Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FERN RIDGE SD 28J·NCES 410495000599
Veneta Elementary School
88131 Territorial Rd, Veneta, OR 97487 · (541) 935-8225 · Lane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
240 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Based on grade levels within Fern Ridge SD 28J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
50.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.7% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.3% | 51.2% |
% 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Veneta Elementary School
Veneta Elementary School's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veneta Elementary School this school | 340 | 70.6% | 41.2% |
| Whitworth Elementary School Dallas | 367 | 70.0% | 33.5% |
| Highland Elementary School Grants Pass | 344 | 69.8% | 39.6% |
| Riverside Elementary School Grants Pass | 351 | 72.6% | 43.7% |
| Astor Elementary School Astoria | 342 | 70.8% | N/A |
| Sublimity School Sublimity | 366 | 69.1% | 48.0% |
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 Veneta Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #212 of 591 | #16 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #128 of 646 no change | #7 of 55 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #290 of 646 ▼ 31 | #24 of 55 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #333 of 710 | #27 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #466 of 587 | #43 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #418 of 587 | #37 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #370 of 645 | #24 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #424 of 493 | #34 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
340
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 340 | 18 | 18.9:1 | 71% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 18 | 18.8:1 | 39% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 18 | 19.9:1 | 40% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 17 | 20.2:1 | 46% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 16.4 | 22.4:1 | 49% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 16 | 21.3:1 | 52% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 15 | 20.7:1 | 58% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 13 | 19.8:1 | 64% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 306 | 14 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Veneta Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (368 to 340); teachers up 9% (16.4 to 18).
About Veneta Elementary School
Veneta Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Veneta, Oregon. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 340 students in kindergarten through 5.
Fern Ridge SD 28J enrolls 1,374 students in 5 schools, including Veneta Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, Veneta Elementary School is 74% White. After that, the student body is 15% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Veneta Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
Dividing enrollment by its 18 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 18.9:1. Among elementary schools in Oregon, the typical ratio is 16.5:1. Eligible students account for 71% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Veneta Elementary School is 6.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.2% actual, 35.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Oregon.
County data help place the school in context: in Lane County, median household income is about $71,544, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Lane County number 117 and enroll about 42,240.
West Lane Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Veneta Elementary School at 2nd of 7.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 343 to 340. By 2024-25, the school had 18.9 students per teacher, compared with 20.2 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 Fern Ridge SD 28J
- Elmira High SchoolHigh · 374 students
- Fern Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 315 students
- Elmira Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- West Lane Charter SchoolHigh · 84 students
Nearby schools
- West Lane Charter School0.4 mi · 84
- Fern Ridge Middle School1.3 mi · 315
- Elmira Elementary School1.6 mi · 261
- Elmira High School1.7 mi · 374
- Applegate Elementary School4.2 mi · 225
- Crow High School4.6 mi · 70
Frequently asked questions
About Veneta Elementary SchoolHow large is Veneta Elementary School?
Veneta Elementary School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Veneta Elementary School serve?
Veneta Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Veneta Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Veneta Elementary School is approximately 18.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Veneta Elementary School?
At Veneta Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Veneta Elementary School public or private?
Veneta Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fern Ridge SD 28J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.