Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHOENIX-TALENT SD 4·NCES 410963000392
Talent Elementary School
307 W Wagner Ave, Talent, OR 97540 · (541) 535-1531 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
349 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Talent Elementary School→Talent Middle School
Based on grade levels within Phoenix-Talent SD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.1%
OR avg 43.0% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
41.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 42 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.1% | 41.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 29.4% |
% 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Talent Elementary School
Talent Elementary School's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talent Elementary School this school | 349 | 100.0% | 34.0% |
| Mt Vernon Elementary School Springfield | 354 | 100.0% | 19.2% |
| Colonel Wright Elementary School The Dalles | 291 | 98.6% | 24.2% |
| Dry Hollow Elementary School The Dalles | 424 | 99.5% | 37.4% |
| Stearns Elementary School Klamath Falls | 354 | 92.4% | 13.5% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Klamath Falls | 344 | 99.4% | 46.5% |
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 Talent Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #297 of 591 | #14 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #213 of 646 ▲ 167 | #8 of 33 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #315 of 646 ▲ 68 | #11 of 33 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #317 of 710 | #15 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #367 of 587 | #19 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #237 of 587 | #11 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #80 of 645 | #4 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #119 of 493 | #8 of 28 |
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
349
-52 (-13%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 349 | 19.8 | 17.6:1 | 100% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 84% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 78% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 23 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 22.1 | 21.4:1 | 61% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 23 | 21.3:1 | 61% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 66% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 49% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 18 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Talent Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (474 to 349); teachers down 10% (22.1 to 19.8).
About Talent Elementary School
Talent Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Talent, Oregon, one of the schools in Phoenix-Talent SD 4. The school counted 349 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
Phoenix-Talent SD 4 counts 2,215 students in its 7 schools, and Talent Elementary School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Talent Elementary School, about 56 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. The diversity index for Talent Elementary School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.6 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Oregon have an average ratio of 16.5:1. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 84% average among public schools in Jackson County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Talent Elementary School is 23.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.0%.
In Jackson County, median household income comes to about $73,999, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Jackson County counts 70 public schools with about 30,143 students.
Talent Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Talent Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Nearby schools average 33.3% on proficiency, and Talent Elementary School is above that at 34.0%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment fell by 13% across 4 years, from 401 in 2020-21 to 349 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
222,645
Census ACS
Median income
$73,999
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
70
30,143 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Phoenix-Talent SD 4
- Phoenix High SchoolHigh · 687 students
- Talent Middle SchoolMiddle · 485 students
- Phoenix Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 273 students
- Armadillo Community Charter SchoolHigh · 77 students
- Phoenix-Talent Rising AcademyElementary · 24 students
Nearby schools
- Talent Middle School0.1 mi · 485
- Armadillo Community Charter School2.6 mi · 77
- Phoenix Elementary School2.6 mi · 320
- Phoenix-Talent Rising Academy2.6 mi · 24
- Phoenix High School2.9 mi · 687
- Helman Elementary School4.6 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Talent Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Talent Elementary School?
Talent Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Talent Elementary School serve?
Talent Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Talent Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Talent Elementary School is approximately 17.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Talent Elementary School?
Talent Elementary School reports a student body of 56% White, 35% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Talent Elementary School in?
Talent Elementary School is part of Phoenix-Talent SD 4.
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