Oakridge Elementary School

Located at 48119 E 1st St, in Oakridge, Oregon, Oakridge Elementary School is a mid-tier K-5 school that educates 280 students (grades K through 6), run under Oakridge SD 76.

Oakridge Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Oakridge SD 76, a district that educates 515 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Oakridge Elementary School reports that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder reads as 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Oakridge Elementary School lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lane County (around 76%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Oakridge Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.4%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lane County) records that median household earnings sit near $71,544, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Lane County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), of which Oakridge Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Oakridge Junior High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Oakridge Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Oakridge Elementary School comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 32.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 312 students in 2018 compared to 280 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 89% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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