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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCMINNVILLE SD 40·NCES 410801001282
Newby Elementary School
1125 NW 2nd St, McMinnville, OR 97128 · (503) 565-4900 · Yamhill County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
363 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
37.1%
OR avg 43.0% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
30.3%
OR avg 31.8% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 33.3% |
% 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Newby Elementary School
Newby Elementary School's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newby Elementary School this school | 443 | 81.9% | 32.6% |
| Willamette Elementary School McMinnville | 443 | 79.9% | 31.9% |
| Sue Buel Elementary McMinnville | 398 | 83.7% | 26.6% |
| Grandhaven Elementary School McMinnville | 446 | 84.3% | 39.7% |
| Harvey Clarke Elementary School Forest Grove | 390 | 80.0% | 37.5% |
| Wascher Elementary School Lafayette | 371 | 82.2% | 36.1% |
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 Newby Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Yamhill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #317 of 591 | #11 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #366 of 646 ▼ 51 | #13 of 17 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #396 of 646 ▼ 74 | #12 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #134 of 710 | #5 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #203 of 587 | #7 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #216 of 587 | #2 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.9% | #256 of 645 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #320 of 493 | #10 of 16 |
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
443
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 443 | 27.7 | 16.0:1 | 82% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 28.5 | 15.3:1 | 45% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 30.2 | 14.8:1 | 70% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 29.2 | 17.9:1 | 64% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 29 | 18.4:1 | 64% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 68% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 15 | 23.3:1 | 53% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 18 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newby Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (523 to 443); teachers down 5% (29.2 to 27.7).
About Newby Elementary School
Newby Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in McMinnville, Oregon. It reported 443 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Oregon enroll about 321 students on average.
A total of 9 schools make up McMinnville SD 40, with 6,293 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Newby Elementary School, about 52 are White. Other reported shares: 40% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Yamhill County's residents are about 77% White, 24 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. The school has 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oregon is similar, at 16.5:1. In all, 82% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On BeatsExpectations, Newby Elementary School is 1.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oregon schools.
The school's county is Yamhill County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $90,063, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 34 public schools in the county, enrolling about 14,724, Newby Elementary School among them.
Duniway Middle School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Newby Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Newby Elementary School's average proficiency of 32.6% compares with 38.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Newby Elementary School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment rose 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Newby Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Yamhill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,734
Census ACS
Median income
$90,063
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McMinnville SD 40
- McMinnville High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
- Duniway Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Patton Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Grandhaven Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Willamette Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
Other schools in McMinnville
- McMinnville High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
- Duniway Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Patton Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Grandhaven Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Willamette Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
Nearby schools
- Duniway Middle School0.2 mi · 761
- Memorial Elementary School0.7 mi · 557
- Willamette Elementary School0.8 mi · 443
- McMinnville High School1.1 mi · 2,228
- Sue Buel Elementary1.2 mi · 398
- Patton Middle School1.4 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About Newby Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Newby Elementary School?
Newby Elementary School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Newby Elementary School serve?
Newby Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newby Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newby Elementary School is approximately 16.0:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Newby Elementary School?
At Newby Elementary School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 40% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Newby Elementary School public or private?
Newby Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by McMinnville SD 40.
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