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Winchester Elementary

217 Pioneer Way, Winchester, OR 97495 · (541) 440-4184 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Oregon public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools

Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
275 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4313%
Grade 15216%
Grade 25416%
Grade 36219%
Grade 45918%
Grade 56018%

This year's kindergarten class (43) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).

Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
25377%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
4815%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
175%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
82%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
16550%
Female
16550%

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
20.3%
OR avg 43.0% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
18.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2520.3%18.6%
2023-2426.6%21.5%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Winchester Elementary

Winchester Elementary's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Winchester Elementary this school33083.3%18.1%
North Bay Elementary School
North Bend
35283.0%31.7%
Eastwood Elementary School
Roseburg
39383.7%29.6%
Coquille Valley Elementary
Coquille
34687.6%46.2%
Glide Elementary School
Glide
39884.9%28.7%
Hucrest Elementary School
Roseburg
39481.2%46.3%
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 Winchester Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn Douglas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
18.1%#533 of 591#17 of 18
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.6%#549 of 646
▼ 42
#18 of 19
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
20.3%#594 of 646
▼ 54
#19 of 19
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
330#353 of 710#4 of 21
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.6:1#41 of 587#5 of 17
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
38.8%#468 of 587#4 of 17
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
83.3%#233 of 645#9 of 21
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.3%#418 of 493#11 of 16
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 2024-25
Enrollment
330
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533024.213.6:183% (275)
2023-2430922.213.9:166% (205)
2022-2332321.115.3:169% (222)
2020-213202115.2:1N/A
2017-1836018.419.6:179% (285)
2015-163311719.5:176% (250)
2010-113531720.8:163% (221)
2000-015042421.0:138% (193)
1990-915732522.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winchester Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (360 to 330); teachers up 32% (18.4 to 24.2).

About Winchester Elementary

Winchester Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Winchester, Oregon, (ZIP code 97495). There are 330 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.

Winchester Elementary is one of 13 schools in Douglas County SD 4, which enrolls 5,530 students in total.

The student body at Winchester Elementary is 77% White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Among all residents of Douglas County, the White share is about 86%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.

Winchester Elementary reports a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher, from 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.6:1 compares with an average of 16.5:1 for elementary schools in Oregon. In all, 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 82% average for public schools in Douglas County.

Among Oregon public elementary schools, Winchester Elementary outscored 9%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.

Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Winchester Elementary's results are 12.2 points below predicted: 18.1% against 30.2%.

In the wider Douglas County area, median household income comes to about $61,310, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Douglas County counts 50 public schools with about 13,417 students.

About 3.2 miles separate Winchester Elementary from the closest public school, Joseph Lane Middle School. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. On average proficiency, Winchester Elementary is 7th of 7 nearby schools with test data.

By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 330, from 320 in 2020-21. The ratio was 15.2:1 in 2020-21 and 13.6:1 in 2024-25.

The discussion board for Winchester Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Douglas County at a glance

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Population
112,072
Census ACS
Median income
$61,310
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
13,417 students

Quick facts

School name
Winchester Elementary
District
Douglas County SD 4
Address
217 Pioneer Way, Winchester, OR 97495
Phone
(541) 440-4184
County
Douglas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
330
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
275 (83%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
411071000297
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Winchester Elementary schools

4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Winchester Elementary. Winchester Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.

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Frequently asked questions

About Winchester Elementary
How many students attend Winchester Elementary?
Winchester Elementary enrolls approximately 330 students in grades PK-05.
Is Winchester Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Winchester Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Winchester Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Winchester Elementary is approximately 13.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Winchester Elementary?
Winchester Elementary reports a student body of 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Winchester Elementary public or private?
Winchester Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Douglas County SD 4.
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