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Vale Elementary School

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Vale Elementary School ranks 293 rd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Vale Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 416 students in grades K-6 in Vale, Oregon. It is part of the Vale School District 84, which is ranked 8th out of 140 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Overall, Vale Elementary School faces some challenges, with student performance on state assessments generally below the state and district averages, especially in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 31.9% compared to the state average of 40.1%. The school also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.3% to 38.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 68.99% to 869.95% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

However, the school's performance for Hispanic students is notably stronger, with the school ranking 53rd out of 362 Oregon elementary schools for Hispanic students in 2024-2025. Interestingly, the school's male students also outperform its female students on state assessments, with the school ranking 219th out of 664 Oregon elementary schools for male students in 2024-2025, compared to 353rd out of 653 for female students. When compared to nearby schools, Willowcreek Elementary School and Adrian Elementary School outperform Vale Elementary School, while the Ontario School District schools generally have lower performance and higher rates of economic disadvantage.

438

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,313

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

403 E St W
Vale, OR 97918-1599

(541) 473-3291

District: Vale School District 84

Students who attend Vale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Vale Middle School
High:	Vale High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.3%

Hispanic:

27.9%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2014 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Oregon median (58th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg40%

Oregon avg38%

293^rd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 140Vale School District 84 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	51.4	293 of 706	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	333 of 710	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	376 of 706	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	370 of 706	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	427 of 705	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	376 of 709	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	422 of 701	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.9	457 of 697	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.6	536 of 706	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	49.3	370 of 695	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.2	484 of 707	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.4	340 of 730	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.4	289 of 695	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.4	242 of 674	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.5	411 of 665	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.5	535 of 655	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.2	454 of 652	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.4	342 of 636	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	73.7	120 of 629	80.9%	★★★★☆
2004	61.6	224 of 586	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	353 of 653	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	316 of 658	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	376 of 652	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	273 of 646	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	331 of 621	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	372 of 681	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	53 of 362	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	89 of 365	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	122 of 360	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	187 of 339	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	249 of 364	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	341 of 475	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	184 of 518	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	175 of 523	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	206 of 595	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	365 of 703	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	161 of 597	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	154 of 640	75.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	219 of 664	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	306 of 662	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	334 of 665	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	394 of 654	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	387 of 623	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	364 of 680	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	182 of 352	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.5	61 of 299	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	47.6	87 of 215	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	248 of 481	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	332 of 669	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	332 of 670	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	368 of 656	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	343 of 666	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	412 of 662	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	332 of 683	51.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%~ state avg

Science36%+5 vs state

Mathematics33%~ state avg

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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
Vale Elementary School	Public	K-6	403 E St W	Vale	97918	Malheur County	Vale School District 84	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 473-3291	438	26	17.0	82.9%	299 (68.3%)	1 (0.2%)	122 (27.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	51.4	293^rd of 706 public elementary schools	58.5%		47.3	333^rd of 710 public elementary schools	53.1%	40	33.3	51.2	46.4	49.4			31.9	41.9	37.5	27.9			35.7		$16,313	$2,053	$14,260
Willowcreek Elementary School	Public	1-8	2300 9th Ave W	Vale	97918	Malheur County	Vale School District 84	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 473-2345	61	5	12.2	83.6%	52 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.8%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)				90.9						72.7					$18,472	$1,727	$16,745
Alameda Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1252 Alameda Dr	Ontario	97914	Malheur County	Ontario School District 8C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 889-5497	355	22	16.1	101.4%	102 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	233 (65.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	22.4	569^th of 706 public elementary schools	19.4%		40.7	388^th of 710 public elementary schools	45.4%	181		23.1	29.2					29.3	22.9				16.1		$18,656	$2,034	$16,621
Aiken Elementary School	Public	2-3	1297 W Idaho Ave	Ontario	97914	Malheur County	Ontario School District 8C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 889-5584	333	21	15.8	101.2%	92 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	226 (67.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)								(n/a)	22.0						29.3								$19,503	$2,092	$17,410
Nyssa Elementary School	Public	K-5	809 Bower Ave	Nyssa	97913	Malheur County	Nyssa School District 26	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 372-3313	502	36	13.7	90.4%	126 (25.1%)	1 (0.2%)	362 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	30	498^th of 706 public elementary schools	29.5%		39.3	403^rd of 710 public elementary schools	43.2%	95	24.4	34.6	40.0				25.6	36.4	23.8				21.5		$17,831	$2,688	$15,143
May Roberts Primary School	Public	K-1	590 NW 8th St	Ontario	97914	Malheur County	Ontario School District 8C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 889-5379	302	21	14.3	100.3%	101 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	193 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)								(n/a)															$19,892	$2,273	$17,619
Adrian Elementary School	Public	K-8	207 Owyhee St.	Adrian	97901	Malheur County	Adrian School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 372-2337	210	13	16.8	76.7%	165 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	95	31^st of 706 public elementary schools	95.6%		95.5	27^th of 710 public elementary schools	96.2%	4	81.8	88.2	75.0	69.2	72.7	86.4	90.9	88.2	59.4	50.0	47.6	77.3	56.3	68.2	$22,955	$803	$22,152

Frequently Asked Questions about Vale Elementary School

How many students attend Vale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Vale Elementary School.

What district is Vale Elementary School in?

Vale School District 84

What schools do graduates of Vale Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Vale Middle School
High : Vale High School

What is the racial makeup of Vale Elementary School?

Students at Vale Elementary School are 68% White, 28% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Vale Elementary School a good school?

Vale Elementary School ranks 293^rd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 29, 2026

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2023–24 attendance data & graduation ratesJan 30, 2025

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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