Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA GRANDE SD 1·NCES 410720001128
Island City Elementary School
10201 W 4th St, Island City, OR 97850 · (541) 663-3270 · Union County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Oregon public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
189 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Based on grade levels within La Grande SD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
OR avg 43.0% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
55.3%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 55.3% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 55.5% |
% 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Island City Elementary School
Island City Elementary School's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island City Elementary School this school | 293 | 64.5% | 50.1% |
| West Sutherlin Intermediate Sutherlin | 284 | 64.8% | 21.8% |
| Thurston Elementary School Springfield | 348 | 66.7% | 56.2% |
| Bellview Elementary School Ashland | 248 | 64.1% | 62.0% |
| Spring Creek Elementary School Eugene | 247 | 64.0% | 34.5% |
| Ridgeline Montessori Eugene | 244 | 63.5% | 65.3% |
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 Island City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #120 of 591 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #99 of 646 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #145 of 646 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #424 of 710 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #153 of 587 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.1% | #512 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.5% | #435 of 645 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #397 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
293
+51 (+21%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 178
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 293 | 19.1 | 15.4:1 | 65% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 17.5 | 16.6:1 | 65% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 19.7 | 14.5:1 | 64% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 242 | 19 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 16.7 | 19.5:1 | 49% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 13 | 19.7:1 | 50% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 206 | 9 | 22.9:1 | 61% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 163 | 9 | 18.1:1 | 44% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 178 | 9 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Island City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (325 to 293); teachers up 14% (16.7 to 19.1).
About Island City Elementary School
Island City Elementary School, located in Island City, Oregon, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 293 students.
La Grande SD 1 is the local district for Island City Elementary School. It runs 5 schools with 2,014 students.
Of every 100 students at Island City Elementary School, about 80 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Pacific Islander. The diversity index for Island City Elementary School is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Island City Elementary School has 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1. At Island City Elementary School, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Union County is close, at 64%.
Island City Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of Oregon public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Island City Elementary School is 12.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oregon schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Union County show that median household income comes to about $65,661, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Union County counts 13 public schools with about 3,646 students.
Greenwood Elementary School is about 1.9 miles from Island City Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Island City Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 36.6%, lower than Island City Elementary School's 50.1%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Remote.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 293, from 242 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 12.7 to 15.4 over 4 years.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,144
Census ACS
Median income
$65,661
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,646 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in La Grande SD 1
- La Grande High SchoolHigh · 604 students
- La Grande Middle SchoolMiddle · 480 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
Nearby schools
- Greenwood Elementary School1.9 mi · 234
- La Grande Middle School2.7 mi · 480
- La Grande High School2.9 mi · 604
- Central Elementary School2.9 mi · 403
- RiverBend High School9.4 mi · 3
- Imbler Charter School9.5 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Island City Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Island City Elementary School?
Island City Elementary School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades KG-05.
Is Island City Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Island City Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Island City Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Island City Elementary School.
How diverse is Island City Elementary School?
Island City Elementary School reports a student body of 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Island City Elementary School public or private?
Island City Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by La Grande SD 1.
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