Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 179 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SILVER FALLS SD 4J·NCES 411145000764
Robert Frost Elementary School
201 Westfield St, Silverton, OR 97381 · (503) 873-5301 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% 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.
- B+Beats 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
17.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
178 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Silver Falls SD 4J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.7%
OR avg 43.0% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
52.6%
OR avg 31.8% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.7% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 54.9% | 45.6% |
% 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Robert Frost Elementary School
Robert Frost Elementary School's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Frost Elementary School this school | 349 | 51.0% | 52.7% |
| Mark Twain Elementary Silverton | 314 | 51.6% | 41.5% |
| Butte Creek Elementary School Mt Angel | 303 | 51.5% | 31.9% |
| Lava Ridge Elementary School Bend | 404 | 48.3% | 47.7% |
| North Star Elementary Bend | 319 | 49.5% | 44.0% |
| Gaffney Lane Elementary School Oregon City | 419 | 54.4% | 31.1% |
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 Robert Frost Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #104 of 591 | #3 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #119 of 646 ▲ 60 | #4 of 62 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #96 of 646 ▲ 65 | #2 of 62 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #318 of 710 | #32 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #383 of 587 | #18 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #395 of 587 | #39 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #545 of 645 | #61 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #349 of 493 | #31 of 47 |
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
349
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 349 | 19.6 | 17.8:1 | 51% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 23.2 | 15.7:1 | 48% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 22.6 | 16.7:1 | 36% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 20 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 22.3 | 18.2:1 | 58% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 27 | 18.6:1 | 43% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 23 | 17.5:1 | 51% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 445 | 25 | 17.8:1 | 38% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 23 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert Frost Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (406 to 349); teachers down 12% (22.3 to 19.6).
About Robert Frost Elementary School
At 201 Westfield St in Silverton, Oregon, Robert Frost Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 349 students.
Silver Falls SD 4J is responsible for 13 schools, Robert Frost Elementary School included, with 3,651 students in all.
The share of White students at Robert Frost Elementary School is 71%, a majority. It is also 24% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Robert Frost Elementary School, 51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Marion County report 83%.
Robert Frost Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 79% of Oregon public elementary schools.
Schools in Oregon with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 42.8%. Robert Frost Elementary School scores 52.7%.
In the surrounding county, Marion County, the median household earns about $77,351 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Marion County has 111 public schools with about 53,799 students, including Robert Frost Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, The Community Roots School, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Robert Frost Elementary School places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 355 students in 2020-21 and 349 in 2024-25.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Silver Falls SD 4J
- Silverton High SchoolHigh · 1,262 students
- Silverton Middle SchoolMiddle · 425 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 314 students
- Butte Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Victor Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 205 students
- Central Howell Elementary SchoolElementary · 160 students
Other schools in Silverton
- Silverton High SchoolHigh · 1,262 students
- Silverton Middle SchoolMiddle · 425 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 314 students
- Victor Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 205 students
- Central Howell Elementary SchoolElementary · 160 students
- Bethany Charter SchoolElementary · 136 students
Other Robert Frost Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Robert Frost Elementary. Robert Frost Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Robert Frost Elementary SchoolMount Prospect, IL · 532 students
- Robert Frost ElementaryPASCO, WA · 459 students
- Robert Frost Elementary - 18Sioux Falls, SD · 447 students
- Robert Frost ElementaryKirkland, WA · 424 students
- Robert Frost Elementary SchoolWesterville, OH · 420 students
Nearby schools
- The Community Roots School0.2 mi · 99
- Silverton Middle School0.8 mi · 425
- Silverton High School0.9 mi · 1,262
- Mark Twain Elementary1.1 mi · 314
- Bethany Charter School1.5 mi · 136
- Evergreen Elementary School1.7 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About Robert Frost Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Robert Frost Elementary School?
Robert Frost Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades KG-05.
Is Robert Frost Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robert Frost Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert Frost Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robert Frost Elementary School is approximately 17.8:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Robert Frost Elementary School?
At Robert Frost Elementary School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Robert Frost Elementary School?
Robert Frost Elementary School is overseen by Silver Falls SD 4J in Marion County.
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