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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUGENE SD 4J·NCES 410474000550

River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School

120 W Hilliard Ln, Eugene, OR 97404 · (541) 790-7200 · Lane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Oregon public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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

Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
265 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7819%
Grade 16616%
Grade 27017%
Grade 36716%
Grade 46516%
Grade 57017%

This year's kindergarten class (78) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (70).

Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
16740%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
21251%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
92%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
225%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
18945%
Female
22554%

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
45.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
24.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -4.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2545.9%24.6%
2023-2442.7%28.6%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School

River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School this school41663.7%34.5%
Milwaukie El Puente Elementary School
Milwaukie
40858.8%33.2%
Garfield Elementary School
Corvallis
37857.1%32.6%
W Verne McKinney Elementary School
Hillsboro
39569.6%29.9%
Bridgeport Elementary School
Tualatin
53157.8%36.5%
Buena Vista Elementary School
Eugene
42066.2%31.7%
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 River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn Lane County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.5%#289 of 591#24 of 52
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
24.6%#460 of 646
▼ 72
#43 of 55
▼ 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.9%#263 of 646
▲ 28
#19 of 55
▲ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
416#177 of 710#15 of 58
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.0:1#303 of 587#28 of 48
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.2%#205 of 587#11 of 48
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
63.7%#447 of 645#45 of 55
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+17.8%#20 of 88#1 of 7
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 2024-25
Enrollment
416
+35 (+9%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2541624.517.0:164% (265)
2023-2439024.416.0:173% (285)
2022-23385N/AN/A64% (246)
2020-213812217.3:150% (190)
2017-1835317.819.8:175% (266)
2015-163391719.9:176% (256)
2010-113902118.6:178% (304)
2000-01169821.1:153% (89)
1990-913402017.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 18% (353 to 416); teachers up 37% (17.8 to 24.5).

About River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School

In Eugene, Oregon, River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 416 students. It has 30% more students than the average for elementary schools in Oregon (about 321).

A total of 36 schools make up Eugene SD 4J, with 15,712 students enrolled.

More than half of enrollment at River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School is Hispanic: 51%. Other groups make up 40% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Lane County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.

With 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.0:1. The 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon is close to this figure. Roughly 64% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Lane County average 76%.

On the allk12 Grade, River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 43% of Oregon public elementary schools.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.9% for River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School. The school posts 34.5%, 3.3 points below the prediction.

For the population of Lane County, median household income comes to about $71,544, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Lane County's 117 public schools enroll about 42,240 students and include River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School.

About 0.9 miles separate River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School from the closest public school, Howard Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).

Enrollment was 416 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 381.

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Lane County at a glance

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Population
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students

Quick facts

School name
River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School
District
Eugene SD 4J
Address
120 W Hilliard Ln, Eugene, OR 97404
Phone
(541) 790-7200
County
Lane County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
416
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
17.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
265 (64%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
410474000550
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School
How large is River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School?
River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School enrolls approximately 416 students in grades KG-05.
Is River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School?
Student demographics at River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School are roughly 40% White, 51% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School in?
River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School is part of Eugene SD 4J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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