Holt Elementary School

Holt Elementary School is one of the average-sized elementary schools in Eugene, Oregon, overseen by Eugene SD 4J, with 469 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 46% larger than typical.

Eugene SD 4J comprises 36 schools with combined enrollment of 15,712 students; Holt Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Holt Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 19% Hispanic, 14% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lane County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Holt Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.9%; this one delivers 36.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Lane County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,544 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lane County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), Holt Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Monroe Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Holt Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Holt Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 30.9%.

Holt Elementary School operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 585 students in 2018 compared to 469 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 69% to 62%. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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