Humbolt Elementary School

Located at 329 N Humbolt St, in Canyon City, Oregon, Humbolt Elementary School is an intimate elementary-level community that instructs 247 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within John Day SD 3. That puts it 23% smaller than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Humbolt Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by John Day SD 3, a district that instructs 465 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Humbolt Elementary School logs that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Humbolt Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Humbolt Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Humbolt Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.3%; this one delivers 27.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Grant County shows median household earnings sit near $59,450, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Grant County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,805 students), of which Humbolt Elementary School is one.

Grant Union Junior/Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Humbolt Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 29.3%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Humbolt Elementary School has edged down 21%, going from 312 students in 2018 to 247 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 8% to 4%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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