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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUGENE SD 4J·NCES 410474000559
Willagillespie Elementary School
1125 Willagillespie Rd, Eugene, OR 97401 · (541) 790-7100 · Lane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
275 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
45.3%
OR avg 43.0% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
42.2%
OR avg 31.8% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.3% | 42.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 41.9% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Willagillespie Elementary School
Willagillespie Elementary School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willagillespie Elementary School this school | 427 | 64.4% | 40.1% |
| Edgewood Community Elementary School Eugene | 415 | 64.3% | 55.5% |
| Adams Elementary School Eugene | 365 | 64.7% | 45.0% |
| Holt Elementary School Eugene | 469 | 63.5% | 36.6% |
| Mabel Rush Elementary School Newberg | 378 | 67.7% | 42.0% |
| Howard Elementary School Eugene | 474 | 66.0% | 20.8% |
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 Willagillespie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #227 of 591 | #18 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #208 of 646 ▲ 6 | #14 of 55 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #271 of 646 ▼ 34 | #22 of 55 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #153 of 710 | #11 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #320 of 587 | #32 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #313 of 587 | #24 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #436 of 645 | #39 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #271 of 493 | #15 of 39 |
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
427
-42 (-9%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 427 | 24.9 | 17.2:1 | 64% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 25.1 | 17.7:1 | 76% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | N/A | N/A | 64% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 25 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 26.1 | 20.0:1 | 46% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 22 | 22.8:1 | 47% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 17 | 22.1:1 | 37% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 17 | 19.9:1 | 24% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 17 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willagillespie Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (521 to 427); teachers down 5% (26.1 to 24.9).
About Willagillespie Elementary School
Among the schools in Eugene, Oregon, is Willagillespie Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 427 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Oregon) has about 321 students.
Enrollment across the 36 schools in Eugene SD 4J totals 15,712 students.
Willagillespie Elementary School is 69% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 81% of Lane County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 24.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.2:1. That matches the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon fairly closely. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 64%. Among public schools in Lane County, the average eligibility rate is 76%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Willagillespie Elementary School is 2.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.1% actual, 37.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Oregon.
Lane County has these Census figures: the median household income is $71,544, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Lane County has 117 public schools and roughly 42,240 students.
Of nearby public schools, Buena Vista Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.3 miles. Willagillespie Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 30.4% proficiency; Willagillespie Elementary School posts 40.1%.
Willagillespie Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment decrease, from 469 in 2020-21 to 427 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.8:1 in 2020-21 to 17.2:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eugene SD 4J
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Gilham Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 557 students
Other schools in Eugene
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- Willamette High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Meadow View SchoolElementary · 672 students
Nearby schools
- Buena Vista Elementary School1.3 mi · 420
- River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School1.3 mi · 416
- Sheldon High School1.6 mi · 1,462
- Cal Young Middle School1.7 mi · 475
- Monroe Middle School1.7 mi · 519
- Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center1.7 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Willagillespie Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Willagillespie Elementary School?
Willagillespie Elementary School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Willagillespie Elementary School serve?
Willagillespie Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Willagillespie Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Willagillespie Elementary School is approximately 17.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Willagillespie Elementary School?
Student demographics at Willagillespie Elementary School are roughly 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Willagillespie Elementary School?
Willagillespie Elementary School is overseen by Eugene SD 4J in Lane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.