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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SD 509J·NCES 410674000454
Warm Springs K-8 Academy
50 Chukar Road, Warm Springs, OR 97761 · (541) 553-1128 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Oregon public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
504 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (70).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
18.2%
OR avg 43.0% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
9.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.2% | 9.9% |
| 2023-24 | 10.4% | 5.7% |
% 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
10.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 →
Where Warm Springs K-8 Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #587 of 591 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #631 of 646 ▲ 14 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #613 of 646 ▲ 31 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #65 of 710 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #19 of 587 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.2% | #577 of 587 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #56 of 645 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #148 of 493 | N/A |
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
499
-86 (-15%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 499 | 38.7 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 40.1 | 12.6:1 | 94% (477) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 43.7 | 12.1:1 | 94% (498) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 44 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 42.5 | 15.6:1 | 94% (627) |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 94% (587) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 21 | 21.3:1 | 92% (411) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 86% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 24 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warm Springs K-8 Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (664 to 499); teachers down 9% (42.5 to 38.7).
About Warm Springs K-8 Academy
Warm Springs K-8 Academy is an elementary school in Warm Springs, Oregon, and it is part of Jefferson County SD 509J. The student body numbers 499 students, from kindergarten through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Oregon) has about 321 students.
The district for Warm Springs K-8 Academy is Jefferson County SD 509J, with 9 schools and 2,712 students.
At Warm Springs K-8 Academy, Native American students make up 88% of the student body. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, Warm Springs K-8 Academy comes in at 21%.
The school employs the equivalent of 38.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1, higher than at this school.
allk12 grades Warm Springs K-8 Academy an F. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Warm Springs K-8 Academy sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 10.3% and a predicted 23.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Jefferson County, median household income is about $76,260, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Warm Springs K-8 Academy is among the 13 public schools in Jefferson County.
Nearby, Bridges High School is about 10.8 miles away. Nearby schools average 24.4% on proficiency, and Warm Springs K-8 Academy is below that at 10.3%.
NCES describes the area around Warm Springs K-8 Academy as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students declined from 585 to 499 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Warm Springs K-8 Academy covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,203
Census ACS
Median income
$76,260
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,386 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County SD 509J
- Madras High SchoolHigh · 768 students
- Jefferson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 426 students
- Madras Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Buff Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Metolius Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Bridges High SchoolHigh · 62 students
Nearby schools
- Bridges High School10.8 mi · 62
- 509J On-Line10.8 mi · 27
- Madras Elementary School10.8 mi · 384
- Madras High School11.0 mi · 768
- Buff Elementary School11.1 mi · 297
- Jefferson County Middle School11.3 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Warm Springs K-8 AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Warm Springs K-8 Academy?
Warm Springs K-8 Academy enrolls approximately 499 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Warm Springs K-8 Academy serve?
Warm Springs K-8 Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Warm Springs K-8 Academy?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Warm Springs K-8 Academy.
What is the student diversity at Warm Springs K-8 Academy?
Student demographics at Warm Springs K-8 Academy are roughly 1% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Warm Springs K-8 Academy in?
Warm Springs K-8 Academy is part of Jefferson County SD 509J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.