Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARCOLA SD 79J·NCES 410774000638
Marcola Elementary School
38300 Wendling Rd, Marcola, OR 97454 · (541) 933-2411 · Lane County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
86 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (24).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Marcola Elementary School→Mohawk High School
Based on grade levels within Marcola SD 79J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
23.9%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +13.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.9% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.4% | 12.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Marcola Elementary School
Marcola Elementary School's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcola Elementary School this school | 139 | 61.9% | 21.2% |
| Sweet Home Charter School Sweet Home | 142 | 62.7% | 47.8% |
| TRAILS Outdoor School Ashland | 157 | 61.1% | 52.3% |
| Clarkes Elementary School Mulino | 153 | 66.0% | 50.7% |
| Walterville Elementary School Springfield | 172 | 64.5% | 40.8% |
| Sojourner School Milwaukie | 159 | 58.5% | 50.8% |
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 Marcola Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #499 of 591 | #46 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #443 of 646 ▲ 169 | #40 of 55 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #560 of 646 ▼ 10 | #53 of 55 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #635 of 710 | #51 of 58 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.9% | #466 of 645 | #53 of 55 |
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
139
+6 (+5%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 244
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 139 | 8.9 | 15.6:1 | 62% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 9.9 | 14.1:1 | 50% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 148 | 11.9 | 12.5:1 | 29% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 10 | 13.3:1 | 42% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 155 | 7.5 | 20.7:1 | 46% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 110 | 8 | 13.8:1 | 62% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 91 | 4 | 22.8:1 | 59% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 149 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 40% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 244 | 12 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marcola Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (155 to 139); teachers up 19% (7.5 to 8.9).
About Marcola Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Marcola Elementary School serves students in Marcola, Oregon. It has an enrollment of 139 students in pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average enrollment is about 321.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Marcola SD 79J totals 927 students.
Roughly 82% of students at Marcola Elementary School are White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Lane County residents are about 81% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.
There are 8.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.6:1. Compared with the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Lane County, the average is 76%.
Marcola Elementary School trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 17.4 points (21.2% versus 38.6%), a bottom-10% result in Oregon on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Lane County area, the median household earns about $71,544 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lane County counts 117 public schools with about 42,240 students.
Mohawk High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Marcola Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Marcola Elementary School comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
From 133 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 139 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.3 to 15.6 over 4 years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marcola SD 79J
- TEACH-NWCombined · 655 students
- Mohawk High SchoolHigh · 133 students
Nearby schools
- Mohawk High School0.0 mi · 133
- Walterville Elementary School7.9 mi · 172
- Thurston Elementary School8.6 mi · 348
- Thurston Middle School8.6 mi · 524
- Ridgeview Elementary School8.9 mi · 371
- Thurston High School9.1 mi · 1,215
Frequently asked questions
About Marcola Elementary SchoolHow large is Marcola Elementary School?
Marcola Elementary School enrolls approximately 139 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Marcola Elementary School serve?
Marcola Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Marcola Elementary School have?
Marcola Elementary School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marcola Elementary School?
At Marcola Elementary School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Is Marcola Elementary School public or private?
Marcola Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marcola SD 79J.
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