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

Yoncalla Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Yoncalla Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 14/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 411365000319
0/100100/10014/100
👥 S:T ratio
12
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Yoncalla Elementary School earns 14/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 88% of Oregon schools.

14
Resource Index · Lower
21.9:1
large classes for Oregon
75.0%
free-lunch eligible
175
students enrolled

Yoncalla Elementary School has class sizes larger than 88% of Oregon schools. Computed live against every Oregon school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

175

Oregon · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

8.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

21.9:1

vs 17.6:1 Oregon avg

+24% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

75.0%

vs 52.8% Oregon avg

+42% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Yoncalla Elementary School compares with Oregon and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:121.9:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Yoncalla Elementary School

Yoncalla Elementary School is a high-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Yoncalla, Oregon, enrolling 175 students.

Class loads run heavy: 21.9:1 is larger than about 88% of Oregon schools and 24% above the 17.6:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need is high: 75.0% of students qualify for free meals, 42% above the Oregon average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 175 puts it in the smaller third of Oregon schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 99% of the 1,273 Oregon schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 102 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Oregon schools statewide, it ranks #101, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (82% of enrollment) (diversity index 32/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 56.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Yoncalla Sd 32 spends $24,207 per pupil, 34% above the Oregon average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 17.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Its district, Yoncalla Sd 32, also runs Yoncalla High School (76 students).

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 Yoncalla Elementary School compares

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

Metric This school vs Oregon Oregon avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 21.9:1 ▲ 24% 17.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 75.0% ▲ 42% 52.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 175 top 81% - -

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

21.9:1
Leaner classes than 11% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
175
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
75.0%
free-lunch eligible - 42% above the Oregon average of 52.8%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
21.9:1
students per teacher - 24% above state mean
Top 88% in Oregon - lower ratio than 12% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
56.0%
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
$24,207
per pupil, district-wide - above Oregon avg of $18,086
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 81.7%
Hispanic or Latino 9.7%
Two or More 8.6%

Largest group: White at 81.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 31.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 31.6, Yoncalla Elementary School is less mixed than the Oregon school average of 47.1.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Yoncalla Sd 32, which includes Yoncalla Elementary School.

$24,207
Per student
+34%
vs Oregon
Avg $18,086
+46%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 20.7%
State 62.3%
Federal 17.0%

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 Yoncalla Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Yoncalla High School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Yoncalla Sd 32 · 1 sibling school

View district profile

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 Yoncalla Elementary 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 Yoncalla Elementary School

How many students attend Yoncalla Elementary School?

Yoncalla Elementary School has 175 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Yoncalla, OR.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Yoncalla Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Yoncalla Elementary School is 21.9:1, which is 24% higher than the Oregon average of 17.6:1 and 39% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Yoncalla Elementary School?

75.0% of students at Yoncalla Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Oregon average of 52.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Yoncalla Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Yoncalla Elementary School is White at 81.7% of enrollment, in Yoncalla, OR.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Yoncalla Elementary School?

Yoncalla Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 14/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Yoncalla Elementary School a good school?

Yoncalla Elementary School earns 14/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 88% of Oregon schools. 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 Yoncalla Sd 32?

Besides Yoncalla Elementary School, Yoncalla Sd 32 also operates Yoncalla High School (76 students). See the Yoncalla Sd 32 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.

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

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