Winter Lakes Elementary

Winter Lakes Elementary, a tiny elementary campus in Coquille, Oregon, run under Coquille SD 8, enrolls 106 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 67% below the state mean of about 321.

Across the 5 schools in Coquille SD 8 (1,215 students total), Winter Lakes Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Winter Lakes Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder reads as 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Coos County's rate of about 72%.

In the surrounding community, Coos County reports that median household income runs about $62,143, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Coos County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,218 students), of which Winter Lakes Elementary is one.

Coquille Junior Senior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. Winter Lakes Elementary delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.