South Shore Elementary School

South Shore Elementary School is an average-sized primary school in Albany, Oregon, run under Greater Albany Public SD 8J. The school teaches 356 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 20 schools in Greater Albany Public SD 8J (8,771 students total), South Shore Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, South Shore Elementary School records that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 22% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Linn County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting South Shore Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 80% of students at South Shore Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, South Shore Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.4%; this one delivers 23.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Linn County) reports that median household income runs about $76,329, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Linn County runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,916 students), of which South Shore Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Waverly Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Shore Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 26.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. South Shore Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 417 (now 356). White enrollment moved from 29% to 22% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.