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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THREE RIVERS/JOSEPHINE COUNTY SD·NCES 410690000465

Evergreen Elementary School

520 W River St, Cave Junction, OR 97523 · (541) 592-3136 · Josephine County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 214 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
382 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6116%
Grade 19224%
Grade 26718%
Grade 38021%
Grade 47821%

This year's kindergarten class (61) is 22% smaller than its 4th grade class (78).

Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
26670%
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
6016%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
3610%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
103%
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
19752%
Female
18148%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Evergreen Elementary School→Lorna Byrne Middle School
Based on grade levels within Three Rivers/Josephine County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
29.5%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
OR avg 31.8% . -5.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2529.5%25.0%
2023-2429.6%30.8%
% 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 →

Where Evergreen Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn Josephine County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
28.7%#384 of 591#8 of 12
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#451 of 646
▼ 89
#10 of 12
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
29.5%#502 of 646
▼ 11
#10 of 12
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
378#253 of 710#4 of 14
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.9:1#469 of 587#8 of 12
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
47.0%#345 of 587#2 of 12
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
101%#54 of 645#2 of 12
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.8%#464 of 493#11 of 11
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 2024-25
Enrollment
378
+49 (+15%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253782018.9:1N/A
2023-243851722.6:177% (295)
2022-233761722.1:162% (234)
2020-213291719.4:1N/A
2017-183931723.1:184% (332)
2015-163741722.0:184% (316)
2010-114471824.8:182% (368)
2000-015762820.6:181% (467)
1990-914992321.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evergreen Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (393 to 378); teachers up 18% (17 to 20).

About Evergreen Elementary School

In Cave Junction, Oregon, part of Josephine County, Evergreen Elementary School is an elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 378 students.

Evergreen Elementary School is one school in a 17-school district, Three Rivers/Josephine County SD, which enrolls 4,440 students.

At Evergreen Elementary School, 70% of students are White. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Native American. For comparison, the population of Josephine County is roughly 86% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Evergreen Elementary School scores 47%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.9:1. The school has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 18.9:1 compares with an average of 16.5:1 for elementary schools in Oregon.

In Oregon, Evergreen Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 28.7% actual against a predicted 23.4%.

The county, Josephine County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $60,098, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 28 public schools and about 9,944 students.

Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Evergreen Elementary School's average proficiency of 28.7% compares with 28.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Under the NCES locale system, Evergreen Elementary School is Rural: Distant.

From 329 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 378 by 2024-25.

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Josephine County at a glance

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Population
88,179
Census ACS
Median income
$60,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,944 students

Quick facts

School name
Evergreen Elementary School
District
Three Rivers/Josephine County SD
Address
520 W River St, Cave Junction, OR 97523
Phone
(541) 592-3136
County
Josephine County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
378
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
18.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
382 (101%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
410690000465
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Three Rivers/Josephine County SD
Other schools in Cave Junction
Other Evergreen Elementary schools

29 other US public schools in 13 states are named Evergreen Elementary. Evergreen Elementary School is the 21st largest of the 30.

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Frequently asked questions

About Evergreen Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Evergreen Elementary School?
Evergreen Elementary School enrolls approximately 378 students in grades KG-04.
Is Evergreen Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Evergreen Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Evergreen Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Evergreen Elementary School is approximately 18.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Evergreen Elementary School?
Student demographics at Evergreen Elementary School are roughly 70% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Evergreen Elementary School?
Evergreen Elementary School is overseen by Three Rivers/Josephine County SD in Josephine County.
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