Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TILLAMOOK SD 9·NCES 411232001072
South Prairie Elementary School
6855 S Prairie Rd, Tillamook, OR 97141 · (503) 842-8401 · Tillamook County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- 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
14.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
242 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 139 | 48% |
| Grade 3 | 148 | 52% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
South Prairie Elementary School→East Elementary School→Tillamook Junior High School→Tillamook High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tillamook SD 9. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.2%
OR avg 43.0% . +16.4pp since 2023
Math
38.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.2% | 38.9% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 31.1% |
% 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
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 South Prairie Elementary School
South Prairie Elementary School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Prairie Elementary School this school | 287 | 84.3% | 32.0% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Medford | 308 | 87.0% | 30.6% |
| McKinley Elementary School Salem | 269 | 87.7% | 32.0% |
| Stayton Elementary School Stayton | 332 | 81.0% | 37.5% |
| Schirle Elementary School Salem | 306 | 87.9% | 41.7% |
| Liberty Elementary School Tillamook | 235 | 84.7% | N/A |
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 South Prairie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #328 of 591 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #253 of 646 ▲ 106 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #394 of 646 ▲ 196 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #436 of 710 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #65 of 587 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #317 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.3% | #226 of 645 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #289 of 493 |
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
287
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 287 | 20.5 | 14.0:1 | 84% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 20.5 | 13.2:1 | 67% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 18.7 | 14.7:1 | 70% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 44% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 20.1 | 17.3:1 | 62% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 16 | 20.1:1 | 61% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 272 | 13 | 20.9:1 | 68% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 33% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 17 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Prairie Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (347 to 287); teachers up 2% (20.1 to 20.5).
About South Prairie Elementary School
In Tillamook, Oregon, South Prairie Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 287 students in grades 2 through 3.
District-wide, Tillamook SD 9 has 5 schools and 2,014 students.
South Prairie Elementary School is 66% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Tillamook County, the White share is about 84%. Pick two students at random and there is a 50% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
South Prairie Elementary School counts 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.0 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.5 below the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. About 84% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 82% average for public schools in Tillamook County.
Measured against Oregon public elementary schools, South Prairie Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
South Prairie Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (32.0%) and its predicted rate (29.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools.
Tillamook County has these Census figures: the median household income is $69,105, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tillamook County is home to 12 public schools and about 3,220 public school students.
The school nearest to South Prairie Elementary School is Trask River High School, at a distance of about 1.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 5. On average proficiency, South Prairie Elementary School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around South Prairie Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (288) and 2024-25 (287). The school's ratio fell from 15.2:1 to 14.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Tillamook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,496
Census ACS
Median income
$69,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,220 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tillamook SD 9
- Tillamook High SchoolHigh · 729 students
- East Elementary SchoolMiddle · 445 students
- Tillamook Junior High SchoolMiddle · 318 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 235 students
Other schools in Tillamook
- Tillamook High SchoolHigh · 729 students
- East Elementary SchoolMiddle · 445 students
- Tillamook Junior High SchoolMiddle · 318 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 235 students
- Trask River High SchoolHigh · 15 students
Other South Prairie Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named South Prairie Elementary. South Prairie Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- South Prairie Elementary SchoolSycamore, IL · 456 students
- South Prairie ElementaryGrimes, IA · 436 students
- SOUTH PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMinot, ND · 411 students
Nearby schools
- Trask River High School1.5 mi · 15
- Tillamook High School3.0 mi · 729
- East Elementary School3.2 mi · 445
- Tillamook Junior High School3.3 mi · 318
- Liberty Elementary School3.4 mi · 235
- Garibaldi Elementary School11.7 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About South Prairie Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Prairie Elementary School?
South Prairie Elementary School enrolls approximately 287 students in grades 02-03.
Is South Prairie Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Prairie Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Prairie Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Prairie Elementary School is approximately 14.0:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Prairie Elementary School?
At South Prairie Elementary School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is South Prairie Elementary School public or private?
South Prairie Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tillamook SD 9.
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