May Roberts Primary School

Set in Ontario, Oregon, May Roberts Primary School is a mid-sized K-5 school, one of the schools within Ontario SD 8C. It hosts 302 students across grades K through 1.

May Roberts Primary School is one of 7 schools operated by Ontario SD 8C, a district that serves 2,406 students overall.

On the student-mix side, May Roberts Primary School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 33% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, May Roberts Primary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Malheur County (around 89%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Malheur County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,519 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. May Roberts Primary School is one of 25 public schools in Malheur County (combined enrollment of about 6,566 students).

The closest other public school is Ontario High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around May Roberts Primary School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. May Roberts Primary School's enrollment has contracted 21% since 2018, when it stood at 380 (now 302). Over the same period, the White share grew from 24% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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