Willowcreek Elementary School

Willowcreek Elementary School operates as a very small elementary school in Vale, Oregon, operated by Vale SD 84. Current enrollment sits at 61 students spanning grades 1 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 81% smaller than the state mean of about 321.

Within Vale SD 84, which oversees 4 schools and 912 students, Willowcreek Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Willowcreek Elementary School records that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 10% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Willowcreek Elementary School has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. Roughly 84% of students at Willowcreek Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Willowcreek Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Oregon schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 30.1%; actual is 48.3%, +18.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Malheur County reports that median household earnings sit near $54,519, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Willowcreek Elementary School is one of 25 public schools in Malheur County (combined enrollment of about 6,566 students).

The closest other public school is Vale Middle School, roughly 10.8 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Willowcreek Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 35.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Willowcreek Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 37% since 2018, when it stood at 97 (now 61). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 1% to 10% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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