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Alumni: what's one memory from Edwards Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWBERG SD 29J·NCES 410872001270
Edwards Elementary School
715 E 8th, Newberg, OR 97132 · (503) 554-5050 · Yamhill County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% 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.
- BBeats 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
17.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
320 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
37.5%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.2% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 43.6% | 39.1% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Edwards Elementary School
Edwards Elementary School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Elementary School this school | 426 | 75.1% | 36.3% |
| Willamette Elementary School McMinnville | 443 | 79.9% | 31.9% |
| Gib Olinger Elementary School Milton-Freewater | 498 | 71.7% | 29.9% |
| Brookwood Elementary School Hillsboro | 331 | 72.2% | 28.6% |
| W Verne McKinney Elementary School Hillsboro | 395 | 69.6% | 29.9% |
| Newby Elementary School McMinnville | 443 | 81.9% | 32.6% |
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 Edwards Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Yamhill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #269 of 591 | #9 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #265 of 646 ▼ 23 | #10 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #274 of 646 ▲ 7 | #9 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #156 of 710 | #6 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #342 of 587 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #242 of 587 | #5 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.1% | #315 of 645 | #10 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #203 of 493 | #8 of 16 |
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
426
-44 (-9%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 426 | 24.5 | 17.4:1 | 75% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 35.6 | 12.8:1 | 55% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 31.8 | 14.9:1 | 60% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 30 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 32.4 | 16.9:1 | 68% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 68% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 22 | 16.8:1 | 77% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 29 | 21.0:1 | 57% (349) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 27 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edwards Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (547 to 426); teachers down 24% (32.4 to 24.5).
About Edwards Elementary School
Edwards Elementary School is an elementary school in Newberg, Oregon, according to federal school records. Enrolled students number 426 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students each.
The 10 schools of Newberg SD 29J, including Edwards Elementary School, enroll 4,028 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Edwards Elementary School, with 51% of enrollment. It is also 44% White and 2% multiracial. Yamhill County's residents are about 18% Hispanic, 33 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 24.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Oregon have 16.5:1, compared with 17.4:1 here. Around 75% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Yamhill County average 77%.
The allk12 Grade for Edwards Elementary School is B. Compared with Oregon public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Edwards Elementary School, the prediction is 33.4% and the result is 36.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Yamhill County, the median household income is $90,063, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Yamhill County has 34 public schools and roughly 14,724 students.
Nearby, Newberg Senior High School is about 1.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Edwards Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 36.3% versus a 38.9% average.
For locale, NCES codes Edwards Elementary School as Town: Fringe.
Over 4 years, Edwards Elementary School's enrollment declined 9%, to 426. The number of students per teacher rose from 15.7 to 17.4 over 4 years.
The Edwards Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Yamhill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,734
Census ACS
Median income
$90,063
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newberg SD 29J
- Newberg Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,244 students
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 507 students
- Chehalem Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 422 students
- Mabel Rush Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Antonia Crater Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Dundee Elementary SchoolElementary · 216 students
Other schools in Newberg
- Newberg Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,244 students
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 507 students
- Chehalem Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 422 students
- Mabel Rush Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Antonia Crater Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Joan Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 195 students
Other Edwards Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Edwards Elementary. Edwards Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Edwards Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 1,209 students
- Edwards ElementaryChesterfield, SC · 538 students
- Edwards Elementary SchoolAmes, IA · 436 students
- Edwards Elementary SchoolEDWARDS, CO · 269 students
Nearby schools
- Newberg Senior High School1.4 mi · 1,244
- Catalyst High School1.4 mi · 173
- Mabel Rush Elementary School1.5 mi · 378
- Joan Austin Elementary School1.5 mi · 195
- Mountain View Middle School1.6 mi · 507
- Dundee Elementary School2.1 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About Edwards Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Edwards Elementary School?
Edwards Elementary School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Edwards Elementary School serve?
Edwards Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edwards Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edwards Elementary School is approximately 17.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Edwards Elementary School?
Student demographics at Edwards Elementary School are roughly 44% White, 51% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Edwards Elementary School in?
Edwards Elementary School is part of Newberg SD 29J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.