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Enrollment
374
High
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FERN RIDGE SD 28J·NCES 410495000601
Elmira High School
24936 Fir Grove Ln, Elmira, OR 97437 · (541) 935-8200 · Lane County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Oregon public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
266 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 85 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 97 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 98 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 94 | 25% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fern Ridge SD 28J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
OR avg 43.0% . -21.2pp since 2023
Math
19.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -16.8pp 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 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 21 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 19.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.8% | 36.0% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Elmira High School
Elmira High School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmira High School this school | 374 | 71.1% | 41.5% |
| Douglas High School Winston | 357 | 73.4% | 36.2% |
| Sutherlin High School Sutherlin | 371 | 67.1% | 36.4% |
| Creswell High School Creswell | 342 | 69.6% | 33.6% |
| Harrisburg High School Harrisburg | 260 | 74.2% | 20.0% |
| Rogue River Junior/Senior High Rogue River | 339 | 65.5% | 23.8% |
Matched among Oregon high 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 Elmira High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #32 of 177 | #4 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #85 of 194 ▼ 57 | #8 of 18 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #84 of 201 ▼ 59 | #7 of 19 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #129 of 257 | #12 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #70 of 171 | #6 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.7% | #162 of 171 | #14 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #108 of 207 | #10 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #68 of 102 | #8 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high 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
374
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 374 | 20.2 | 18.5:1 | 71% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 21.5 | 18.6:1 | 38% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 22.5 | 18.6:1 | 38% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 22 | 18.0:1 | 41% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 47% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 21 | 19.3:1 | 53% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 22 | 20.6:1 | 48% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 33 | 18.7:1 | 20% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 29 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elmira High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (396 to 374); teachers down 4% (21 to 20.2).
About Elmira High School
Among the schools in Elmira, Oregon, is Elmira High School, a small high school. The school serves 374 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Oregon is roughly 630 students; this school is 41% smaller than that.
Elmira High School is one school in Fern Ridge SD 28J, a system of 5 schools with 1,374 students.
The student body at Elmira High School is 82% White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 81% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Elmira High School's 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.5:1. That is lower than the 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 71%.
allk12 grades Elmira High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 35.0% for a school in Oregon with Elmira High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Elmira High School posts 41.5%.
In Lane County (population about 384,207), the median household income is $71,544, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. There are 117 public schools in Lane County, enrolling about 42,240 students in all.
The school nearest to Elmira High School is Elmira Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. By average proficiency, Elmira High School is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Elmira High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 22 fewer students in 2024-25.
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Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fern Ridge SD 28J
- Veneta Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
- Fern Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 315 students
- Elmira Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- West Lane Charter SchoolHigh · 84 students
Other schools in Elmira
- Fern Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 315 students
- Elmira Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other Elmira High schools
One other US public school is named Elmira High. Elmira High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- ELMIRA HIGH SCHOOLELMIRA, NY · 1,273 students
Nearby schools
- Elmira Elementary School0.3 mi · 261
- Fern Ridge Middle School0.5 mi · 315
- West Lane Charter School1.3 mi · 84
- Veneta Elementary School1.7 mi · 340
- Applegate Elementary School5.9 mi · 225
- Crow High School6.4 mi · 70
Frequently asked questions
About Elmira High SchoolHow large is Elmira High School?
Elmira High School enrolls approximately 374 students in grades 09-12.
Is Elmira High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elmira High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elmira High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elmira High School is approximately 18.5:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elmira High School?
At Elmira High School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Elmira High School in?
Elmira High School is part of Fern Ridge SD 28J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.