Enrollment
206
Elementary
DISTRICT 119 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERNONIA SD 47J·NCES 411293000187
Vernonia Elementary School
1000 Missouri Ave, Vernonia, OR 97064 · (503) 429-1333 · Columbia County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
148 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Vernonia SD 47J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.6%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
OR avg 31.8% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
206
-11 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 19.7:1
% White
78%
was 88%
% Hispanic
13%
was 8%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Vernonia Elementary School
Vernonia Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Vernonia, Oregon, operated by Vernonia SD 47J, educates 206 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 36% leaner than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.
Vernonia SD 47J comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 554 students; Vernonia Elementary School is among them.
Demographically, Vernonia Elementary School lists that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Columbia County (around 62%), the school's rate is north of typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Vernonia Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.7%, the actual is 24.6%, a residual of -10.1 points.
In the surrounding community, census data for Columbia County shows the typical household earns roughly $87,458 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Columbia County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,932 students), of which Vernonia Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Vernonia High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Vernonia Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Vernonia Elementary School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 39.3%.
Vernonia Elementary School operates from a low-density location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Vernonia Elementary School has ticked down 5%, going from 217 students in 2018 to 206 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Vernonia Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,493
Census ACS
Median income
$87,458
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,932 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vernonia SD 47J
- Vernonia High SchoolHigh · 178 students
- Vernonia Middle SchoolMiddle · 139 students
- Mist Elementary SchoolElementary · 31 students
Other schools in Vernonia
- Vernonia High SchoolHigh · 178 students
- Vernonia Middle SchoolMiddle · 139 students
Nearby schools
- Vernonia High School0.0 mi · 178
- Vernonia Middle School0.0 mi · 139
- Mist Elementary School10.3 mi · 31
- St Helens Arthur Academy14.0 mi · 160
- Warren Elementary School15.9 mi · 109
- South Columbia Family School15.9 mi · 66
Frequently asked questions
About Vernonia Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Vernonia Elementary School?
Vernonia Elementary School enrolls approximately 206 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Vernonia Elementary School serve?
Vernonia Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Vernonia Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Vernonia Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Vernonia Elementary School?
Student demographics at Vernonia Elementary School are roughly 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Vernonia Elementary School in?
Vernonia Elementary School is part of Vernonia SD 47J.
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