Spring Creek Elementary School

Spring Creek Elementary School is an elementary-level community of tight-knit scale in Eugene, Oregon, overseen by Eugene SD 4J, works with 247 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% smaller than the state mean of about 321.

Spring Creek Elementary School is one of 36 schools operated by Eugene SD 4J, a district that hosts 15,712 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Spring Creek Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 76%. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian.

On the resource side, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lane County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Spring Creek Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Lane County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,544 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Spring Creek Elementary School is one of 117 public schools in Lane County (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students).

Nearest neighbor: Irving Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Spring Creek Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Spring Creek Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 28.4%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Spring Creek Elementary School has shrank 18%, going from 301 students in 2018 to 247 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 17% to 10%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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