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Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD SD 19·NCES 411167000587
Thurston Elementary School
7345 Thurston Rd, Springfield, OR 97478 · (541) 744-6411 · Lane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
232 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.2%
OR avg 43.0% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
55.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 55.6% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 58.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Oregon's top 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 Thurston Elementary School
Thurston Elementary School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurston Elementary School this school | 348 | 66.7% | 56.2% |
| Sublimity School Sublimity | 366 | 69.1% | 48.0% |
| Central Elementary School La Grande | 403 | 65.8% | 42.8% |
| Whitworth Elementary School Dallas | 367 | 70.0% | 33.5% |
| Veneta Elementary School Veneta | 340 | 70.6% | 41.2% |
| Adams Elementary School Eugene | 365 | 64.7% | 45.0% |
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 Thurston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #84 of 591 | #5 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #98 of 646 ▼ 14 | #5 of 55 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #132 of 646 ▼ 31 | #8 of 55 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #319 of 710 | #25 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #339 of 587 | #34 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #467 of 587 | #42 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #413 of 645 | #31 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.6% | #118 of 493 | #4 of 39 |
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
348
+30 (+9%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 348 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 67% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 63% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 23.8 | 17.3:1 | 63% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 23 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 22.5 | 21.0:1 | 39% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 23 | 20.6:1 | 42% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 43% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 17 | 22.5:1 | 26% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 20 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thurston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (474 to 348); teachers down 11% (22.5 to 20).
About Thurston Elementary School
Thurston Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Springfield, Oregon. Enrollment is 348 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
The 21 schools of Springfield SD 19, including Thurston Elementary School, enroll 8,928 students.
Thurston Elementary School's enrollment is 76% White. Other groups include 10% multiracial and 10% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Thurston Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 39%.
The school has about 17.4 students per teacher and 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1, lower than at this school. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 76% average for public schools in Lane County, the school's rate is lower.
Thurston Elementary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 19.5 points (56.2% versus 36.7%), a top-10% result in Oregon on BeatsExpectations.
In Lane County (population about 384,207), median household income is about $71,544, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Thurston Elementary School is one of 117 public schools in Lane County, which together enroll about 42,240 students.
The next-closest public school is Ridgeview Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 29.3% on proficiency, and Thurston Elementary School is above that at 56.2%.
For locale, NCES codes Thurston Elementary School as City: Small.
The student count in 2024-25 was 348, 9% above the 318 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.8 to 17.4 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Thurston Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Springfield SD 19
- Springfield High SchoolHigh · 1,229 students
- Thurston High SchoolHigh · 1,215 students
- Hamlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Thurston Middle SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- Agnes Stewart Middle SchoolMiddle · 460 students
- Riverbend Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other schools in Springfield
- Springfield High SchoolHigh · 1,229 students
- Thurston High SchoolHigh · 1,215 students
- Hamlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Thurston Middle SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- Agnes Stewart Middle SchoolMiddle · 460 students
- Riverbend Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other Thurston Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Thurston Elementary. Thurston Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Thurston Elementary SchoolANN ARBOR, MI · 506 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgeview Elementary School0.9 mi · 371
- Thurston Middle School1.1 mi · 524
- Thurston High School1.5 mi · 1,215
- Riverbend Elementary School2.4 mi · 424
- Mt Vernon Elementary School3.6 mi · 354
- Douglas Gardens Elementary School4.1 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About Thurston Elementary SchoolHow large is Thurston Elementary School?
Thurston Elementary School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-05.
Is Thurston Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thurston Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thurston Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thurston Elementary School is approximately 17.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thurston Elementary School?
At Thurston Elementary School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Thurston Elementary School?
Thurston Elementary School is overseen by Springfield SD 19 in Lane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.