Enrollment
31
Elementary
DISTRICT 119 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERNONIA SD 47J·NCES 411293000186
Mist Elementary School
69163 Hwy 47, Mist, OR 97016 · (503) 755-2486 · Columbia County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL31 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
21 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 5 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 4 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 4 | 13% |
Student demographics
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
Based on grade levels within Vernonia SD 47J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
OR avg 31.8% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Oregon's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Mist Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 31 | #686 of 710 | #11 of 11 |
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
31
+13 (+72%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 25
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 31 | 2 | 15.5:1 | 68% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 31 | 2 | 15.5:1 | 42% (13) |
| 2022-23 | 30 | 2 | 15.0:1 | 10% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 18 | 2 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 18 | 1 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 24 | 1 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 21 | 1 | 21.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 54 | 3 | 18.0:1 | 13% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 25 | 2 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mist Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 72% (18 to 31); teachers up 100% (1 to 2).
About Mist Elementary School
In Mist, Oregon, part of Columbia County, Mist Elementary School is an elementary school. Federal data show 31 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students, which makes this school 90% below average.
The Vernonia SD 47J system has 4 schools and 554 students.
Of every 100 students at Mist Elementary School, about 90 are White. The remaining students are 10% multiracial.
Teacher count: 2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.5:1. The gap from the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon is 1.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 68%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Mist Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Oregon. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.7%, against a prediction of 36.3%.
For Columbia County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $87,458, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 23 public schools and about 6,932 students.
Clatskanie Elementary School is about 7.2 miles from Mist Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The ten-mile area around Mist Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Mist Elementary School comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment figures are 18 for 2020-21 and 31 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 9.0:1 to 15.5:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Mist Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Vernonia SD 47J
- Vernonia Elementary SchoolElementary · 206 students
- Vernonia High SchoolHigh · 178 students
- Vernonia Middle SchoolMiddle · 139 students
Nearby schools
- Clatskanie Elementary School7.2 mi · 387
- Clatskanie Middle/High School7.2 mi · 307
- Vernonia High School10.3 mi · 178
- Vernonia Elementary School10.3 mi · 206
- Vernonia Middle School10.3 mi · 139
- Jewell School12.8 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Mist Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mist Elementary School?
Mist Elementary School enrolls approximately 31 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Mist Elementary School serve?
Mist Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mist Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mist Elementary School is approximately 15.5:1 (2 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mist Elementary School?
At Mist Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Mist Elementary School?
Mist Elementary School is overseen by Vernonia SD 47J in Columbia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.