Yoncalla Elementary School

Summary:

Yoncalla Elementary School is a public K-8 school in the rural town of Yoncalla, Oregon, serving 160 students with a student-teacher ratio of 20:1. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years.

Yoncalla Elementary School faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates well below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, only 34.6% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 39%, and just 23.1% were proficient in Math compared to 39.9% statewide. This underperformance is likely exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 75% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school's per-student spending of $23,981 is higher than the state average, it lags behind nearby schools like Bohemia Elementary ($28,886) and Harrison Elementary ($27,001).

Yoncalla Elementary School's performance has been declining over the years, dropping from 399 out of 709 Oregon elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 579 out of 710 in 2023-2024. This trend is concerning and suggests the school may be struggling to address the needs of its students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. When compared to nearby schools in the South Lane School District and other surrounding districts, Yoncalla Elementary consistently underperforms, highlighting the unique challenges it faces as a small, rural school in the Yoncalla School District 32.


Detail:

Public K-8

 401 1st St
       Yoncalla, OR  97499


(541) 849-2158

District: Yoncalla School District 32

SchoolDigger Rank:
579th of 710 Oregon Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,981 Help


Students who attend Yoncalla Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Yoncalla High School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.0 Help
Number of students:  160

Racial breakdown:

White:
88.1%
Hispanic:
6.3%
Two or more races:
5.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  75% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Yoncalla Elementary School ranks worse than 81.5% of elementary schools in Oregon. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.79. (See more...)
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Compare Details Yoncalla Elementary School ranks worse than 56.3% of middle schools in Oregon. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.24. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (88.1%), Hispanic (6.3%), two or more races (5.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 75% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Yoncalla Elementary School is 20. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Yoncalla Elementary School is $23,981.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Yoncalla Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Yoncalla Elementary School 579th of 710 Oregon public elementary schools. (See Yoncalla Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Yoncalla Elementary School 209th of 371 Oregon public middle schools. (See Yoncalla Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Yoncalla School District 32:

SchoolDigger ranks Yoncalla School District 32 109th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Yoncalla Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Yoncalla Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 17.55 528th 586 9.9%
2005 52.73 336th 629 46.6%
2006 58.48 290th 636 54.4%
2007 45.34 374th 652 42.6%
2008 52.14 340th 655 48.1%
2009 59.42 279th 665 58.0%
2010 42.25 435th 674 35.5%
2011 37.79 493rd 695 29.1%
2012 35.76 529th 730 27.5%
2013 12.54 655th 707 7.4%
2014 13.77 638th 695 8.2%
2015 29.14 527th 706 25.4%
2016 18.68 607th 697 12.9%
2017 38.83 439th 701 37.4%
2018 43.23 399th 709 43.7%
2019 17.14 619th 705 12.2%
2022 11.56 666th 706 5.7%
2023 12.70 653rd 706 7.5%
2024 21.79 579th 710 18.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Yoncalla Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.12 192nd 640 70.0%
2022 11.57 663rd 703 5.7%
2023 18.88 522nd 595 12.3%
2024 32.19 384th 523 26.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Yoncalla Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.34 281st 681 58.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Yoncalla Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.45 403rd 680 40.7%
2023 11.95 620th 665 6.8%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Yoncalla Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.42 535th 683 21.7%
2022 8.39 655th 666 1.7%
2023 8.03 646th 656 1.5%
2024 20.70 555th 670 17.2%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Yoncalla Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Yoncalla Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 7.47 261st 270 3.3%
2005 38.21 181st 271 33.2%
2006 40.60 184th 285 35.4%
2007 42.19 195th 295 33.9%
2008 37.42 223rd 315 29.2%
2009 46.74 181st 323 44.0%
2010 38.41 230th 343 32.9%
2011 35.17 261st 357 26.9%
2012 23.29 345th 395 12.7%
2013 6.31 364th 377 3.4%
2014 12.18 364th 382 4.7%
2016 18.04 333rd 383 13.1%
2017 19.79 321st 382 16.0%
2018 23.42 313th 384 18.5%
2019 14.92 340th 379 10.3%
2022 12.99 341st 367 7.1%
2023 18.56 327th 380 13.9%
2024 40.24 209th 371 43.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Yoncalla Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.50 149th 325 54.2%
2019 54.37 103rd 282 63.5%
2022 12.96 338th 364 7.1%
2023 32.55 213th 312 31.7%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Yoncalla Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.85 311th 342 9.1%
2022 28.66 230th 310 25.8%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Yoncalla Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.56 229th 341 32.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Yoncalla Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.76 303rd 357 15.1%
2019 7.76 334th 344 2.9%
2022 6.30 350th 355 1.4%
2023 12.58 334th 360 7.2%
2024 33.03 235th 349 32.7%
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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 Yoncalla Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 262 0 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 272
1989 253 0 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 261
1990 265 2 3 13 0 n/a n/a 0 283
1991 288 0 3 15 0 n/a n/a 0 306
1992 304 0 7 14 0 n/a n/a 0 325
1993 296 0 0 6 3 n/a n/a 0 305
1994 283 1 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 291
1995 274 0 4 2 1 n/a n/a 0 281
1996 274 0 4 2 1 n/a n/a 0 281
1997 259 1 8 11 5 n/a n/a 0 284
1998 279 1 11 13 1 n/a n/a 0 305
1999 283 1 5 15 0 n/a n/a 0 304
2000 271 2 3 5 1 n/a n/a 0 282
2001 274 0 2 3 3 n/a n/a 0 282
2002 263 4 2 1 2 n/a n/a 0 272
2003 263 4 2 1 2 n/a n/a 0 272
2004 239 1 3 2 3 n/a n/a 0 248
2005 220 1 3 3 5 n/a n/a 0 232
2006 202 2 4 4 11 n/a n/a 0 223
2007 193 2 4 4 16 n/a n/a 1 220
2008 186 1 4 9 12 n/a n/a 2 214
2009 177 0 1 8 10 n/a n/a 9 205
2010 160 2 1 12 15 n/a n/a 1 191
2011 149 2 0 18 13 1 18 0 201
2012 139 2 0 16 11 2 34 0 204
2013 132 0 1 30 6 2 24 0 195
2014 129 1 1 18 8 1 24 0 182
2015 97 0 0 15 7 0 13 0 132
2016 92 0 0 11 5 0 7 0 115
2017 110 0 1 20 8 0 14 0 153
2018 102 0 0 15 6 0 13 0 136
2019 108 1 0 18 4 0 11 0 142
2020 109 1 0 17 1 0 10 1 139
2021 113 0 0 16 0 0 4 0 133
2022 114 0 0 14 0 0 10 0 138
2023 141 0 0 10 0 0 9 0 160

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 Yoncalla Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 272 17.1 15.9 27.6
1989 261 17.0 15.3 30.7
1990 283 16.4 17.2 21.2
1991 306 16.4 18.6 22.5
1992 325 13.0 25.0 33.5
1993 305 16.4 18.6 50.5
1994 291 15.5 18.8 46
1995 281 16.0 17.6 36.7
1996 281 16.0 17.6 36.7
1997 284 16.0 17.8 57
1998 305 16.0 19.1 55.4
1999 304 16.0 19.0 66.8
2000 282 17.0 16.6 50
2001 282 17.0 16.6 54.3
2002 272 16.5 16.5 59.6
2003 272 16.5 16.5 59.6
2004 248 15.5 16.0 60.9
2005 232 14.5 16.0 62.5
2006 223 14.0 15.9 60.5
2007 220 16.1 13.7 58.9
2008 214 14.0 15.3 64.2
2009 205 13.0 15.8 68.4
2010 191 11.0 17.3 78.9
2011 201 9.9 20.1 77.6
2012 204 10.5 19.4 94.1
2013 195 10.0 19.5 89.2
2014 182 10.0 18.2 n/a
2015 132 9.0 14.6 93.2
2016 115 8.0 14.3 88.7
2017 153 12.2 12.5 82.4
2018 136 9.2 14.6 85.3
2019 142 9.0 15.6 94.4
2020 139 10.0 13.9 90.6
2021 133 10.0 13.3 6
2022 138 9.0 15.3 n/a
2023 160 8.0 20.0 75

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 Yoncalla Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 272 17.1 15.9 27.6
1989 261 17.0 15.3 30.7
1990 283 16.4 17.2 21.2
1991 306 16.4 18.6 22.5
1992 325 13.0 25.0 33.5
1993 305 16.4 18.6 50.5
1994 291 15.5 18.8 46
1995 281 16.0 17.6 36.7
1996 281 16.0 17.6 36.7
1997 284 16.0 17.8 57
1998 305 16.0 19.1 55.4
1999 304 16.0 19.0 66.8
2000 282 17.0 16.6 50
2001 282 17.0 16.6 54.3
2002 272 16.5 16.5 59.6
2003 272 16.5 16.5 59.6
2004 248 15.5 16.0 60.9
2005 232 14.5 16.0 62.5
2006 223 14.0 15.9 60.5
2007 220 16.1 13.7 58.9
2008 214 14.0 15.3 64.2
2009 205 13.0 15.8 68.4
2010 191 11.0 17.3 78.9
2011 201 9.9 20.1 77.6
2012 204 10.5 19.4 94.1
2013 195 10.0 19.5 89.2
2014 182 10.0 18.2 n/a
2015 132 9.0 14.6 93.2
2016 115 8.0 14.3 88.7
2017 153 12.2 12.5 82.4
2018 136 9.2 14.6 85.3
2019 142 9.0 15.6 94.4
2020 139 10.0 13.9 90.6
2021 133 10.0 13.3 6
2022 138 9.0 15.3 n/a
2023 160 8.0 20.0 75

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Yoncalla 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 $29,603
2020 n/a n/a $24,114
2021 n/a n/a $21,385
2022 $2,968 (12.4%) $21,013 (87.6%) $23,981

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Yoncalla Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 619th of 705 Elementary schoolsRanks 653rd of 706 Elementary schools
 4.7%
Ranks 340th of 379 Middle schoolsRanks 327th of 380 Middle schools
 3.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Yoncalla Elementary School)36.46.3
 30.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Yoncalla School District 32)36.46.3
 30.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)46.539.4
 7.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Yoncalla Elementary School)1018.8
 8.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Yoncalla School District 32)1018.8
 8.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Oregon)46.439.7
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Yoncalla Elementary School)36.420
 16.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Yoncalla School District 32)36.420
 16.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)5447.1
 6.9%
5th Grade Mathematics (Yoncalla Elementary School)18.26.3
 11.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Yoncalla School District 32)18.26.3
 11.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)37.830
 7.8%
5th Grade Science (Yoncalla Elementary School)18.218.8
 0.6%
   5th Grade Science (Yoncalla School District 32)18.218.8
 0.6%
   5th Grade Science (Oregon)34.730.3
 4.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Yoncalla Elementary School)28.617.6
 11%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Yoncalla School District 32)28.617.6
 11%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)51.541
 10.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (Yoncalla Elementary School)30.817.6
 13.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Yoncalla School District 32)30.817.6
 13.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)37.128.1
 9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Yoncalla Elementary School)42.138.5
 3.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Yoncalla School District 32)42.138.5
 3.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)54.943.8
 11.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Yoncalla Elementary School)21.115.4
 5.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Yoncalla School District 32)21.115.4
 5.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)40.129.6
 10.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Yoncalla Elementary School)28.630
 1.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Yoncalla School District 32)28.630
 1.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)53.241.9
 11.3%
8th Grade Science (Yoncalla Elementary School)6.710
 3.3%
   8th Grade Science (Yoncalla School District 32)6.710
 3.3%
   8th Grade Science (Oregon)37.526
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students142160
 12.7%
African American10
 100%
American Indian40
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic1810
 44.4%
Pacific Islander00
White108141
 30.6%
Two or More Races119
 18.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.4%75%
 19.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Yoncalla Elementary School

Yoncalla Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Oregon elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 160 students attended Yoncalla Elementary School.

Students at Yoncalla Elementary School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Students who attend Yoncalla Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Yoncalla High School


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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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