Sublimity School

Located at 431 Main St, in Sublimity, Oregon, Sublimity School is a medium-sized K-5 school that educates 366 students (grades K through 8), run under North Santiam SD 29J.

Sublimity School is one of 6 schools operated by North Santiam SD 29J, a district that serves 2,110 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sublimity School shows that 76% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the income-and-resources front, Sublimity School logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. The state averages about 16.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 83%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sublimity School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Marion County) records that median household earnings sit near $77,351, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Marion County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students), Sublimity School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Stayton Middle School, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Sublimity School. On composite proficiency, Sublimity School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 37.6%.

Sublimity School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 370 students in 2018 compared to 366 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 84% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.