Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROOK COUNTY SD·NCES 410372001883
Steins Pillar Elementary
640 East 3rd St, Prineville, OR 97754 · (541) 416-4230 · Crook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
213 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Steins Pillar Elementary→Crook County Middle School
Based on grade levels within Crook County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
31.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 33.6% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Steins Pillar Elementary
Steins Pillar Elementary's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steins Pillar Elementary this school | 267 | 79.8% | 36.8% |
| Oakland Elementary School Oakland | 252 | 78.2% | 32.6% |
| Tumalo Community School Bend | 266 | 78.2% | 63.4% |
| Central Linn Elementary School Halsey | 241 | 77.6% | 28.4% |
| Santiam Elementary School Mill City | 249 | 81.9% | 29.2% |
| Sams Valley Elementary School Central Point | 227 | 78.4% | 35.7% |
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 Steins Pillar Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #260 of 591 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #353 of 646 ▼ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #262 of 646 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #468 of 710 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #130 of 587 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #565 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.8% | #280 of 645 |
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
267
+79 (+42%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 267 | 17.7 | 15.1:1 | 80% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 16.3 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 15.3 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 188 | 11 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Steins Pillar Elementary.
About Steins Pillar Elementary
Steins Pillar Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Prineville, Oregon. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 267 students.
Crook County SD has a total of 10 schools and 3,279 students, Steins Pillar Elementary among them.
The share of White students at Steins Pillar Elementary is 86%. Next come 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Crook County overall, the White share is about 88%. The diversity index for Steins Pillar Elementary is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.1:1. Elementary schools in Oregon average 16.5:1, 1.4 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 80% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Steins Pillar Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (36.8%) and its predicted rate (31.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Crook County show that median household income comes to about $81,965, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 12, with about 4,788 students.
Grizzly Mountain HomeLink is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Steins Pillar Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Steins Pillar Elementary falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Steins Pillar Elementary reported 188 students in 2020-21 and 267 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.1:1, from 17.1:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Crook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,277
Census ACS
Median income
$81,965
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,788 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crook County SD
- Crook County High SchoolHigh · 842 students
- Crook County Middle SchoolMiddle · 616 students
- Crooked River Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
- Barnes Butte ElementaryElementary · 510 students
- Powell Butte Community Charter SchoolElementary · 212 students
- Grizzly Mountain HomeLinkElementary · 160 students
Other schools in Prineville
- Cascade Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,226 students
- Crook County High SchoolHigh · 842 students
- Crook County Middle SchoolMiddle · 616 students
- Crooked River Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
- Barnes Butte ElementaryElementary · 510 students
- Grizzly Mountain HomeLinkElementary · 160 students
Nearby schools
- Grizzly Mountain HomeLink0.1 mi · 160
- Crook County Middle School0.4 mi · 616
- Crooked River Elementary School0.6 mi · 553
- Destinations Career Academy of Oregon0.6 mi · 79
- Insight School of Oregon Painted Hills0.6 mi · 211
- Cascade Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 1,226
Frequently asked questions
About Steins Pillar ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Steins Pillar Elementary?
Steins Pillar Elementary enrolls approximately 267 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Steins Pillar Elementary serve?
Steins Pillar Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Steins Pillar Elementary have?
Steins Pillar Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is Steins Pillar Elementary?
Steins Pillar Elementary reports a student body of 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Steins Pillar Elementary?
Steins Pillar Elementary is overseen by Crook County SD in Crook County.
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