Guy Lee Elementary School

Guy Lee Elementary School is an elementary campus of mid-tier scale in Springfield, Oregon, operated by Springfield SD 19, instructing 325 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 21 schools in Springfield SD 19 (8,928 students total), Guy Lee Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Guy Lee Elementary School lists that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 42% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Lane County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 106% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lane County (around 76%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lane County) shows that median household earnings sit near $71,544, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lane County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), of which Guy Lee Elementary School is one.

Holt Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Guy Lee Elementary School.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 389 students in 2018 compared to 325 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 37% to 42% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Guy Lee Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.