Elementary Schools in Fern Ridge School District 28J

Summary:

The Fern Ridge School District 28J in Oregon is home to two elementary schools - Veneta Elementary School and Elmira Elementary School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade in a rural area.

Based on the available data, Veneta Elementary School appears to be the standout school in the district, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and mathematics across multiple grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 51% of 3rd graders at Veneta Elementary were proficient or better in OSAS mathematics, compared to 40.5% for the district and 40.1% for the state. Veneta Elementary also had a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts across all grade levels compared to the district and state.

Both Veneta Elementary School and Elmira Elementary School face challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates (34.3% for both schools) and serving a sizable population of economically disadvantaged students (over 35% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch at both schools). However, the higher per-student spending at these schools, likely due to the district's rural location, could provide an opportunity to invest in additional programs and resources to support student learning.

District Detail

88834 Territorial Rd
Elmira, OR 97437

(541) 935-2253

SchoolDigger Rank:
48^th of 140 Oregon districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,374

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elmira Elementary School	Public	K-5	88960 Territorial Rd	Elmira	97437	Lane County	Fern Ridge School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 935-8214	261	16	16.3	70.5%	223 (85.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.4%)	38.3	410^th of 706 public elementary schools	41.9%		45.4	351^st of 710 public elementary schools	50.6%	59	40.4	48.8	34.0	31.7	30.2	24.0	26.0	$15,530	$1,232	$14,298
Veneta Elementary School	Public	K-5	88131 Territorial Rd	Veneta	97487	Lane County	Fern Ridge School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 935-8225	340	18	18.8	70.6%	253 (74.4%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (14.7%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	60.4	237^th of 706 public elementary schools	66.4%		63.4	215^th of 710 public elementary schools	69.7%	22	41.2	39.7	51.0	51.0	53.4	46.9	26.5	$15,731	$1,697	$14,034

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District 66	5.72 mi	2	37^th
Junction City School District 69	7.26 mi	4	59^th
Bethel School District 52	7.68 mi	11	117^th
Eugene School District 4J	10.24 mi	36	20^th
Lane Education Service District	10.26 mi	4

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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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