Siuslaw Elementary School

Set in Florence, Oregon, Siuslaw Elementary School is a sprawling primary school, overseen by Siuslaw SD 97J. It caters to 519 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 62% larger than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Across the 3 schools in Siuslaw SD 97J (1,207 students total), Siuslaw Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Siuslaw Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 73%; the rest reads as 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic.

On the resource side, The school reports having 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 84% of students at Siuslaw Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Siuslaw Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.9%; this one delivers 31.6%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lane County indicate median household income runs about $71,544, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Lane County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), Siuslaw Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Siuslaw Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Siuslaw Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Siuslaw Elementary School comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 25.3%.

Siuslaw Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Siuslaw Elementary School's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 597 (now 519). White enrollment moved from 82% to 73% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Siuslaw Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.