Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWBERG SD 29J·NCES 410872001272
Mabel Rush Elementary School
1441 Deborah Rd, Newberg, OR 97132 · (503) 554-4450 · Yamhill County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
256 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 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
50%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
49.5%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
43.5%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.5% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 45.8% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Mabel Rush Elementary School
Mabel Rush Elementary School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mabel Rush Elementary School this school | 378 | 67.7% | 42.0% |
| Adams Elementary School Eugene | 365 | 64.7% | 45.0% |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary School Astoria | 352 | 66.2% | 33.6% |
| Yolanda Elementary School Springfield | 362 | 64.9% | 29.2% |
| Sandy Grade School Sandy | 327 | 67.0% | 44.0% |
| Howard Eccles Elementary School Canby | 371 | 66.6% | 31.7% |
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 Mabel Rush Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Yamhill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #201 of 591 | #6 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #189 of 646 ▼ 13 | #7 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #222 of 646 ▲ 22 | #6 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #254 of 710 | #8 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #249 of 587 | #10 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #306 of 587 | #10 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #404 of 645 | #13 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #162 of 493 | #6 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
378
+43 (+13%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 378 | 22.9 | 16.5:1 | 68% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 26.6 | 14.5:1 | 46% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 24.8 | 15.7:1 | 38% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 22 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 27.2 | 18.3:1 | 35% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 42% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 27 | 21.1:1 | 44% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 25 | 20.2:1 | 31% (155) |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 29 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mabel Rush Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (499 to 378); teachers down 16% (27.2 to 22.9).
About Mabel Rush Elementary School
Mabel Rush Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Newberg, Oregon. The school had 378 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
In Newberg SD 29J, 10 schools enroll a combined 4,028 students.
By race and ethnicity, Mabel Rush Elementary School is 67% White. The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Yamhill County's population at about 77%. The chance that two students picked at random at Mabel Rush Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
Federal staffing data show 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mabel Rush Elementary School and a ratio of 16.5:1. Elementary schools in Oregon have a similar average ratio of 16.5:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 68% of enrollment. That is 9 points below the 77% average for public schools in Yamhill County.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Mabel Rush Elementary School's results are 5.8 points above predicted: 42.0% against 36.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Yamhill County show that median household income is about $90,063, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 34 public schools operate in Yamhill County, serving about 14,724 students.
Catalyst High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Mabel Rush Elementary School is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
Mabel Rush Elementary School falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 13%, from 335 to 378. The ratio was 15.2:1 in 2020-21 and 16.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Antonia Crater Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Dundee Elementary SchoolElementary · 216 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
- Antonia Crater Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Joan Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Catalyst High School0.1 mi · 173
- Newberg Senior High School0.2 mi · 1,244
- Mountain View Middle School0.2 mi · 507
- Joan Austin Elementary School1.0 mi · 195
- Edwards Elementary School1.5 mi · 426
- Antonia Crater Elementary School1.7 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Mabel Rush Elementary SchoolHow large is Mabel Rush Elementary School?
Mabel Rush Elementary School enrolls approximately 378 students in grades KG-05.
Is Mabel Rush Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mabel Rush Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Mabel Rush Elementary School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Mabel Rush Elementary School.
How diverse is Mabel Rush Elementary School?
Mabel Rush Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Mabel Rush Elementary School public or private?
Mabel Rush Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newberg SD 29J.
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