Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH SANTIAM SD 29J·NCES 410002000833
Stayton Elementary School
875 N 3rd, Stayton, OR 97383 · (503) 769-2336 · Marion County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Oregon public elementary schools
- BTest 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
13.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
269 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 27% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 North Santiam SD 29J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +25.1pp since 2023
Math
42.2%
OR avg 31.8% . +12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.8% | 42.2% |
| 2023-24 | 26.7% | 29.5% |
% 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Stayton Elementary School
Stayton Elementary School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stayton Elementary School this school | 332 | 81.0% | 37.5% |
| Wascher Elementary School Lafayette | 371 | 82.2% | 36.1% |
| Sunrise Elementary School Albany | 324 | 80.6% | 16.7% |
| South Prairie Elementary School Tillamook | 287 | 84.3% | 32.0% |
| Lafayette Elementary School Albany | 295 | 76.3% | 23.2% |
| Philander Lee Elementary School Canby | 279 | 76.3% | 27.0% |
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 Stayton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #250 of 591 | #13 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #207 of 646 ▲ 172 | #13 of 62 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #195 of 646 ▲ 338 | #12 of 62 ▲ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #348 of 710 | #36 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #60 of 587 | #3 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #272 of 587 | #26 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.0% | #270 of 645 | #43 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #335 of 493 | #29 of 47 |
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
332
+23 (+7%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 332 | 23.8 | 13.9:1 | 81% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 21.5 | 15.2:1 | 76% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 77% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | 21 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 68% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 75% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 22 | 21.2:1 | 66% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 55% (262) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stayton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (389 to 332); teachers up 9% (22 to 23.8).
About Stayton Elementary School
Stayton Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Stayton, Oregon, under North Santiam SD 29J. In all, 332 students attend the school in kindergarten through 3.
North Santiam SD 29J runs Stayton Elementary School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 2,110 students in total.
The share of White students at Stayton Elementary School is 61%, a majority. The school is also 32% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
On staff are 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. Elementary schools in Oregon average 16.5:1, 2.6 more students per teacher than here. Stayton Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 81%. The figure for public schools in Marion County is close, at 83%.
Among Oregon public elementary schools, Stayton Elementary School outscored 62%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 31.1% for a school in Oregon with Stayton Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Stayton Elementary School posts 37.5%.
Looking at the county, Marion County, median household income comes to about $77,351, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 111 public schools and about 53,799 students.
Stayton Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is North Santiam Options Academy, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Stayton Elementary School, there are 5 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 37.5% is above the 36.0% average for nearby schools.
Stayton Elementary School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 7%, from 309 to 332.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Stayton Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Santiam SD 29J
- Stayton High SchoolHigh · 669 students
- Stayton Middle SchoolMiddle · 486 students
- Sublimity SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Mari-Linn SchoolElementary · 158 students
- North Santiam Options AcademyCombined · 99 students
Other schools in Stayton
- Stayton High SchoolHigh · 669 students
- Stayton Middle SchoolMiddle · 486 students
- North Santiam Options AcademyCombined · 99 students
Nearby schools
- North Santiam Options Academy0.4 mi · 99
- Stayton High School0.4 mi · 669
- Stayton Middle School0.8 mi · 486
- Sublimity School2.0 mi · 366
- Cascade Opportunity Center4.1 mi · 83
- Aumsville Elementary School5.2 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About Stayton Elementary SchoolHow large is Stayton Elementary School?
Stayton Elementary School enrolls approximately 332 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Stayton Elementary School serve?
Stayton Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Stayton Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Stayton Elementary School.
How diverse is Stayton Elementary School?
Stayton Elementary School reports a student body of 61% White, 32% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Stayton Elementary School in?
Stayton Elementary School is part of North Santiam SD 29J.
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