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Enrollment
519
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIUSLAW SD 97J·NCES 410510000644
Siuslaw Elementary School
2221 Oak St, Florence, OR 97439 · (541) 997-2514 · Lane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
437 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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 Siuslaw SD 97J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.7% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 31.9% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Siuslaw Elementary School
Siuslaw Elementary School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siuslaw Elementary School this school | 519 | 84.2% | 31.6% |
| Deep Creek - Damascus K-8 School Damascus | 477 | 82.4% | 44.8% |
| Faulconer-Chapman School Sheridan | 515 | 83.1% | 16.0% |
| Lone Pine Elementary School Medford | 461 | 87.6% | 44.9% |
| Hillcrest Elementary School North Bend | 449 | 81.5% | 57.1% |
| Richardson Elementary School Central Point | 500 | 78.8% | 23.9% |
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 Siuslaw Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #340 of 591 | #32 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #393 of 646 ▼ 49 | #33 of 55 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #433 of 646 ▼ 107 | #39 of 55 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #51 of 710 | #4 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #74 of 587 | #6 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #390 of 587 | #33 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.2% | #228 of 645 | #18 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #359 of 493 | #27 of 39 |
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
519
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 519 | 36.7 | 14.2:1 | 84% (437) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 68% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 35.9 | 14.5:1 | 68% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 34 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 31.7 | 18.8:1 | 66% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 32 | 19.7:1 | 70% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 573 | 24 | 23.9:1 | 57% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 48% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 21 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Siuslaw Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (597 to 519); teachers up 16% (31.7 to 36.7).
About Siuslaw Elementary School
In Florence, Oregon, part of Lane County, Siuslaw Elementary School is an elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 519 students. Elementary schools in Oregon have about 321 students on average; enrollment here is 62% higher.
Siuslaw SD 97J includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 1,207 students.
The share of White students at Siuslaw Elementary School is 73%, a majority. The school is also 13% multiracial and 10% Hispanic. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at Siuslaw Elementary School are from different groups.
A staff of 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.2:1. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average ratio is 16.5:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 84%.
A school with Siuslaw Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Oregon is predicted to score 29.9%. Siuslaw Elementary School scores 31.6%, 1.7 points above that line.
In Lane County, home to about 384,207 people, the median household earns about $71,544 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Lane County number 117, with about 42,240 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Siuslaw Middle School, is about 0.2 miles. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Siuslaw Elementary School places 1st of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Siuslaw Elementary School is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 519 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 502.
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Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Siuslaw SD 97J
- Siuslaw High SchoolHigh · 413 students
- Siuslaw Middle SchoolMiddle · 275 students
Other schools in Florence
- Siuslaw High SchoolHigh · 413 students
- Siuslaw Middle SchoolMiddle · 275 students
- Ocean Dunes High SchoolHigh · 3 students
Nearby schools
- Siuslaw Middle School0.2 mi · 275
- Siuslaw High School0.4 mi · 413
- Ocean Dunes High School2.1 mi · 3
- Mapleton Elementary School12.9 mi · 63
- Mapleton Jr/Sr High School13.0 mi · 76
- Reedsport Community Charter School20.2 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Siuslaw Elementary SchoolHow large is Siuslaw Elementary School?
Siuslaw Elementary School enrolls approximately 519 students in grades KG-05.
Is Siuslaw Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Siuslaw Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Siuslaw Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Siuslaw Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Siuslaw Elementary School?
Student demographics at Siuslaw Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Siuslaw Elementary School?
Siuslaw Elementary School is overseen by Siuslaw SD 97J in Lane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.