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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWEET HOME SD 55·NCES 411197000703

Holley Elementary School

40336 Crawfordsville Dr, Sweet Home, OR 97386 · (541) 367-7162 · Linn County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL157 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Oregon public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats 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

Enrollment
157
Elementary
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
116 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2013%
Grade 11711%
Grade 22516%
Grade 32013%
Grade 42214%
Grade 53120%
Grade 62214%

This year's kindergarten class (20) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (22).

Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
13385%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
117%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Two+
138%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
7548%
Female
8252%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Holley Elementary School→Sweet Home Junior High School→Sweet Home High School
Based on grade levels within Sweet Home SD 55. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
38.0%
OR avg 43.0% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
35.6%
OR avg 31.8% . +6.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2538.0%35.6%
2023-2445.5%29.3%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Holley Elementary School

Holley Elementary School's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Holley Elementary School this school15773.9%32.6%
Riddle Elementary School
Riddle
16875.0%21.3%
Driftwood Elementary School
Port Orford
17476.4%26.1%
Pilot Rock Elementary School
Pilot Rock
13672.8%27.4%
Mountain View Academy
Lowell
13869.6%41.5%
Stella Mayfield Elementary School
Elgin
20473.5%29.2%
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 Holley Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn Linn County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.6%#319 of 591#9 of 26
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.6%#294 of 646
▲ 88
#11 of 27
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
38.0%#379 of 646
▼ 124
#14 of 27
▼ 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
157#623 of 710#24 of 29
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
73.9%#329 of 645#24 of 28
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 2024-25
Enrollment
157
+22 (+16%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 139
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 19.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25157917.4:174% (116)
2023-241649.118.1:176% (125)
2022-231688.619.6:168% (115)
2020-21135719.3:1N/A
2017-181607.222.4:169% (111)
2015-16148721.1:170% (103)
2010-1177419.3:145% (35)
2000-0190518.0:163% (57)
1990-91139719.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holley Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (160 to 157); teachers up 26% (7.2 to 9).

About Holley Elementary School

Holley Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Sweet Home, Oregon, (ZIP code 97386). It had 157 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students, which makes this school 51% below average.

Sweet Home SD 55 runs 7 schools with a combined 2,249 students. Holley Elementary School is one of them.

The share of students at Holley Elementary School who are White is 85%. Other groups make up 8% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. Linn County residents are about 84% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at Holley Elementary School are from different groups.

The school's 9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. Elementary schools in Oregon have an average ratio of 16.5:1. At Holley Elementary School, 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.

On the allk12 Grade, Holley Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 45% of Oregon public elementary schools.

The model predicts 33.9% for a school in Oregon with Holley Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Holley Elementary School posts 32.6%.

The county, Linn County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $76,329 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Holley Elementary School, Linn County has 48 public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Holley Elementary School is closest to Oak Heights Elementary School, about 3.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Holley Elementary School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

In 2020-21, Holley Elementary School enrolled 135 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 157. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.3:1 to 17.4:1.

Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Linn County at a glance

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Population
130,706
Census ACS
Median income
$76,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
17,916 students

Quick facts

School name
Holley Elementary School
District
Sweet Home SD 55
Address
40336 Crawfordsville Dr, Sweet Home, OR 97386
Phone
(541) 367-7162
County
Linn County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
157
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
17.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
116 (74%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
411197000703
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Sweet Home SD 55
Other schools in Sweet Home
Other Holley Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Holley Elementary. Holley Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Holley Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Holley Elementary School?
Holley Elementary School enrolls approximately 157 students in grades KG-06.
Is Holley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Holley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Holley Elementary School have?
Holley Elementary School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
How diverse is Holley Elementary School?
Holley Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Holley Elementary School?
Holley Elementary School is overseen by Sweet Home SD 55 in Linn County.
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