Joseph Gale Elementary School

Summary:

Joseph Gale Elementary School is a public elementary school in Forest Grove, Oregon, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Forest Grove School District 15, which is ranked 90 out of 140 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Joseph Gale Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 17.7% of 3rd-grade students and 15.2% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 25.5% and 28.4% for the district, and 39% and 41.9% for the state, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic students, ranking in the bottom 10% of Oregon elementary schools for this subgroup. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 87.47% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

While the nearby Echo Shaw Elementary and Cornelius Elementary schools also perform below the state average, they generally outperform Joseph Gale Elementary. Additionally, Dilley Elementary, also in the Forest Grove School District, stands out as a high-performing school, ranking in the top 25% of Oregon elementary schools and significantly outperforming Joseph Gale Elementary and the district average.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 3130 18th Ave
       Forest Grove, OR  97116-2699


(503) 359-2482

District: Forest Grove School District 15

SchoolDigger Rank:
649th of 710 Oregon Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,369 Help


Students who attend Joseph Gale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Neil Armstrong Middle School
    Tom McCall Upper Elementary
High:    Forest Grove High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.3 Help
Number of students:  375

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
56.8%
White:
39.7%
Two or more races:
1.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.5% Help


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Compare Details Joseph Gale Elementary School ranks worse than 91.4% of elementary schools in Oregon. It also ranks 5th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Forest Grove School District 15. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.97. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.8%), White (39.7%), two or more races (1.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Joseph Gale Elementary School is 14.3. 3 elementary schools in the Forest Grove School District 15 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Joseph Gale Elementary School employs 26 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Joseph Gale Elementary School is $20,369, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Forest Grove School District 15!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Joseph Gale Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Joseph Gale Elementary School 649th of 710 Oregon public elementary schools. (See Joseph Gale Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Forest Grove School District 15:

SchoolDigger ranks Forest Grove School District 15 90th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Joseph Gale Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Joseph Gale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 53.53 331st 629 47.4%
2006 49.95 375th 636 41.0%
2007 46.76 362nd 652 44.5%
2008 19.02 590th 655 9.9%
2009 20.05 587th 665 11.7%
2010 29.10 539th 674 20.0%
2011 42.91 446th 695 35.8%
2012 30.12 572nd 730 21.6%
2013 46.06 404th 707 42.9%
2014 53.03 332nd 695 52.2%
2015 22.79 577th 706 18.3%
2016 31.47 505th 697 27.5%
2017 29.29 520th 701 25.8%
2018 18.11 621st 709 12.4%
2019 11.85 652nd 705 7.5%
2022 10.69 678th 706 4.0%
2023 11.22 666th 706 5.7%
2024 13.97 649th 710 8.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Joseph Gale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.54 150th 179 16.2%
2022 27.84 71st 80 11.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Joseph Gale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.41 460th 481 4.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Joseph Gale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.63 552nd 640 13.8%
2019 9.73 584th 597 2.2%
2022 10.67 675th 703 4.0%
2023 16.31 540th 595 9.2%
2024 31.24 395th 523 24.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Joseph Gale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.86 599th 681 12.0%
2022 11.16 616th 646 4.6%
2023 14.40 601st 652 7.8%
2024 10.17 634th 658 3.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Joseph Gale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.69 589th 680 13.4%
2022 11.58 620th 654 5.2%
2023 10.66 636th 665 4.4%
2024 20.96 556th 662 16.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Joseph Gale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.52 404th 475 14.9%
2019 28.08 286th 364 21.4%
2022 17.92 323rd 339 4.7%
2023 14.98 351st 360 2.5%
2024 16.77 352nd 365 3.6%
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Rank History for White students at Joseph Gale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.10 553rd 683 19.0%
2019 10.33 636th 662 3.9%
2022 14.58 616th 666 7.5%
2023 22.72 540th 656 17.7%
2024 30.84 472nd 670 29.6%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Joseph Gale Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 329 1 0 58 0 n/a n/a 0 388
1989 346 2 0 49 0 n/a n/a 0 397
1990 339 0 3 44 0 n/a n/a 0 386
1991 311 0 0 73 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1992 307 0 1 85 0 n/a n/a 0 393
1993 285 0 4 98 0 n/a n/a 0 387
1994 273 0 4 118 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1995 228 2 2 120 0 n/a n/a 0 352
1996 228 2 2 120 0 n/a n/a 0 352
1997 272 1 0 149 0 n/a n/a 0 422
1998 259 3 1 152 0 n/a n/a 0 415
1999 245 8 1 159 1 n/a n/a 0 414
2000 207 8 2 167 2 n/a n/a 0 386
2001 197 6 4 184 1 n/a n/a 0 392
2002 181 5 5 221 2 n/a n/a 0 414
2003 181 5 5 221 2 n/a n/a 0 414
2004 209 2 4 107 2 n/a n/a 3 327
2005 197 1 5 99 2 n/a n/a 0 304
2006 169 5 8 108 4 n/a n/a 0 294
2007 185 1 9 100 4 n/a n/a 1 300
2008 177 0 10 105 2 n/a n/a 3 297
2009 156 0 8 103 0 n/a n/a 24 291
2010 147 1 8 121 0 n/a n/a 7 284
2011 131 0 4 118 2 1 8 0 264
2012 139 3 1 101 2 1 9 0 256
2013 168 2 3 100 1 0 15 0 289
2014 186 3 6 102 2 0 14 0 313
2015 205 1 10 111 2 2 18 0 349
2016 249 2 8 210 3 2 16 0 490
2017 240 2 5 244 7 3 29 0 530
2018 231 1 1 233 6 2 22 0 496
2019 211 7 1 258 3 3 13 0 496
2020 199 5 2 228 3 5 15 0 457
2021 187 5 1 199 5 2 12 0 411
2022 157 5 1 194 0 1 12 0 370
2023 149 3 1 213 2 1 6 0 375

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Joseph Gale Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 388 19.6 19.7 39.2
1989 397 18.5 21.4 32.7
1990 386 18.5 20.8 0
1991 384 16.9 22.7 38.3
1992 393 15.0 26.2 45.8
1993 387 18.8 20.6 38
1994 395 18.8 21.0 42
1995 352 17.2 20.5 42.3
1996 352 17.2 20.5 42.3
1997 422 18.4 22.9 0
1998 415 20.2 20.5 51.6
1999 414 20.6 20.1 72.7
2000 386 20.9 18.5 37.8
2001 392 20.7 18.9 54.3
2002 414 21.4 19.3 71
2003 414 21.4 19.3 71
2004 327 17.4 18.8 64.8
2005 304 18.0 16.9 53.3
2006 294 18.0 16.3 61.9
2007 300 18.0 16.7 52.5
2008 297 16.0 18.6 61.6
2009 291 15.5 18.8 64
2010 284 14.5 19.5 66.4
2011 264 13.2 19.9 76.5
2012 256 11.6 21.9 73.8
2013 289 10.4 27.6 60.9
2014 313 12.2 25.4 62.3
2015 349 15.0 23.2 60.7
2016 490 24.0 20.4 68.4
2017 530 24.6 21.5 70.8
2018 496 24.7 20.0 67.9
2019 496 24.9 19.9 67.7
2020 457 27.6 16.5 67.8
2021 411 25.9 15.8 n/a
2022 370 25.2 14.6 n/a
2023 375 26.0 14.3 87.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Joseph Gale Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 388 19.6 19.7 39.2
1989 397 18.5 21.4 32.7
1990 386 18.5 20.8 0
1991 384 16.9 22.7 38.3
1992 393 15.0 26.2 45.8
1993 387 18.8 20.6 38
1994 395 18.8 21.0 42
1995 352 17.2 20.5 42.3
1996 352 17.2 20.5 42.3
1997 422 18.4 22.9 0
1998 415 20.2 20.5 51.6
1999 414 20.6 20.1 72.7
2000 386 20.9 18.5 37.8
2001 392 20.7 18.9 54.3
2002 414 21.4 19.3 71
2003 414 21.4 19.3 71
2004 327 17.4 18.8 64.8
2005 304 18.0 16.9 53.3
2006 294 18.0 16.3 61.9
2007 300 18.0 16.7 52.5
2008 297 16.0 18.6 61.6
2009 291 15.5 18.8 64
2010 284 14.5 19.5 66.4
2011 264 13.2 19.9 76.5
2012 256 11.6 21.9 73.8
2013 289 10.4 27.6 60.9
2014 313 12.2 25.4 62.3
2015 349 15.0 23.2 60.7
2016 490 24.0 20.4 68.4
2017 530 24.6 21.5 70.8
2018 496 24.7 20.0 67.9
2019 496 24.9 19.9 67.7
2020 457 27.6 16.5 67.8
2021 411 25.9 15.8 n/a
2022 370 25.2 14.6 n/a
2023 375 26.0 14.3 87.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Joseph Gale Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $13,738
2020 n/a n/a $15,551
2021 n/a n/a $16,658
2022 n/a $18,698 (100.0%) $18,698
2023 $00 (0.0%) $20,369 (100.0%) $20,369

Data source: Oregon Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Joseph Gale Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 652nd of 705 Elementary schoolsRanks 666th of 706 Elementary schools
 1.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Joseph Gale Elementary School)25.616.4
 9.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Forest Grove School District 15)38.627.6
 11%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)46.539.4
 7.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Joseph Gale Elementary School)31.416.4
 15%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Forest Grove School District 15)41.932.1
 9.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Oregon)46.439.7
 6.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Joseph Gale Elementary School)2313.6
 9.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Forest Grove School District 15)44.130.7
 13.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)49.242.3
 6.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Joseph Gale Elementary School)14.921
 6.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Forest Grove School District 15)37.832
 5.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)43.237.6
 5.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students496375
 24.4%
African American73
 57.1%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian11
Hispanic258213
 17.4%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White211149
 29.4%
Two or More Races136
 53.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67.7%87.5%
 19.7%


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Students who attend Joseph Gale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Neil Armstrong Middle School
Middle : Tom McCall Upper Elementary
High : Forest Grove High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 375 students attended Joseph Gale Elementary School.

Joseph Gale Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Oregon elementary schools.

Students at Joseph Gale Elementary School are 57% Hispanic, 40% White, 2% Two or more races.


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