Elmira Elementary School

Elmira Elementary School is one of the cozy K-5 schools in Elmira, Oregon, part of Fern Ridge SD 28J, with 261 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Elmira Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Fern Ridge SD 28J, a district that enrolls 1,374 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Elmira Elementary School records that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Elmira Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.2%; this one delivers 33.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lane County put median household earnings sit near $71,544, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Lane County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), Elmira Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Fern Ridge Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elmira Elementary School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 37.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elmira Elementary School has declined 3%, going from 268 students in 2018 to 261 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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