Howard Elementary School

Located at 700 Howard Ave, in Eugene, Oregon, Howard Elementary School is an average-sized elementary school that caters to 474 students (grades K through 5), part of Eugene SD 4J. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Howard Elementary School sits 48% larger than that benchmark.

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

Looking at the student body, Howard Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 17% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Howard Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Howard Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lane County (around 76%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Howard Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Oregon public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 36.9%; Howard Elementary School posts 20.8%, -16.1 points below that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lane County put the typical household earns roughly $71,544 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Lane County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), of which Howard Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Kelly Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Howard Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Howard Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 26.8%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 481 students in 2018 compared to 474 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 67% to 61% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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