Echo Shaw Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (51).
School pathway
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.7% | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 19.8% | 16.6% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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%.
Schools most like Echo Shaw Elementary School
Echo Shaw Elementary School's state test result (18.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Shaw Elementary School this school | 389 | 82.3% | 18.0% |
| Cornelius Elementary School Cornelius | 372 | 82.3% | 18.4% |
| Washington Elementary School Woodburn | 429 | 73.0% | 8.5% |
| W L Henry Elementary School Hillsboro | 284 | 77.5% | 17.5% |
| Nellie Muir Elementary School Woodburn | 523 | 73.0% | 11.4% |
| Cesar E Chavez Elementary Salem | 464 | 88.1% | 13.9% |
Where Echo Shaw Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #535 of 591 | #78 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #543 of 646 ▲ 24 | #80 of 89 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #561 of 646 ▲ 37 | #79 of 89 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #224 of 710 | #43 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #82 of 587 | #10 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.4% | #586 of 587 | #86 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.3% | #252 of 645 | #1 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #406 of 493 | #63 of 70 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 389 | 27.2 | 14.3:1 | 82% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 64% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 27.5 | 13.7:1 | 72% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 23 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 23.3 | 18.3:1 | 81% (343) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 13 | 29.7:1 | 91% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 22 | 18.9:1 | 88% (367) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 56% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 422 | 19 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (426 to 389); teachers up 17% (23.3 to 27.2).
About Echo Shaw Elementary School
Echo Shaw Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in Cornelius, Oregon. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 389 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average enrollment is about 321.
Federal data list 11 schools in Forest Grove SD 15, with 5,692 students enrolled.
A large majority of enrollment at Echo Shaw Elementary School is Hispanic, at 95%. The school is also 3% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 19%. The diversity index for Echo Shaw Elementary School is 10%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Echo Shaw Elementary School has a ratio of 14.3:1. Compared with the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 82%. Compared with the 57% average for public schools in Washington County, the school's rate is higher.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Echo Shaw Elementary School's results are 12.6 points below predicted: 18.0% against 30.6%.
The school's county is Washington County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $107,772, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington County's 136 public schools enroll about 79,469 students and include Echo Shaw Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Fern Hill Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Echo Shaw Elementary School. The five-mile area around Echo Shaw Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Echo Shaw Elementary School ranks 7th on proficiency.
Federal data place Echo Shaw Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 389, from 409 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.8:1 in 2020-21, and 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
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