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What's one thing Gib Olinger Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILTON-FREEWATER UNIFIED SD 7·NCES 410816001861
Gib Olinger Elementary School
1011 S Mill St, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 · (541) 938-3233 · Umatilla County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Oregon public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
357 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 120 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 26% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Gib Olinger Elementary School→Ferndale Elementary School→Central Middle School→McLoughlin High School
Based on grade levels within Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.1%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
30.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.1% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 27.9% |
% 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 Gib Olinger Elementary School
Gib Olinger Elementary School's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gib Olinger Elementary School this school | 498 | 71.7% | 29.9% |
| W Verne McKinney Elementary School Hillsboro | 395 | 69.6% | 29.9% |
| Edwards Elementary School Newberg | 426 | 75.1% | 36.3% |
| William Walker Elementary School Portland | 523 | 72.8% | 20.2% |
| Mooberry Elementary School Hillsboro | 360 | 70.8% | 13.2% |
| Kids Unlimited Academy Medford | 505 | 62.6% | 23.6% |
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 Gib Olinger Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Umatilla County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #365 of 591 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #367 of 646 ▲ 35 | #8 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #480 of 646 ▼ 2 | #13 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #66 of 710 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #73 of 587 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #302 of 587 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #356 of 645 | #16 of 16 |
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
498
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 498 | 35.2 | 14.2:1 | 72% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 72% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 35.4 | 13.5:1 | 79% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 32 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gib Olinger Elementary School.
About Gib Olinger Elementary School
Gib Olinger Elementary School is an elementary school in Milton-Freewater, Oregon, according to federal school records. It serves 498 students in kindergarten through 3. The average among elementary schools in Oregon is roughly 321 students; this school is 55% bigger than that.
Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 counts 1,547 students in its 4 schools, and Gib Olinger Elementary School is one of them.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Gib Olinger Elementary School, at 60%. Other students are 37% White. That is higher than the 30% Hispanic share among all Umatilla County residents. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Eligible students account for 72% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Umatilla County is 89%.
The allk12 Grade for Gib Olinger Elementary School is C. Compared with Oregon public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Gib Olinger Elementary School is 34.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.9%.
Federal survey data for Umatilla County show that the median household income is $67,728, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Umatilla County is home to 35 public schools and about 13,143 public school students.
The closest other public school is Central Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Gib Olinger Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Gib Olinger Elementary School is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment rise, from 473 in 2020-21 to 498 in 2024-25.
The Gib Olinger Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Umatilla County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,940
Census ACS
Median income
$67,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
13,143 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7
- McLoughlin High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 students
- Ferndale Elementary SchoolElementary · 240 students
Other schools in Milton-Freewater
- McLoughlin High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 students
- Ferndale Elementary SchoolElementary · 240 students
Nearby schools
- Central Middle School0.7 mi · 360
- McLoughlin High School0.8 mi · 449
- Ferndale Elementary School3.9 mi · 240
- John Sager Middle School7.2 mi · 334
- College Place Open Doors Program7.2 mi · 13
- College Place High School7.2 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Gib Olinger Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gib Olinger Elementary School?
Gib Olinger Elementary School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Gib Olinger Elementary School serve?
Gib Olinger Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Gib Olinger Elementary School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Gib Olinger Elementary School.
How diverse is Gib Olinger Elementary School?
Gib Olinger Elementary School reports a student body of 37% White, 60% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Gib Olinger Elementary School in?
Gib Olinger Elementary School is part of Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.