Enrollment
168
Elementary
DISTRICT 173 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDDLE SD 70·NCES 411053000324
Riddle Elementary School
Fifth & Park Sts, Riddle, OR 97469 · (541) 874-2226 · Douglas County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Oregon public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
126 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 54% smaller than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Riddle Elementary School→Riddle High School
Based on grade levels within Riddle SD 70. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
22.3%
OR avg 43.0% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
19.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.3% | 19.6% |
| 2023-24 | 24.8% | 22.0% |
% 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Riddle Elementary School
Riddle Elementary School's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riddle Elementary School this school | 168 | 75.0% | 21.3% |
| Driftwood Elementary School Port Orford | 174 | 76.4% | 26.1% |
| Holley Elementary School Sweet Home | 157 | 73.9% | 32.6% |
| Stella Mayfield Elementary School Elgin | 204 | 73.5% | 29.2% |
| Lundy Elementary School Lowell | 176 | 77.3% | 34.3% |
| Pilot Rock Elementary School Pilot Rock | 136 | 72.8% | 27.4% |
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 Riddle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #498 of 591 | #16 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #534 of 646 ▼ 36 | #16 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #578 of 646 ▼ 17 | #18 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #612 of 710 | #20 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.0% | #317 of 645 | #17 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #114 of 493 | #3 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
168
-31 (-16%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 168 | 13 | 12.9:1 | 75% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 13 | 14.8:1 | 76% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 13 | 14.2:1 | 69% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 199 | 13 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 12.7 | 18.1:1 | 75% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 224 | 12 | 18.7:1 | 76% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 9 | 20.1:1 | 88% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 283 | 16 | 17.7:1 | 66% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 317 | 17 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riddle Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (230 to 168); teachers up 3% (12.7 to 13).
About Riddle Elementary School
Riddle Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Riddle, Oregon. There are 168 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 48% below the 321-student average for elementary schools in Oregon.
Enrollment across the 2 schools in Riddle SD 70 totals 346 students.
By race and ethnicity, Riddle Elementary School is 84% White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Native American. In Douglas County overall, the White share is about 86%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.
Riddle Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1, with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average ratio is 16.5:1. Roughly 75% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Riddle Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of Oregon public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Riddle Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Oregon schools: 21.3% actual against 33.5% predicted.
The school is in Douglas County, where median household income comes to about $61,310, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Douglas County counts 50 public schools with about 13,417 students.
Of the public schools around it, Riddle Elementary School is closest to Riddle High School, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Riddle Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment decreased by 16% across 4 years, from 199 in 2020-21 to 168 in 2024-25. The ratio was 15.3:1 in 2020-21 and 12.9:1 in 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,072
Census ACS
Median income
$61,310
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
13,417 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Riddle Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Riddle Elementary. Riddle Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Riddle Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 661 students
- Riddle Elementary SchoolMattoon, IL · 589 students
Nearby schools
- Riddle High School0.4 mi · 178
- Tri City Elementary School2.7 mi · 251
- South Umpqua Online Academy2.7 mi · 11
- South Umpqua High School2.8 mi · 442
- Canyonville School4.5 mi · 185
- Myrtle Creek Elementary School6.6 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Riddle Elementary SchoolHow large is Riddle Elementary School?
Riddle Elementary School enrolls approximately 168 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Riddle Elementary School serve?
Riddle Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riddle Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riddle Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riddle Elementary School?
At Riddle Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Riddle Elementary School in?
Riddle Elementary School is part of Riddle SD 70.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.