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How has Washington Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODBURN SD 103·NCES 411353000842
Washington Elementary School
777 E Lincoln St, Woodburn, OR 97071 · (971) 983-3050 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
313 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
12.3%
OR avg 43.0% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
9.2%
OR avg 31.8% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.3% | 9.2% |
| 2023-24 | 7.0% | 8.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School's state test result (8.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 429 | 73.0% | 8.5% |
| Nellie Muir Elementary School Woodburn | 523 | 73.0% | 11.4% |
| Echo Shaw Elementary School Cornelius | 389 | 82.3% | 18.0% |
| Mid Valley Elementary School Hood River | 381 | 70.6% | 21.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Woodburn | 578 | 71.8% | 9.5% |
| Cornelius Elementary School Cornelius | 372 | 82.3% | 18.4% |
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 Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #590 of 591 | #58 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.2% | #636 of 646 ▼ 1 | #57 of 62 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #639 of 646 ▲ 6 | #59 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #151 of 710 | #18 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #357 of 587 | #14 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.8% | #587 of 587 | #54 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #339 of 645 | #47 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #389 of 493 | #36 of 47 |
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
429
-63 (-13%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 429 | 24.5 | 17.5:1 | 73% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 72% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 24.8 | 17.6:1 | 50% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 28 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 26.7 | 17.9:1 | 82% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 26 | 21.6:1 | 82% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 77% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 91% (514) |
| 1990-91 | 531 | 25 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (479 to 429); teachers down 8% (26.7 to 24.5).
About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School serves students in Woodburn, Oregon, as a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 429 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Oregon) has about 321 students.
Woodburn SD 103 includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 5,220 students.
About 99% of the student body at Washington Elementary School is Hispanic. By comparison, Marion County residents are about 29% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 3% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Washington Elementary School operates with 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.5:1. That is higher than the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. About 73% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 83% average for public schools in Marion County, the school's rate is lower.
After accounting for student poverty, Washington Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Oregon schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 8.5% is 25.7 points below the 34.3% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Marion County, the median household income is $77,351, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Marion County has 111 public schools and roughly 53,799 students.
Nearby, Woodburn Arthur Academy is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Washington Elementary School at 7th of 7.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
Federal data show a 13% enrollment decrease, from 492 in 2020-21 to 429 in 2024-25.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodburn SD 103
- Woodburn High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Heritage ElementaryElementary · 678 students
- Valor Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- French Prairie Middle SchoolMiddle · 551 students
- Nellie Muir Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
Other schools in Woodburn
- Woodburn High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Heritage ElementaryElementary · 678 students
- Valor Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- French Prairie Middle SchoolMiddle · 551 students
- Nellie Muir Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 40th largest of the 156.
- Washington Elementary SchoolPendleton, OR · 420 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolSalem, OR · 365 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolMedford, OR · 221 students
- Washington ElementaryRiverside, CA · 818 students
- Washington ElementaryRedondo Beach, CA · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Woodburn Arthur Academy0.2 mi · 161
- Woodburn Success0.4 mi · 103
- Woodburn High School0.7 mi · 1,606
- French Prairie Middle School0.8 mi · 551
- Lincoln Elementary School0.8 mi · 578
- Nellie Muir Elementary School1.1 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Washington Elementary School have?
Washington Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Washington Elementary School?
Student demographics at Washington Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
What district is Washington Elementary School in?
Washington Elementary School is part of Woodburn SD 103.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.