Enrollment
171
Elementary
DISTRICT 143 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEAH-KAH-NIE SD 56·NCES 410865001080
Nehalem Elementary School
36300 8th St, Nehalem, OR 97131 · (503) 355-3650 · Tillamook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Oregon public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
138 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Based on grade levels within Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.3%
OR avg 43.0% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
44.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.3% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 49.4% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% 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 20 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 →
Schools most like Nehalem Elementary School
Nehalem Elementary School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nehalem Elementary School this school | 171 | 80.7% | 51.0% |
| Lundy Elementary School Lowell | 176 | 77.3% | 34.3% |
| Rogue Primary School Central Point | 154 | 79.9% | N/A |
| Adrian Elementary School Adrian | 210 | 76.7% | 66.7% |
| Canyonville School Canyonville | 185 | 81.1% | 29.2% |
| Central Elementary School Albany | 125 | 78.4% | 31.9% |
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 Nehalem Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #114 of 591 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #180 of 646 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #131 of 646 ▼ 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #608 of 710 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.7% | #271 of 645 |
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
171
+22 (+15%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 214
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 171 | 11.6 | 14.8:1 | 81% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 174 | 11.5 | 15.1:1 | 65% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 165 | 11.6 | 14.3:1 | 38% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 149 | 10 | 14.9:1 | 43% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 183 | 10.9 | 16.8:1 | 49% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 189 | 10 | 18.9:1 | 56% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 179 | 10 | 17.9:1 | 65% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 186 | 12 | 15.5:1 | 46% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 214 | 14 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nehalem Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (183 to 171); teachers up 6% (10.9 to 11.6).
About Nehalem Elementary School
Nehalem Elementary School is one of the public schools in Nehalem, Oregon. It is a small elementary school. The school counted 171 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 47% below the 321-student average for elementary schools in Oregon.
Nehalem Elementary School belongs to Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56, a district of 4 schools and 693 students.
About 75% of the student body at Nehalem Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 20% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 84% of Tillamook County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 39%.
On staff are 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 81% of students at Nehalem Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 82% average for public schools in Tillamook County.
Nehalem Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 83% of Oregon public elementary schools.
A school in Oregon with Nehalem Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 31.3%. Nehalem Elementary School scores 51.0%.
In the wider Tillamook County area, the median household earns about $69,105 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Nehalem Elementary School shares Tillamook County with 11 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Nehalem Elementary School is closest to Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School, about 6.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 2. On average proficiency, Nehalem Elementary School is 1st of 5 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 149 (2020-21) to 171 (2024-25).
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Tillamook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,496
Census ACS
Median income
$69,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,220 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56
- Neah-Kah-Nie High SchoolHigh · 244 students
- Neah-Kah-Nie Middle SchoolMiddle · 163 students
- Garibaldi Elementary SchoolElementary · 115 students
Nearby schools
- Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School6.0 mi · 163
- Neah-Kah-Nie High School6.1 mi · 244
- The Cannon Beach Academy10.6 mi · 37
- Garibaldi Elementary School11.0 mi · 115
- Seaside High School18.4 mi · 489
- Seaside Middle School18.4 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Nehalem Elementary SchoolHow large is Nehalem Elementary School?
Nehalem Elementary School enrolls approximately 171 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Nehalem Elementary School serve?
Nehalem Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Nehalem Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Nehalem Elementary School.
How diverse is Nehalem Elementary School?
Nehalem Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Nehalem Elementary School?
Nehalem Elementary School is overseen by Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56 in Tillamook County.
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