Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS SD 2·NCES 410386001047
Whitworth Elementary School
1151 SE Miller Ave, Dallas, OR 97338 · (503) 623-8351 · Polk County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
257 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 163 | 44% |
| Grade 5 | 161 | 44% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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 Dallas SD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
28.1%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.5% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 29.9% |
% 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Whitworth Elementary School
Whitworth Elementary School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitworth Elementary School this school | 367 | 70.0% | 33.5% |
| Veneta Elementary School Veneta | 340 | 70.6% | 41.2% |
| Sublimity School Sublimity | 366 | 69.1% | 48.0% |
| Highland Elementary School Grants Pass | 344 | 69.8% | 39.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Grants Pass | 386 | 69.9% | 34.9% |
| Astor Elementary School Astoria | 342 | 70.8% | N/A |
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 Whitworth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #303 of 591 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #403 of 646 ▼ 28 | #9 of 13 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #353 of 646 ▲ 2 | #7 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #272 of 710 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #353 of 587 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #412 of 587 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.0% | #377 of 645 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #305 of 493 | #6 of 10 |
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
367
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 367 | 21 | 17.5:1 | 70% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 68% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 68% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 21 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 21 | 20.9:1 | 52% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 21 | 20.2:1 | 47% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 21 | 20.3:1 | 47% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 21 | 20.5:1 | 42% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 19 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitworth Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (438 to 367); teachers unchanged (21 to 21).
About Whitworth Elementary School
Whitworth Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Dallas, Oregon. In all, 367 students attend the school in grades 3 through 5.
The 7 schools in Dallas SD 2 enroll 2,953 students altogether, Whitworth Elementary School among them.
More than half of enrollment at Whitworth Elementary School is White: 74%. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. In Polk County overall, the White share is about 78%. The diversity index for Whitworth Elementary School is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Whitworth Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1, with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Polk County, the average is 84%.
Whitworth Elementary School scores 33.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 35.4%.
The school is in Polk County, where median household income comes to about $85,118, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Polk County's 24 public schools enroll about 11,121 students and include Whitworth Elementary School.
Dallas High School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Whitworth Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Whitworth Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 33.5% against a local average of 26.5%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 367 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 381.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,662
Census ACS
Median income
$85,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
11,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dallas SD 2
- Dallas High SchoolHigh · 948 students
- LaCreole Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Lyle Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Oakdale Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Dallas Community CharterCombined · 251 students
- Luckiamute Valley Charter SchoolElementary · 213 students
Other schools in Dallas
- Dallas High SchoolHigh · 948 students
- LaCreole Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Lyle Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Oakdale Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Dallas Community CharterCombined · 251 students
Nearby schools
- Dallas High School0.3 mi · 948
- LaCreole Middle School0.4 mi · 569
- Lyle Elementary School1.3 mi · 305
- Dallas Community Charter1.4 mi · 251
- Oakdale Heights Elementary School1.9 mi · 300
- Ash Creek Elementary School5.7 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Whitworth Elementary SchoolHow large is Whitworth Elementary School?
Whitworth Elementary School enrolls approximately 367 students in grades 03-05.
Is Whitworth Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whitworth Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Whitworth Elementary School have?
Whitworth Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitworth Elementary School?
At Whitworth Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Whitworth Elementary School public or private?
Whitworth Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dallas SD 2.
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