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What advice would you give to incoming students at Gilham Elementary School?
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Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUGENE SD 4J·NCES 410474000542
Gilham Elementary School
3307 Honeywood St, Eugene, OR 97408 · (541) 790-6200 · Lane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
374 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.7%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
37.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 42.1% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Gilham Elementary School
Gilham Elementary School's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilham Elementary School this school | 572 | 65.4% | 43.4% |
| John Wetten Elementary School Gladstone | 589 | 62.5% | 36.1% |
| Holt Elementary School Eugene | 469 | 63.5% | 36.6% |
| Willagillespie Elementary School Eugene | 427 | 64.4% | 40.1% |
| Edgewood Community Elementary School Eugene | 415 | 64.3% | 55.5% |
| Howard Elementary School Eugene | 474 | 66.0% | 20.8% |
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 Gilham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #185 of 591 | #12 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #268 of 646 ▼ 56 | #22 of 55 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #217 of 646 ▼ 2 | #15 of 55 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #28 of 710 | #3 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #312 of 587 | #29 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #304 of 587 | #21 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #423 of 645 | #34 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #74 of 88 | #6 of 7 |
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
572
+61 (+12%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 572 | 33.5 | 17.1:1 | 65% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 31.5 | 18.2:1 | 49% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | N/A | N/A | 36% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 26 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 24.2 | 23.1:1 | 42% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 22 | 24.8:1 | 36% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 20 | 25.0:1 | 28% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 21 | 21.4:1 | 18% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 400 | 17 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (560 to 572); teachers up 38% (24.2 to 33.5).
About Gilham Elementary School
Gilham Elementary School is a large elementary school that serves part of Eugene, Oregon. The school reports 572 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 78% larger than the 321 average for elementary schools in Oregon.
Gilham Elementary School is one school in Eugene SD 4J, a system of 36 schools with 15,712 students.
White students are the majority at Gilham Elementary School, with 68% of enrollment. The school is also 12% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. Gilham Elementary School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Gilham Elementary School operates with 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Oregon average 16.5:1. About 65% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Lane County is 76%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.2% at Gilham Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.4%.
Across Lane County, the median household income is $71,544, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Lane County has 117 public schools and roughly 42,240 students.
Cal Young Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 35.5% proficiency; Gilham Elementary School posts 43.4%.
For locale, NCES codes Gilham Elementary School as City: Mid-size.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment increase, from 511 in 2020-21 to 572 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 19.6:1 to 17.1:1.
The Gilham 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.
Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eugene SD 4J
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 557 students
- Monroe Middle SchoolMiddle · 519 students
Other schools in Eugene
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- Willamette High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Meadow View SchoolElementary · 672 students
Nearby schools
- Cal Young Middle School0.7 mi · 475
- Sheldon High School1.2 mi · 1,462
- Buena Vista Elementary School1.4 mi · 420
- Monroe Middle School1.8 mi · 519
- Holt Elementary School2.2 mi · 469
- Willagillespie Elementary School2.3 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Gilham Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Gilham Elementary School?
Gilham Elementary School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Gilham Elementary School serve?
Gilham Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Gilham Elementary School have?
Gilham Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gilham Elementary School?
At Gilham Elementary School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Gilham Elementary School public or private?
Gilham Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Eugene SD 4J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.