Enrollment
228
Elementary
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GASTON SD 511J·NCES 410543001247
Gaston Elementary School
300 Park St, Gaston, OR 97119 · (503) 985-7240 · Washington County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Oregon public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
143 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Gaston Elementary School→Gaston Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Gaston SD 511J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.5%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
32.8%
OR avg 31.8% . -7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.5% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 40.7% |
% 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Gaston Elementary School
Gaston Elementary School's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Elementary School this school | 228 | 62.7% | 38.8% |
| Molalla River Academy Molalla | 224 | 64.7% | 19.5% |
| Cloverdale Elementary School Turner | 208 | 63.5% | 49.7% |
| Enterprise Elementary School Enterprise | 224 | 61.6% | 45.4% |
| Mulino Elementary School Mulino | 204 | 65.2% | 33.5% |
| Union Elementary School Union | 212 | 66.0% | 31.2% |
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 Gaston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #236 of 591 | #49 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #331 of 646 ▼ 107 | #60 of 89 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #234 of 646 ▼ 24 | #51 of 89 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #541 of 710 | #82 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #172 of 587 | #21 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #564 of 587 | #84 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #462 of 645 | #47 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #353 of 493 | #59 of 70 |
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
228
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 384
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 228 | 14.6 | 15.7:1 | 63% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 14.9 | 15.3:1 | 43% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 16 | 14.6:1 | 38% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 14 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 14.6 | 18.1:1 | 38% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 14 | 19.1:1 | 52% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 245 | 10 | 24.5:1 | 49% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 16 | 20.1:1 | 32% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 19 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gaston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (264 to 228); teachers unchanged (14.6 to 14.6).
About Gaston Elementary School
Gaston Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Gaston SD 511J in Gaston, Oregon. The school serves 228 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students.
Gaston Elementary School is part of a district of 2 schools: Gaston SD 511J, with 474 students.
At Gaston Elementary School, White students make up 86% of the student body. It is also 12% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Washington County's residents are about 64% White, 22 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Gaston Elementary School comes in at 25%.
The school employs the equivalent of 14.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.7:1. Among elementary schools in Oregon, the typical ratio is 16.5:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 63%.
Measured against Oregon public elementary schools, Gaston Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Gaston Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.8% and a predicted 38.2%.
Gaston Elementary School is located in Washington County, where median household income is about $107,772, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Gaston Elementary School is one of 136 public schools in Washington County, which together enroll about 79,469 students.
Gaston Jr/Sr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Gaston Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 38.8% against a local average of 31.8%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The number of students dropped from 235 to 228 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.8 to 15.7 over 4 years.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
603,947
Census ACS
Median income
$107,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
136
79,469 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Gaston Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Gaston Elementary. Gaston Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Gaston ElementaryBeloit, WI · 348 students
- Gaston Elementary SchoolGadsden, AL · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Gaston Jr/Sr High School0.1 mi · 246
- Dilley Elementary School3.9 mi · 201
- Community Alternative Learning Center5.5 mi · 141
- Forest Grove Community School6.0 mi · 202
- Tom McCall Upper Elementary6.1 mi · 673
- Joseph Gale Elementary School6.1 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Gaston Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gaston Elementary School?
Gaston Elementary School enrolls approximately 228 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Gaston Elementary School serve?
Gaston Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gaston Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gaston Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gaston Elementary School?
At Gaston Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Gaston Elementary School?
Gaston Elementary School is overseen by Gaston SD 511J in Washington County.
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