Veneta Elementary School

Veneta Elementary School is a mid-tier primary school in Veneta, Oregon, overseen by Fern Ridge SD 28J. The school teaches 340 students in grades K through 5.

Fern Ridge SD 28J comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,374 students; Veneta Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Veneta Elementary School logs that 74% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Veneta Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. Roughly 71% of students at Veneta Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Veneta Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.2%; this one delivers 41.2%.

In the broader community, Lane County reports that median household income runs about $71,544, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Lane County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), Veneta Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is West Lane Charter School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Veneta Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 31.6%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 8%: 368 students in 2018 compared to 340 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 83% to 74% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Veneta Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.