Enrollment
195
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWBERG SD 29J·NCES 410872001674
Joan Austin Elementary School
2200 N Center St, Newberg, OR 97132 · (503) 554-4550 · Yamhill County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
137 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.1%
OR avg 43.0% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
46.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.1% | 46.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 32.9% |
% 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Joan Austin Elementary School
Joan Austin Elementary School's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Austin Elementary School this school | 195 | 70.3% | 38.4% |
| Village School Eugene | 225 | 68.4% | 44.3% |
| Farmington View Elementary School Hillsboro | 256 | 67.2% | 49.9% |
| Culver Elementary School Culver | 262 | 69.8% | 34.4% |
| Dundee Elementary School Dundee | 216 | 69.0% | 51.0% |
| Walker Elementary School Ashland | 242 | 66.5% | 60.2% |
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 Joan Austin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Yamhill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #240 of 591 | #8 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #153 of 646 ▲ 175 | #3 of 17 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #178 of 646 ▲ 53 | #4 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 195 | #593 of 710 | #16 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.3% | #374 of 645 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.8% | #15 of 493 | #1 of 16 |
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
195
-20 (-9%) vs 2020
-53% since 2010-11, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 195 | 14.5 | 13.4:1 | 70% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 192 | 17.5 | 11.0:1 | 61% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 15.2 | 14.4:1 | 48% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | 18 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 49% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 49% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 22 | 18.7:1 | 50% (206) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joan Austin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (341 to 195); teachers down 37% (23 to 14.5).
About Joan Austin Elementary School
Joan Austin Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Newberg, Oregon. It enrolled 195 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students each.
Newberg SD 29J has a total of 10 schools and 4,028 students, Joan Austin Elementary School among them.
At 62%, White students outnumber all other groups at Joan Austin Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. Among people living in Yamhill County, the White share is about 77%. Joan Austin Elementary School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.4:1, with 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 70% of enrollment.
Schools in Oregon with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 35.3%. Joan Austin Elementary School scores 38.4%.
Within Yamhill County, median household income is about $90,063, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 34 public schools in Yamhill County, with a combined enrollment of about 14,724.
Of nearby public schools, Newberg Senior High School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Joan Austin Elementary School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Joan Austin Elementary School has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
The number of students declined from 215 to 195 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 11.9:1 to 13.4:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Yamhill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,734
Census ACS
Median income
$90,063
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newberg SD 29J
- Newberg Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,244 students
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 507 students
- Edwards Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Chehalem Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 422 students
- Mabel Rush Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Antonia Crater Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other schools in Newberg
- Newberg Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,244 students
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 507 students
- Edwards Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Chehalem Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 422 students
- Mabel Rush Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Antonia Crater Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Newberg Senior High School0.7 mi · 1,244
- Antonia Crater Elementary School0.8 mi · 295
- Mountain View Middle School0.8 mi · 507
- Chehalem Valley Middle School0.9 mi · 422
- Mabel Rush Elementary School1.0 mi · 378
- Catalyst High School1.0 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Joan Austin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Joan Austin Elementary School?
Joan Austin Elementary School enrolls approximately 195 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Joan Austin Elementary School serve?
Joan Austin Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Joan Austin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Joan Austin Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Joan Austin Elementary School?
At Joan Austin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Joan Austin Elementary School in?
Joan Austin Elementary School is part of Newberg SD 29J.
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