Best Public Schools in Veneta, OR

Summary:

The city of Veneta, Oregon is home to two schools: Veneta Elementary School, which serves grades K-5, and West Lane Charter School, a smaller high school serving grades 9-12. Based on the available data, Veneta Elementary School appears to be the stronger-performing school in the area, with steadily improving statewide rankings, higher test scores than the district and state averages, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio.

Veneta Elementary School has 358 students and its statewide ranking has improved from 361st out of 706 Oregon elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 215th out of 710 in 2023-2024. The school's test scores, particularly in mathematics, are generally higher than the Fern Ridge School District 28J and state averages. In contrast, West Lane Charter School is a smaller high school with only 60 students and has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon high schools.

While Veneta Elementary School appears to be the standout school in the area, there is still room for improvement, particularly in areas like 5th grade science proficiency. The significant difference in spending per student between the two schools suggests that the district may be allocating resources more heavily towards the larger, traditional public school. Overall, the data indicates that Veneta Elementary School is the stronger-performing school option in Veneta, Oregon.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				OSAS English Language Arts (2024)			OSAS Mathematics (2024)			OSAS Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Veneta Elementary School	Public	K-5	88131 Territorial Rd	Veneta	97487	Lane County	Fern Ridge School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 935-8225	338	18	18.7	39.3%	264 (78.1%)	3 (0.9%)	42 (12.4%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	63.4	215^th of 710 public elementary schools	69.7%		58	260^th of 706 public elementary schools	63.2%	45	36.7	48.2	51.8	55.0	58.9	39.3	29.8	$15,731	$1,697	$14,034
West Lane Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	24967 Highway 126	Veneta	97487	Lane County	Fern Ridge School District 28J	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(541) 935-2101	74	3	24.6	39.2%	63 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.4%)								(n/a)								$9,156	$1,010	$8,146

Cities Near Veneta

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elmira	1.56 mi	3	43^rd
Eugene	3.91 mi	54	61^st
Junction City	8.92 mi	4	131^st
Blachly	14.17 mi	1
Springfield	15.33 mi	21	129^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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