Elementary Schools in John Day School District 3

Summary:

The John Day School District 3 in Oregon is home to two elementary schools: Humbolt Elementary School and Seneca Elementary School. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 6th grade in the John Day area.

Seneca Elementary School stands out with its smaller student population of just 14 students and a significantly lower student-teacher ratio of 6.6, compared to Humbolt Elementary School's 253 students and 13.6 student-teacher ratio. Seneca Elementary also has a higher per-student spending of $46,347, while Humbolt Elementary spends $23,817 per student. However, both schools have relatively high chronic absenteeism rates of 34.3%.

In terms of academic performance, Humbolt Elementary School generally outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics, despite its lower historical ranking compared to Seneca Elementary School. Seneca Elementary has reached as high as 90th out of 701 Oregon elementary schools in 2016-2017, while Humbolt Elementary's highest ranking was 298th out of 710 in 2023-2024. Both schools have relatively high free and reduced lunch rates, indicating the need to consider socioeconomic factors that may impact student performance and attendance.

District Detail

401 N Canyon City Blvd
Canyon City, OR 97820-6111

(541) 575-1280

SchoolDigger Rank:
64^th of 140 Oregon districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 465

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)	OSAS Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Humbolt Elementary School	Public	K-6	329 N Humbolt St	Canyon City	97820	Grant County	John Day School District 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 575-0454	247	18	13.7	72.9%	221 (89.5%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	28.1	516^th of 706 public elementary schools	26.9%		51.3	298^th of 710 public elementary schools	58.0%	218	50.0	66.7	12.9	5.9	$23,817	$1,292	$22,525
Seneca Elementary School	Public	K-6	100 Park Ave	Seneca	97873	Grant County	John Day School District 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 542-2542	12	2	6.0	75.0%	9 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$46,347	$399	$45,949

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools
Prairie City School District 4	12.49 mi	3
Long Creek School District 17	22.97 mi	1
Dayville School District 16J	29.47 mi	1
Monument School District 8	37.24 mi	1
Burnt River School District 30J	37.52 mi	1

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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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