Territorial Elementary School

Set in Junction City, Oregon, Territorial Elementary School is a cozy K-5 school, part of Junction City SD 69. It hosts 132 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 59% smaller than the state mean of about 321.

Territorial Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Junction City SD 69, a district that enrolls 1,545 students overall.

Demographically, Territorial Elementary School reports that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest looks like 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Lane County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Territorial Elementary School has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. The state averages about 16.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Territorial Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.8%; this one delivers 46.3%.

In the surrounding community, Lane County reports that median household income runs about $71,544, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Lane County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), Territorial Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Junction City High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.9 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Territorial Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 31.2%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Territorial Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 146 (now 132). Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

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