Hilda Lahti Elementary School

Hilda Lahti Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized elementary schools in Astoria, Oregon, one of the schools within Knappa SD 4, with 293 students on its rolls from grades K through 8.

Knappa SD 4 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 424 students; Hilda Lahti Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Hilda Lahti Elementary School records that nearly all students (86%) are White; the rest breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at Hilda Lahti Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hilda Lahti Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 36.3%; actual is 19.9%, a gap of -16.4 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Clatsop County put median household earnings sit near $71,822, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Clatsop County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,648 students), Hilda Lahti Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Knappa High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hilda Lahti Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hilda Lahti Elementary School has shrank 18%, going from 357 students in 2018 to 293 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 11% to 7% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.