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Gervais Elementary School

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Gervais Elementary School ranks 456 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Gervais Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Gervais, Oregon, serving 376 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Gervais School District 1, which is ranked 93 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gervais Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, with a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently below the state and district averages, with only around 30-40% of students meeting or exceeding standards. Additionally, Gervais Elementary School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 26.3% to 38.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Bethany Charter School consistently outperform Gervais Elementary School in academic achievement, with significantly higher proficiency rates across all grade levels. Similarly, schools in the Woodburn School District, such as Washington Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and Nellie Muir Elementary, also struggle academically, with proficiency rates well below the state averages and ranking in the bottom 10% of Oregon elementary schools.

384

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,525

Per pupil spending ?

100.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Douglas Ave
Gervais, OR 97026

(503) 792-3803

District: Gervais School District 1

Students who attend Gervais Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gervais Middle School
High:	Gervais High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.0%

White:

24.5%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2014 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (31% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg35%

Oregon avg38%

456^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

93^rd of 140Gervais School District 1 among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	456 of 706	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	522 of 710	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	560 of 706	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	614 of 706	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	516 of 705	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	556 of 709	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	563 of 701	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	588 of 697	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	608 of 706	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.6	659 of 695	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.3	657 of 707	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.3	715 of 730	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.6	641 of 695	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.2	644 of 674	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.8	577 of 665	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.0	637 of 655	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.8	574 of 652	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	576 of 636	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	23.6	533 of 629	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	12 of 101	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	21 of 97	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	44.1	48 of 87	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	66 of 97	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	109 of 179	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	415 of 653	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	484 of 658	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	476 of 652	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	549 of 646	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	463 of 621	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	524 of 681	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	103 of 362	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	42.3	201 of 365	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	197 of 360	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	261 of 339	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	193 of 364	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	290 of 475	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	129 of 518	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	42.9	291 of 523	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	402 of 595	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.7	611 of 703	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	269 of 597	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	389 of 640	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	432 of 664	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	483 of 662	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	545 of 665	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	562 of 654	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	502 of 623	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	528 of 680	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	253 of 352	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	216 of 299	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	190 of 231	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	452 of 481	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	311 of 669	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	251 of 670	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	317 of 656	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	341 of 666	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.9	235 of 662	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	441 of 683	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+53 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+36 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-6 vs state

Mathematics31%-5 vs state

Science17%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Gervais Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)						OSAS Mathematics (2025)						OSAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gervais Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Douglas Ave	Gervais	97026	Marion County	Gervais School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 792-3803	384	29	13.4	100.3%	94 (24.5%)	1 (0.3%)	284 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	34	456^th of 706 public elementary schools	35.4%		27.3	522^nd of 710 public elementary schools	26.5%	66	35.0	34.5	40.0				36.7	31.0	26.2				16.9		$18,525	$1,458	$17,067
Heritage Elementary	Public	K-5	440 Parr Rd	Woodburn	97071	Marion County	Woodburn School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-2600	678	41	16.5	73.2%	164 (24.2%)	1 (0.1%)	502 (74.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	10	680^th of 706 public elementary schools	3.7%		11.3	670^th of 710 public elementary schools	5.6%	10	8.4	20.4	18.5				18.7	18.7	13.0				7.5		$21,347	$3,202	$18,145
Nellie Muir Elementary School	Public	K-5	1800 W Hayes St	Woodburn	97071	Marion County	Woodburn School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 982-4300	523	27	19.4	73.0%	41 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	472 (90.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6.3	703^rd of 706 public elementary schools	0.4%		9.7	680^th of 710 public elementary schools	4.2%	23	10.1	7.4	18.3				15.4	7.4	8.5				9.9		$21,118	$3,023	$18,095
Woodburn Arthur Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	575 Gatch St	Woodburn	97071	Marion County	Woodburn School District 103	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 981-5746	161	13	12.3	72.0%	28 (17.4%)	1 (0.6%)	126 (78.3%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	28	517^th of 706 public elementary schools	26.8%		22.5	568^th of 710 public elementary schools	20.0%	51	37.5	42.9	36.0				29.2	19.0					8.0		$9,356	$2,038	$7,317
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	777 E Lincoln St	Woodburn	97071	Marion County	Woodburn School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(971) 983-3050	429	25	17.5	73.0%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	423 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.2	696^th of 706 public elementary schools	1.4%		5.2	710^th of 710 public elementary schools	0.0%	14		17.9	17.4				5.1	14.9	7.2				5.8		$24,091	$5,486	$18,605
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1041 N Boones Ferry Rd	Woodburn	97071	Marion County	Woodburn School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 981-2825	578	35	16.5	71.8%	75 (13.0%)	4 (0.7%)	488 (84.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	6.7	701^st of 706 public elementary schools	0.7%		5.5	709^th of 710 public elementary schools	0.1%	8	8.3	16.3	19.6				6.5	17.4	5.4						$24,180	$6,341	$17,839
St Marys Public School	Public	K-5	590 E College	Mount Angel	97362	Marion County	Mt Angel School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 845-2547	296	16	18.3	70.9%	162 (54.7%)	2 (0.7%)	116 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.7%)	43.3	365^th of 706 public elementary schools	48.3%		32.1	473^rd of 710 public elementary schools	33.4%	108	33.3	18.2	49.1				38.1	27.3	35.8				38.2		$15,587	$244	$15,343
Valley Inquiry Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	5774 Hazelgreen Rd NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3150	149	9	16.5	91.3%	72 (48.3%)	2 (1.3%)	52 (34.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	19 (12.8%)	36.1	438^th of 706 public elementary schools	38.0%		46.3	342^nd of 710 public elementary schools	51.8%	96	40.7	44.4	40.0				37.0	22.2	20.0				20.0		$15,327	$1,397	$13,929
Bethany Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11824 Hazelgreen Rd NE	Silverton	97381	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 873-4300	136	7	19.1		117 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	74.2	144^th of 706 public elementary schools	79.6%		68.7	180^th of 710 public elementary schools	74.6%	36	58.8	53.8	53.3	78.6	64.3	71.4	52.9	46.2	53.3	42.9	42.9	42.9	26.7	21.4	$13,647	$45	$13,602
Optimum Learning Environment Charter School	Public, Charter	1-5	7905 June Reid Pl NE	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-5548	129	7	19.6		75 (58.1%)	5 (3.9%)	31 (24.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.4%)	61.3	227^th of 706 public elementary schools	67.8%		61.3	228^th of 710 public elementary schools	67.9%	1	48.0	38.5	60.9				56.0	34.6	52.2				26.1		$18,837	$1,799	$17,037

Frequently Asked Questions about Gervais Elementary School

How many students attend Gervais Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Gervais Elementary School.

What district is Gervais Elementary School in?

Gervais School District 1

What is the racial makeup of Gervais Elementary School?

Students at Gervais Elementary School are 74% Hispanic, 24% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Gervais Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Gervais Middle School
High : Gervais High School

Is Gervais Elementary School a good school?

Gervais Elementary School ranks 456^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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