Enrollment
297
Elementary
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARNEY COUNTY SD 3·NCES 410249000361
Henry L Slater Elementary School
800 N Fairview Ave, Burns, OR 97720 · (541) 573-7201 · Harney County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
272 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Based on grade levels within Harney County SD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
OR avg 43.0% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
27.9%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.4% | 27.9% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 28.9% |
% 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Henry L Slater Elementary School
Henry L Slater Elementary School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry L Slater Elementary School this school | 297 | 91.6% | 29.4% |
| Crestview Heights School Waldport | 264 | 89.4% | 31.3% |
| Melrose Elementary School Roseburg | 302 | 87.7% | 54.8% |
| Pioneer School Lebanon | 261 | 89.7% | 35.7% |
| Oakridge Elementary School Oakridge | 280 | 96.1% | 23.4% |
| Green Elementary School Roseburg | 262 | 88.9% | 26.3% |
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 Henry L Slater Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Harney County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #373 of 591 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #408 of 646 ▼ 23 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #408 of 646 ▲ 81 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #415 of 710 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #95 of 587 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #533 of 587 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #130 of 645 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.8% | #93 of 493 | N/A |
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
297
-42 (-12%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 297 | 20.5 | 14.5:1 | 92% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 19.5 | 15.7:1 | 53% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 59% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 55% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 22.2 | 18.8:1 | 57% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 20 | 20.2:1 | 66% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 59% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 329 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 57% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 17 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry L Slater Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (417 to 297); teachers down 8% (22.2 to 20.5).
About Henry L Slater Elementary School
Henry L Slater Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Burns, Oregon, under Harney County SD 3. In all, 297 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5.
The 4 schools in Harney County SD 3 enroll 683 students altogether, Henry L Slater Elementary School among them.
White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The school has 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average ratio is 16.5:1. Federal data show 92% of students (272) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 72% average for public schools in Harney County is 20 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Henry L Slater Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 44% of Oregon public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Henry L Slater Elementary School would score about 27.0%. It scores 29.4%, 2.4 points above that figure.
For Harney County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $55,208 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Harney County number 15, with about 2,240 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Henry L Slater Elementary School from the closest public school, Monroe School. The five-mile area around Henry L Slater Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. Henry L Slater Elementary School's average proficiency of 29.4% compares with 32.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Henry L Slater Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Henry L Slater Elementary School had a net loss of 42 students, or 12%. The school's ratio dropped from 16.9:1 to 14.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Harney County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,499
Census ACS
Median income
$55,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harney County SD 3
- Burns High SchoolHigh · 215 students
- Hines Middle SchoolMiddle · 164 students
- Burns High Desert AcademyCombined · 7 students
Other schools in Burns
- Burns High SchoolHigh · 215 students
- Monroe SchoolHigh · 15 students
- Burns High Desert AcademyCombined · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Monroe School0.6 mi · 15
- Burns High Desert Academy1.3 mi · 7
- Burns High School1.3 mi · 215
- Hines Middle School2.4 mi · 164
- Double O Elementary School21.2 mi · 5
- Suntex Elementary School25.3 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Henry L Slater Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Henry L Slater Elementary School?
Henry L Slater Elementary School enrolls approximately 297 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Henry L Slater Elementary School serve?
Henry L Slater Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Henry L Slater Elementary School have?
Henry L Slater Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Henry L Slater Elementary School?
Student demographics at Henry L Slater Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Henry L Slater Elementary School in?
Henry L Slater Elementary School is part of Harney County SD 3.
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