-7544
County
Tillamook County
Level
Middle
Grade range
04–06
Total enrollment
445
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
374 (84%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
411232001070
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other East Elementary schools

43 other US public schools in 21 states are named East Elementary. East Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 44.

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Frequently asked questions

About East Elementary School
How large is East Elementary School?
East Elementary School enrolls approximately 445 students in grades 04-06.
Is East Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many teachers does East Elementary School have?
East Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at East Elementary School?
Student demographics at East Elementary School are roughly 62% White, 31% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
What district is East Elementary School in?
East Elementary School is part of Tillamook SD 9.
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