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What's the one class at Meadow Ridge Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREATER ALBANY PUBLIC SD 8J·NCES 410112000725
Meadow Ridge Elementary
358 Timber Ridge St NE, Albany, OR 97322 · (541) 967-4565 · Linn County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Oregon public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
389 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 101 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 133 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 146 | 29% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 25% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
32.6%
OR avg 43.0% . -8.8pp since 2023
Math
36.7%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.6% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.4% | 37.9% |
% 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Meadow Ridge Elementary
Meadow Ridge Elementary's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Ridge Elementary this school | 510 | 76.3% | 37.1% |
| Sage Elementary School Redmond | 493 | 75.7% | 50.3% |
| Tom McCall Elementary School Redmond | 463 | 74.3% | 40.9% |
| Richardson Elementary School Central Point | 500 | 78.8% | 23.9% |
| Memorial Elementary School McMinnville | 557 | 77.2% | 55.0% |
| Barnes Butte Elementary Prineville | 510 | 79.4% | 37.4% |
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 Meadow Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #258 of 591 | #5 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #278 of 646 ▼ 22 | #9 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #461 of 646 ▼ 153 | #19 of 27 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #54 of 710 | #1 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #331 of 587 | #12 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #358 of 587 | #6 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #302 of 645 | #16 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +45.7% | #5 of 88 | N/A |
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
510
+68 (+15%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 295
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 510 | 29.4 | 17.3:1 | 76% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | N/A | N/A | 65% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 26.5 | 20.5:1 | 67% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 26 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 17.7 | 19.8:1 | 30% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 13 | 23.1:1 | 34% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 10 | 28.4:1 | 39% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 238 | 11 | 21.6:1 | 40% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 295 | 13 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadow Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (350 to 510); teachers up 66% (17.7 to 29.4).
About Meadow Ridge Elementary
Meadow Ridge Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school based in Albany, Oregon. The school serves 510 students in kindergarten through 3 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students.
Meadow Ridge Elementary is part of a district of 20 schools: Greater Albany Public SD 8J, with 8,771 students.
White students make up a majority at Meadow Ridge Elementary, at 71%. Next come 17% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. That compares with about 84% White among all Linn County residents. The school's diversity index is 46%, meaning two students picked at random have a 46% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Meadow Ridge Elementary is 29.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.3:1. That is 0.8 students per teacher above the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Around 76% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 79% average for public schools in Linn County.
allk12 grades Meadow Ridge Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 33.0%.
Among Linn County residents, the median household income is $76,329, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Meadow Ridge Elementary is one of 48 public schools in the county.
Timber Ridge School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 24.8%, lower than Meadow Ridge Elementary's 37.1%.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, Meadow Ridge Elementary's enrollment grew 15%, to 510.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,706
Census ACS
Median income
$76,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
17,916 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greater Albany Public SD 8J
- South Albany High SchoolHigh · 1,466 students
- West Albany High SchoolHigh · 1,297 students
- Timber Ridge SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Calapooia Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 544 students
- North Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 479 students
Other schools in Albany
- South Albany High SchoolHigh · 1,466 students
- West Albany High SchoolHigh · 1,297 students
- Timber Ridge SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Calapooia Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 544 students
- North Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 479 students
Other Meadow Ridge Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Meadow Ridge Elementary. Meadow Ridge Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolPLYMOUTH, MN · 762 students
- Meadow Ridge ElementaryMEAD, WA · 453 students
- Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolLOCHBUIE, CO · 440 students
- Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolKent, WA · 423 students
- Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolROCKFORD, MI · 397 students
Nearby schools
- Timber Ridge School0.2 mi · 657
- South Shore Elementary School1.8 mi · 356
- Waverly Elementary School2.0 mi · 204
- Periwinkle Elementary School2.7 mi · 325
- Albany Options School3.2 mi · 136
- Sunrise Elementary School3.2 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Meadow Ridge ElementaryHow large is Meadow Ridge Elementary?
Meadow Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 510 students in grades KG-03.
Is Meadow Ridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meadow Ridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meadow Ridge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meadow Ridge Elementary is approximately 17.3:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Meadow Ridge Elementary?
Meadow Ridge Elementary reports a student body of 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Meadow Ridge Elementary in?
Meadow Ridge Elementary is part of Greater Albany Public SD 8J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.