Enrollment
96
Elementary
DISTRICT 68 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLOWA SD 12·NCES 411299001371
Wallowa Elementary School
315 First St, Wallowa, OR 97885 · (541) 886-2061 · Wallowa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
87 students
DISTRICT 126% · 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 | 13 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 Wallowa SD 12. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
38.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +14.2pp 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 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 38.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 24.1% |
% 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Wallowa Elementary School
Wallowa Elementary School's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallowa Elementary School this school | 96 | 90.6% | 30.0% |
| Gilchrist Elementary School Gilchrist | 125 | 93.6% | 26.2% |
| Applegate Elementary School Applegate | 92 | 97.8% | 39.9% |
| Haines Elementary School Baker City | 140 | 91.4% | 62.5% |
| South Wasco County Elementary School Maupin | 80 | 98.8% | 29.7% |
| Lookingglass Elementary School Roseburg | 131 | 83.2% | 27.2% |
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 Wallowa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 96 | #667 of 710 |
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
96
+12 (+14%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 207
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 96 | 8.5 | 11.3:1 | 91% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 102 | 9 | 11.3:1 | 47% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 91 | 8.2 | 11.1:1 | 45% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 84 | 9 | 9.3:1 | 56% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 91 | 9.8 | 9.3:1 | 63% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 109 | 10 | 10.9:1 | 57% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 142 | 9 | 15.8:1 | 56% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 169 | 12 | 14.1:1 | 77% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 207 | 10 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wallowa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (91 to 96); teachers down 13% (9.8 to 8.5).
About Wallowa Elementary School
Wallowa Elementary School is the name of a very small elementary school in Wallowa, Oregon. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 96 students. That compares with an average of about 321 students for elementary schools in Oregon.
Wallowa Elementary School is part of a district of 3 schools: Wallowa SD 12, with 204 students.
At Wallowa Elementary School, 97% of students are White. The remaining students are 2% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 6%.
Classroom staffing at Wallowa Elementary School totals 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Oregon average 16.5:1. Federal data show 91% of students (87) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Wallowa County average 79%.
Among Oregon public elementary schools, Wallowa Elementary School outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 27.4% at Wallowa Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.0%.
Looking at the county, Wallowa County, median household income comes to about $67,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 8 public schools and about 896 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Wallowa Elementary School from the closest public school, Wallowa High School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Wallowa Elementary School is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Wallowa Elementary School enrolled 84 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 96. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.3:1 to 11.3:1.
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Wallowa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,553
Census ACS
Median income
$67,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wallowa SD 12
- Wallowa High SchoolHigh · 55 students
- Wallowa Middle SchoolMiddle · 53 students
Other schools in Wallowa
- Wallowa High SchoolHigh · 55 students
- Wallowa Middle SchoolMiddle · 53 students
Nearby schools
- Wallowa High School0.0 mi · 55
- Wallowa Middle School0.0 mi · 53
- Enterprise High School16.2 mi · 192
- Enterprise Elementary School16.2 mi · 224
- Stella Mayfield Elementary School18.8 mi · 204
- Elgin High School18.9 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About Wallowa Elementary SchoolHow large is Wallowa Elementary School?
Wallowa Elementary School enrolls approximately 96 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wallowa Elementary School serve?
Wallowa Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wallowa Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wallowa Elementary School is approximately 11.3:1 (9 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wallowa Elementary School?
Wallowa Elementary School reports a student body of 97% White, 2% Hispanic.
Who oversees Wallowa Elementary School?
Wallowa Elementary School is overseen by Wallowa SD 12 in Wallowa County.
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