Elementary school (grades K-5) · Eugene, OR

Family School

Federal NCES profile for Family School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 410474000690
0/100100/10050/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
55
📋 Attendance
24
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Family School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#5 of 30
elementary schools in Eugene · Resource Index
50
Resource Index · Higher
63.9%
free-lunch eligible
112
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Family School ranks #5 of 30 elementary schools in Eugene, OR.

School address

Enrollment

112

Oregon · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

63.9%

vs 52.8% Oregon avg

+21% vs state

What stands out at Family School

Family School is a higher-need, small elementary school in Eugene, Oregon, enrolling 112 students.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 63.9% lands close to the Oregon typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 112 puts it in the smaller third of Oregon schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 91% of the 1,273 Oregon schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 37 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #5.

Its student body is led by White (80%) and Hispanic or Latino (9%) (diversity index 35/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 224 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 30.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Eugene's elementary schools, it stands alongside Meadow View School (672 students): Family School is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Eugene Sd 4j also operates South Eugene High School (1,499 students) and Sheldon High School (1,462 students) alongside Family School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Family School compares

Family School on the metrics families compare, against Oregon and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Oregon Oregon avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 63.9% ▲ 21% 52.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 112 top 89% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

112
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
63.9%
free-lunch eligible - 21% above the Oregon average of 52.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
30.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,361
per pupil, district-wide - below Oregon avg of $18,086
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 79.5%
Hispanic or Latino 8.9%
Two or More 7.1%
Asian 2.7%
African American 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.9%

Largest group: White at 79.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.4, Family School is less mixed than the Oregon school average of 47.1.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Eugene Sd 4j, which includes Family School.

$15,361
Per student
-15%
vs Oregon
Avg $18,086
-7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 48.1%
State 38.7%
Federal 13.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Family School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
South Eugene High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Sheldon High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
North Eugene High School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Churchill High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Gilham Elementary School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Family School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Eugene Sd 4j · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Eugene

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Oregon, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Family School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Family School

How many students attend Family School?

Family School has 112 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Eugene, OR.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Family School?

63.9% of students at Family School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Oregon average of 52.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Family School?

The largest demographic group at Family School is White at 79.5% of enrollment, in Eugene, OR.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Family School?

Family School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Family School rank among elementary schools in Eugene?

By Resource Investment Index, Family School ranks #5 of 30 elementary schools in Eugene, OR. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Eugene on the city page.

Is Family School a good school?

Family School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Eugene Sd 4j?

Besides Family School, Eugene Sd 4j also operates South Eugene High School (1,499 students), Sheldon High School (1,462 students), and North Eugene High School (1,079 students). See the Eugene Sd 4j district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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