Enrollment
247
Elementary
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHN DAY SD 3·NCES 410678000347
Humbolt Elementary School
329 N Humbolt St, Canyon City, OR 97820 · (541) 575-0454 · Grant County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Oregon public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
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
13.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
180 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 33% smaller than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Humbolt Elementary School→Grant Union Junior/Senior High School
Based on grade levels within John Day SD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
6.6%
OR avg 43.0% . -36.0pp since 2023
Math
13.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -20.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 36 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 21 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.6% | 13.2% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 34.0% |
% 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
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 Humbolt Elementary School
Humbolt Elementary School's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humbolt Elementary School this school | 247 | 72.9% | 27.0% |
| Hawthorne Elementary School Sweet Home | 260 | 74.2% | 23.3% |
| Madrone Trail Public Charter School Central Point | 249 | 73.5% | 23.5% |
| Elmira Elementary School Elmira | 261 | 70.5% | 33.2% |
| Powell Butte Community Charter School Powell Butte | 212 | 72.6% | 49.3% |
| Stella Mayfield Elementary School Elgin | 204 | 73.5% | 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 Humbolt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #414 of 591 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #609 of 646 ▼ 307 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.6% | #646 of 646 ▼ 350 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #515 of 710 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #48 of 587 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #580 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #342 of 645 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #228 of 493 |
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
247
-29 (-11%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 247 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 73% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 18.5 | 13.7:1 | 53% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 19.8 | 12.2:1 | 49% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 53% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 19.8 | 15.8:1 | 54% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 18 | 16.5:1 | 58% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 255 | 15 | 17.0:1 | 59% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 50% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 398 | 22 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Humbolt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (312 to 247); teachers down 9% (19.8 to 18).
About Humbolt Elementary School
Humbolt Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in Canyon City, Oregon. It enrolls 247 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 6. It has 23% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Oregon (about 321).
District-wide, John Day SD 3 has 3 schools and 465 students.
Roughly 89% of students at Humbolt Elementary School are White. Other students are 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Grant County residents are about 88% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.
The school's 18 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Oregon average 16.5:1. Income data for the school show 73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Humbolt Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 26% of Oregon public elementary schools.
Humbolt Elementary School scores 27.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.3%.
In Grant County, median household income comes to about $59,450, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Grant County counts 9 public schools with about 1,805 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Grant Union Junior/Senior High School, is the closest to Humbolt Elementary School. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Humbolt Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Humbolt Elementary School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Humbolt Elementary School had a net loss of 29 students, or 11%. By 2024-25, the school had 13.7 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Humbolt Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,209
Census ACS
Median income
$59,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,805 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in John Day SD 3
- Grant Union Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 206 students
- Seneca Elementary SchoolElementary · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Grant Union Junior/Senior High School0.4 mi · 206
- Prairie City School12.5 mi · 247
- Oregon Connections Academy12.5 mi · 884
- Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oregon12.5 mi · 80
- Seneca Elementary School18.2 mi · 12
- Long Creek School22.9 mi · 28
Frequently asked questions
About Humbolt Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Humbolt Elementary School?
Humbolt Elementary School enrolls approximately 247 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Humbolt Elementary School serve?
Humbolt Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Humbolt Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Humbolt Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Humbolt Elementary School?
Student demographics at Humbolt Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Humbolt Elementary School public or private?
Humbolt Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by John Day SD 3.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.