Summary:
Silver Falls School District 4J includes 11 elementary schools serving roughly 1,964 students in kindergarten through 8th grade, with enrollments ranging from 67 students at Evergreen Elementary School to 349 at Robert Frost Elementary School. The Silver Falls School District 4J is rated 28th of 141 Oregon districts (4 stars), and its all-grade proficiency is above the state in ELA (51.3% vs. 43.8%), math (37.0% vs. 32.9%) and science (40.5% vs. 30.6%), while chronic absenteeism is below the state (30.1% vs. 33.5%). Those district averages, however, mask wide differences among individual schools.
The strongest performers are Evergreen Elementary School (ELA 88.6%, math 81.8%, science 80.0%, with the district's lowest absenteeism at 7.5%) and Pratum Elementary School (76.1%, 56.5%, 66.7%). Victor Point Elementary School is the top current-ranked school at 124th of 709 (4 stars), combining 66.7% ELA and 58.5% math with 11.9% absenteeism — and the lowest per-student spending in the district at $14,986. Bethany Charter School (134th of 709) and Robert Frost Elementary School (164th of 709, science 62.0%) round out the strong group, while Butte Creek Elementary School, Central Howell Elementary School and Scotts Mills Elementary School have improved to mid-pack.
At the other end, The Community Roots School has fallen to 568th of 709 (1 star) with 20.6% math, and Mark Twain Elementary has the district's highest absenteeism (35.9%) and low science (25.6%). District ranges are wide: ELA 39.1% to 88.6%, math 20.6% to 81.8%, science 20.0% to 80.0%, and absenteeism 7.5% to 35.9%. Low absenteeism generally accompanies high achievement, but spending and student-teacher ratios do not track closely with results. Several grade-level scores are suppressed, limiting deeper comparisons.
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