Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS SD 2·NCES 410386001043
Lyle Elementary School
185 SW Levens St, Dallas, OR 97338 · (503) 623-8367 · Polk County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
214 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 | 73 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 27% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 22% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
22.1%
OR avg 43.0% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
29.4%
OR avg 31.8% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.1% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 16.9% | 25.4% |
% 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 Lyle Elementary School
Lyle Elementary School's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Elementary School this school | 305 | 70.2% | 23.4% |
| Veneta Elementary School Veneta | 340 | 70.6% | 41.2% |
| Oakdale Heights Elementary School Dallas | 300 | 70.0% | 35.2% |
| Astor Elementary School Astoria | 342 | 70.8% | N/A |
| Riverside Elementary School Grants Pass | 351 | 72.6% | 43.7% |
| Highland Elementary School Grants Pass | 344 | 69.8% | 39.6% |
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 Lyle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #466 of 591 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #377 of 646 ▲ 76 | #8 of 13 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #579 of 646 ▲ 38 | #11 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #399 of 710 | #9 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #96 of 587 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #402 of 587 | #9 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #375 of 645 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #122 of 493 | #2 of 10 |
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
305
-18 (-6%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 384
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 305 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 70% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 68% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 72% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 20 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 22 | 18.8:1 | 54% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 54% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 20 | 21.6:1 | 51% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 23 | 18.8:1 | 29% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 19 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lyle Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (413 to 305); teachers down 5% (22 to 21).
About Lyle Elementary School
In Dallas, Oregon, Lyle Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 305 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 3.
Lyle Elementary School is part of Dallas SD 2, where 7 schools serve 2,953 students.
At Lyle Elementary School, White students make up 73% of the student body. It is also 16% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Lyle Elementary School's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 21 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.5:1. That is lower than the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 70%. Among public schools in Polk County, the average eligibility rate is 84%.
On BeatsExpectations, Lyle Elementary School is 11.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oregon schools.
Federal survey data for Polk County show that the median household income is $85,118, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Polk County is home to 24 public schools and about 11,121 public school students.
The closest other public school is Dallas Community Charter, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Lyle Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Lyle Elementary School falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 18 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.1 to 14.5 over 4 years.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,662
Census ACS
Median income
$85,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
11,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dallas SD 2
- Dallas High SchoolHigh · 948 students
- LaCreole Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Whitworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
- Oakdale Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Dallas Community CharterCombined · 251 students
- Luckiamute Valley Charter SchoolElementary · 213 students
Other schools in Dallas
- Dallas High SchoolHigh · 948 students
- LaCreole Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Whitworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
- Oakdale Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Dallas Community CharterCombined · 251 students
Other Lyle Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lyle Elementary. Lyle Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- LYLE ELEMENTARYLYLE, MN · 125 students
Nearby schools
- Dallas Community Charter0.9 mi · 251
- LaCreole Middle School1.0 mi · 569
- Dallas High School1.2 mi · 948
- Oakdale Heights Elementary School1.2 mi · 300
- Whitworth Elementary School1.3 mi · 367
- Falls City High School6.9 mi · 59
Frequently asked questions
About Lyle Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lyle Elementary School?
Lyle Elementary School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Lyle Elementary School serve?
Lyle Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many teachers does Lyle Elementary School have?
Lyle Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lyle Elementary School?
At Lyle Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Lyle Elementary School in?
Lyle Elementary School is part of Dallas SD 2.
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