Gib Olinger Elementary School

Set in Milton-Freewater, Oregon, Gib Olinger Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary-level community, one of the schools within Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7. It serves 498 students across grades K through 3. That puts it 55% above the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,547 students. Gib Olinger Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Gib Olinger Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 37% White. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. Roughly 72% of students at Gib Olinger Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Umatilla County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gib Olinger Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.9%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Umatilla County put median household income runs about $67,728, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Gib Olinger Elementary School is one of 35 public schools in Umatilla County (combined enrollment of about 13,143 students).

Central Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gib Olinger Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.2%.

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

On allk12, the feed for Gib Olinger Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.