Elementary Schools in Eugene School District 4J

Eugene School District 4J serves about 7,083 elementary students across 22 schools, most of them K–5 programs along with three K–8 schools — Ridgeline Montessori, Coburg Community Charter School, and Village School. Enrollment ranges from 110 students at H L n Chinese Immersion Elementary School to 572 at Gilham Elementary School, with an average of 322. The district itself is strong overall, ranking 23rd of 141 Oregon districts — the 84th percentile, with 4 stars.

The top performers are mostly immersion, charter, or Montessori programs. H L n Chinese Immersion Elementary School leads with 82.7% proficient in both ELA and math and 70.6% in science, ranking 4th of 709 schools. Charlemagne French Immersion Elementary School (79.4% ELA, 72.9% math) and Yujin Gakuen Elementary School (72.6% ELA, 71.4% math) also rank near the top. Coburg Community Charter School pairs the lowest chronic absenteeism in the group, 12.9%, with the lowest per-student spending, $13,697; its 8th grade ELA is reported as ≥95%. Edgewood Community Elementary School is a notable non-charter standout at 67.6% ELA and 59.4% math.

School-level averages beat district and state figures in every subject — ELA 53.6 versus 48.0 district and 43.8 state, math 47.0 versus 37.7 and 32.9, science 42.5 versus 36.6 and 30.6. Chronic absenteeism averages 26.0%, well below the district's 33.0% and the state's 33.5%, with 18 of 22 schools below both. Yet results are uneven: Howard Elementary School posts the lowest scores and highest absenteeism (42.4%), while Cesar Chavez Elementary School has the lowest student-teacher ratio, 13.3, and second-highest spending, $28,432, but low proficiency. Free/reduced lunch rates cluster tightly at roughly 63–68%, while test scores vary widely.