Whitworth Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Dallas, Oregon, Whitworth Elementary School works with 367 students from grades 3 through 5, operated by Dallas SD 2.

Dallas SD 2 comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,953 students; Whitworth Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Whitworth Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Polk County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Whitworth Elementary School reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 70% of students at Whitworth Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Polk County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Whitworth Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.4%; this one delivers 33.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Polk County) reports that median household income runs about $85,118, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Polk County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,121 students), Whitworth Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dallas High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Whitworth Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Whitworth Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 26.5%.

Whitworth Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Whitworth Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 438 (now 367). Class-load math has tightened: from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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