Faulconer-Chapman School

Faulconer-Chapman School is an elementary school of large scale in Sheridan, Oregon, part of Sheridan SD 48J, teacheing 515 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Faulconer-Chapman School sits 60% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Sheridan SD 48J, which oversees 3 schools and 1,082 students, Faulconer-Chapman School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Faulconer-Chapman School logs that White students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Faulconer-Chapman School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.5:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Faulconer-Chapman School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.3%; this one delivers 16.0%.

In the surrounding community, Yamhill County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,063, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Faulconer-Chapman School is one of 34 public schools in Yamhill County (combined enrollment of about 14,724 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sheridan High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Faulconer-Chapman School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 20.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Faulconer-Chapman School's enrollment has expanded 3% since 2018, when it stood at 498 (now 515). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 today.

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