Union Elementary School

As a minimally staffed elementary school in Lakeview, Oregon, Union Elementary School teaches 42 students from grades K through 6, one of the schools within Lake County SD 7. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 87% below typical.

Within Lake County SD 7, which oversees 4 schools and 678 students, Union Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Union Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 14% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Lake County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Union Elementary School reports 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Lake County's rate of about 388%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Union Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.3%, the actual is 35.6%, a residual of +6.3 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,787, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Lake County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,143 students), Union Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Fremont/Hay Elementary School, around 8.8 miles off. 3 of the 6 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Union Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 30.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Union Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 57 (now 42). White enrollment moved from 84% to 79% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Union Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.