Wallowa Elementary School

Wallowa Elementary School operates as a minimally staffed primary school in Wallowa, Oregon, part of Wallowa SD 12. Current enrollment sits at 96 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 70% below typical.

Wallowa SD 12 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 204 students; Wallowa Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wallowa Elementary School lists that nearly all students (97%) are White. The remainder comes out to 2% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Wallowa Elementary School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Wallowa County's rate of about 79%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wallowa Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Wallowa County indicate median household earnings sit near $67,112, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Wallowa County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 896 students), Wallowa Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Wallowa High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Wallowa Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wallowa Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 39.6%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 5%: 91 students in 2018 compared to 96 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 97% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.