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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELGIN SD 23·NCES 410459001140

Stella Mayfield Elementary School

1111 Division St, Elgin, OR 97827 · (541) 437-2321 · Union County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
  • CBeats 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

Enrollment
204
Elementary
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
150 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2311%
Grade 13115%
Grade 22814%
Grade 32713%
Grade 43216%
Grade 53517%
Grade 62814%

This year's kindergarten class (23) is 18% smaller than its 6th grade class (28).

Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
18390%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
126%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Two+
73%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
10853%
Female
9647%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Stella Mayfield Elementary School→Elgin High School
Based on grade levels within Elgin SD 23. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
44.2%
OR avg 43.0% . +17.4pp since 2023
Math
27.4%
OR avg 31.8% . +3.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2544.2%27.4%
2023-2426.8%23.6%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Stella Mayfield Elementary School

Stella Mayfield Elementary School's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Stella Mayfield Elementary School this school20473.5%29.2%
Powell Butte Community Charter School
Powell Butte
21272.6%49.3%
Humbolt Elementary School
Canyon City
24772.9%27.0%
Driftwood Elementary School
Port Orford
17476.4%26.1%
Madrone Trail Public Charter School
Central Point
24973.5%23.5%
Riddle Elementary School
Riddle
16875.0%21.3%
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 Stella Mayfield Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Oregon
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
29.2%#381 of 591
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.4%#412 of 646
▲ 62
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.2%#285 of 646
▲ 247
Enrollment
ranked largest first
204#581 of 710
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.3:1#3 of 587
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
19.1%#581 of 587
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
73.5%#331 of 645
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.3%#401 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 2024-25
Enrollment
204
-20 (-9%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252041811.3:174% (150)
2023-242301614.4:168% (157)
2022-232341713.8:173% (171)
2020-212241812.4:1N/A
2017-182251416.1:194% (212)
2015-162791617.4:176% (211)
2010-112421813.4:169% (168)
2000-012942014.7:148% (142)
1990-913572414.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stella Mayfield Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (225 to 204); teachers up 29% (14 to 18).

About Stella Mayfield Elementary School

Stella Mayfield Elementary School is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Elgin, Oregon. The school serves 204 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Oregon is roughly 321 students; this school is 36% smaller than that.

Stella Mayfield Elementary School reports to Elgin SD 23, which has 2 schools and 384 students.

The student body at Stella Mayfield Elementary School is 90% White. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 88% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Federal data list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers at Stella Mayfield Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.3:1. That is 5.2 students per teacher below the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 74%. That is higher than the 64% average for public schools in Union County.

allk12 grades Stella Mayfield Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Stella Mayfield Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (29.2%) and its predicted rate (34.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools.

In the county around the school, Union County, the median household income is $65,661, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Union County is home to 13 public schools and about 3,646 public school students.

The closest public school to Stella Mayfield Elementary School is Elgin High School, about 0.2 miles away. Stella Mayfield Elementary School has 2 other public schools within ten miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Stella Mayfield Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.

In the federal locale system, Stella Mayfield Elementary School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when Stella Mayfield Elementary School had 224 students, to 2024-25, when it had 204. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.4:1 in 2020-21, and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.

Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Union County at a glance

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Population
26,144
Census ACS
Median income
$65,661
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,646 students

Quick facts

School name
Stella Mayfield Elementary School
District
Elgin SD 23
Address
1111 Division St, Elgin, OR 97827
Phone
(541) 437-2321
County
Union County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
204
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
11.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
150 (74%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
410459001140
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Stella Mayfield Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Stella Mayfield Elementary School?
Stella Mayfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 204 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Stella Mayfield Elementary School serve?
Stella Mayfield Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Stella Mayfield Elementary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Stella Mayfield Elementary School.
How diverse is Stella Mayfield Elementary School?
Stella Mayfield Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Stella Mayfield Elementary School?
Stella Mayfield Elementary School is overseen by Elgin SD 23 in Union County.
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