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
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Oregon public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 45% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 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.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.6% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 19.3% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Vernonia Elementary School
Vernonia Elementary School's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernonia Elementary School this school | 206 | 71.8% | 24.6% |
| Columbia City School Columbia City | 214 | 72.9% | 23.4% |
| McGovern Elementary School Winston | 229 | 74.2% | 25.3% |
| Dundee Elementary School Dundee | 216 | 69.0% | 51.0% |
| Lighthouse Charter School Coos Bay | 203 | 75.4% | 42.8% |
| Powell Butte Community Charter School Powell Butte | 212 | 72.6% | 49.3% |
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 Vernonia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #451 of 591 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #582 of 646 ▼ 42 | #9 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #513 of 646 ▼ 10 | #8 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #577 of 710 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #12 of 587 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #493 of 587 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #353 of 645 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #457 of 493 | #6 of 6 |
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
206
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 206 | 16.8 | 12.2:1 | 72% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 15.8 | 14.1:1 | 61% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 228 | 13.8 | 16.6:1 | 45% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 12 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 11 | 19.7:1 | 54% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 11 | 19.2:1 | 54% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 236 | 12 | 19.7:1 | 44% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | 14 | 23.6:1 | 37% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 21 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vernonia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (217 to 206); teachers up 53% (11 to 16.8).
About Vernonia Elementary School
Vernonia Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Vernonia, Oregon. A federal count lists 206 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Oregon is about 321, so this school runs 36% smaller than that.
Vernonia Elementary School falls under Vernonia SD 47J, which has 4 schools enrolling 554 students.
Roughly 78% of students at Vernonia Elementary School are White. The rest of enrollment is 13% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Vernonia Elementary School's 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Oregon have 16.5:1, compared with 12.2:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 72%. That rate is above the 62% average among public schools in Columbia County.
allk12 grades Vernonia Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Vernonia Elementary School would be expected to post about 34.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.6%.
Federal survey data for Columbia County show that the median household income is $87,458, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 23 public schools in Columbia County, enrolling about 6,932 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Vernonia Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Vernonia Elementary School is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns Vernonia Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 208 to 206, a small change. By 2024-25, the school had 12.2 students per teacher, compared with 17.3 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Middle School0.0 mi · 139
- Vernonia High School0.0 mi · 178
- 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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