Tri City Elementary School

Tri City Elementary School, a modestly sized elementary school in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, part of South Umpqua SD 19, teaches 251 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% below the state mean of about 321.

Within South Umpqua SD 19, which oversees 6 schools and 1,420 students, Tri City Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Tri City Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Tri City Elementary School reports 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Tri City Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.8%.

In the area at large, Douglas County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,310, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Douglas County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,417 students), of which Tri City Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is South Umpqua Online Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Tri City Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tri City Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 20.9%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Tri City Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 268 (now 251). White enrollment moved from 85% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

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