Summary:
Salish Ponds Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Fairview, Oregon, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 314 students. The school is part of the Reynolds School District 7, which is ranked 137 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Salish Ponds Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Oregon elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 639 and 702 out of around 700 schools.
The school's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 17.6% of 3rd graders, 10.3% of 4th graders, and 20.4% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 39%, 41.9%, and 46.9%, respectively. The school's Mathematics proficiency rates are also very low, ranging from 8.8% to 15.7% across the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, compared to the state averages of 39.9% to 37.7%. Additionally, the school's student subgroups, such as female, male, Hispanic, and White students, all perform significantly below the state averages in their respective subgroups.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $19,339 in the 2021-2022 school year and lower student-teacher ratio of 13.9 in the 2022-2023 school year compared to nearby schools, the academic performance at Salish Ponds Elementary School remains consistently low. The school's unique challenges, even in proximity to higher-performing schools like Wilkes Elementary and Fairview Elementary, suggest that a comprehensive and targeted approach to school improvement may be necessary to address the underlying issues and improve student outcomes.
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Detail:
Public K-5
District:
Reynolds School District 7
SchoolDigger Rank:
693rd of 710 Oregon Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,673
Students who attend Salish Ponds Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.9
Number of students: 314
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
55.1%
White:
21.3%
African American:
8.3%
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Pacific Islander:
5.4%
Asian:
4.8%
Two or more races:
4.8%
Not Specified:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.7%
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