1
If you had an hour of school board time for McBride Elementary School, what would you bring up?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST HELENS SD 502·NCES 411172000193
McBride Elementary School
2774 Columbia Blvd, St Helens, OR 97051 · (503) 366-7700 · Columbia County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
334 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
37%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
McBride Elementary School→St Helens Middle School
Based on grade levels within St Helens SD 502. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.4%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
20.9%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.4% | 20.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 22.2% |
% 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
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 McBride Elementary School
McBride Elementary School's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McBride Elementary School this school | 452 | 73.9% | 23.0% |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary School St Helens | 426 | 72.3% | 26.3% |
| Tom McCall Elementary School Redmond | 463 | 74.3% | 40.9% |
| Creslane Elementary School Creswell | 480 | 71.9% | 35.3% |
| Allen Dale Elementary School Grants Pass | 397 | 74.3% | 33.5% |
| Oak Grove Elementary School Albany | 362 | 76.5% | 66.6% |
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 McBride Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #477 of 591 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #511 of 646 ▼ 16 | #7 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #438 of 646 ▲ 8 | #5 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #122 of 710 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #394 of 587 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #487 of 587 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.9% | #328 of 645 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #173 of 493 | #2 of 6 |
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
452
+47 (+12%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 452 | 25.2 | 17.9:1 | 74% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 22.6 | 20.7:1 | 66% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 27.7 | 15.8:1 | 51% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 25 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 28.3 | 20.9:1 | 44% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 35 | 18.0:1 | 47% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 637 | 32 | 19.9:1 | 49% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 583 | 29 | 20.1:1 | 27% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 23 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McBride Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (591 to 452); teachers down 11% (28.3 to 25.2).
About McBride Elementary School
McBride Elementary School, located in St Helens, Oregon, is a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 452 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students each.
St Helens SD 502 has 8 schools; together they serve 2,856 students.
White students make up a majority at McBride Elementary School, at 78%. The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.9 students per teacher. That is 1.4 students per teacher above the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 74% of students. Compared with the 62% average for public schools in Columbia County, the school's rate is higher.
McBride Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.0%, compared with a predicted 33.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Columbia County (population about 53,493), the median household income is $87,458, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. McBride Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, St Helens High School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of McBride Elementary School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, McBride Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes McBride Elementary School as Town: Fringe.
2024-25 enrollment was 452, a 12% gain from 405 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 17.9 students per teacher, compared with 16.2 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at McBride Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,493
Census ACS
Median income
$87,458
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,932 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St Helens SD 502
- St Helens High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- St Helens Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Columbia City SchoolElementary · 214 students
- St Helens Arthur AcademyElementary · 160 students
- St. Helens Virtual AcademyCombined · 153 students
Other schools in St Helens
- St Helens High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- St Helens Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- St Helens Arthur AcademyElementary · 160 students
- St. Helens Virtual AcademyCombined · 153 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 65 students
Other McBride Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named McBride Elementary. McBride Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- McBride Elementary SchoolMuscle Shoals, AL · 647 students
- MCBRIDE ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MO · 380 students
- McBride Elementary SchoolGreenville, MS · 163 students
Nearby schools
- St Helens High School0.5 mi · 823
- Plymouth High School1.3 mi · 65
- St. Helens Virtual Academy1.3 mi · 153
- St Helens Middle School1.3 mi · 563
- Lewis & Clark Elementary School1.6 mi · 426
- St Helens Arthur Academy2.4 mi · 160
Frequently asked questions
About McBride Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McBride Elementary School?
McBride Elementary School enrolls approximately 452 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does McBride Elementary School serve?
McBride Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McBride Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McBride Elementary School is approximately 17.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McBride Elementary School?
At McBride Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is McBride Elementary School public or private?
McBride Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St Helens SD 502.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.