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Ash Creek Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

545^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Ash Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Monmouth, Oregon, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 436 students. The school is part of the Central School District 13J, which is ranked 127 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ash Creek Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, with a 1-star rating for most years.

Ash Creek Elementary School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.6% to 42.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are also consistently lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.3% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 40.3% statewide. The school's performance across all grade levels and subject areas is below the state and district benchmarks. When compared to nearby schools, such as Monmouth Elementary School and several schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J, Ash Creek Elementary School is an underperforming school.

The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (over 64% in recent years) at Ash Creek Elementary School suggest that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's performance. Additionally, the high chronic absenteeism rates could be contributing to the low test scores and overall academic achievement. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $18,036 in the 2022-2023 school year, the school's resources do not seem to be translating into improved student outcomes, indicating that the school may need to re-evaluate how it is allocating and utilizing its resources.

433

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,036

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1360 N 16th St
Monmouth, OR 97361-9801

(503) 606-9016

District: Central School District 13J

Students who attend Ash Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Talmadge Middle School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.2%

White:

44.6%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2014 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (26% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Oregon avg38%

545^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Central School District 13J

127^th of 140Central School District 13J 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	25.0	545 of 706	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	499 of 710	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	422 of 706	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	607 of 706	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	610 of 705	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	568 of 709	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	560 of 701	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.6	513 of 697	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.5	578 of 706	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.3	561 of 695	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.1	515 of 707	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.0	613 of 730	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	648 of 695	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.9	576 of 674	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.5	536 of 665	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	57.9	287 of 655	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	24.7	550 of 652	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.6	499 of 636	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.3	513 of 629	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.6	552 of 586	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	22.2	96 of 97	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	94 of 179	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	505 of 653	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	393 of 658	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	352 of 652	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	543 of 646	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	533 of 621	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	544 of 681	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	203 of 362	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	232 of 365	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	226 of 360	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	309 of 339	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	317 of 364	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	377 of 475	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	342 of 518	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	424 of 523	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.2	251 of 595	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.7	604 of 703	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	563 of 597	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	546 of 640	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	500 of 664	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	539 of 662	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	441 of 665	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	568 of 654	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	557 of 623	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	531 of 680	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	17.2	210 of 215	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	420 of 669	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	457 of 670	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	301 of 656	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	498 of 666	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	473 of 662	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	435 of 683	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)2nd percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-11 vs state

Mathematics24%-12 vs state

Science16%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, June 10, 2011

Great School my daughter transferred from other school to this school and she likes it. The rooms are inside the building which are safe for students not unlike at Monmouth Elementary School every one can go wait outside the door to get students. In this school to go to daughter's room we must sign in at the office. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, June 9, 2011

School implemented 20 minutes reading at home from Monday- Friday. Since school started my daughter read everyday even Sat and Sun if she feels bored. When my daughter started her 1st grade she can only read single word and was slow but still can't read one sentence. now her progress report states that her reading level is of 3rd grade. Close Quote

Schools Near Ash Creek Elementary School

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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
Ash Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	1360 N 16th St	Monmouth	97361	Polk County	Central School District 13J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 606-9016	433	20	21.6	93.8%	193 (44.6%)	1 (0.2%)	213 (49.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.6%)	25	545^th of 706 public elementary schools	22.8%		29	499^th of 710 public elementary schools	29.7%	46	27.3	28.8	41.4	32.5	15.9	22.5	15.8	$18,036	$2,746	$15,291
Monmouth Elementary School	Public	K-5	958 E Church St	Monmouth	97361	Polk County	Central School District 13J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 838-1433	468	25	18.9	92.9%	257 (54.9%)	4 (0.9%)	162 (34.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	29 (6.2%)	45.5	348^th of 706 public elementary schools	50.7%		34.3	453^rd of 710 public elementary schools	36.2%	105	45.2	27.5	53.8	45.8	30.0	33.8	19.8	$19,786	$2,242	$17,543
Independence Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 S 4th St	Independence	97351	Polk County	Central School District 13J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 838-1322	425	20	21.2	93.2%	142 (33.4%)	3 (0.7%)	263 (61.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.4%)	9.8	682^nd of 706 public elementary schools	3.4%		20.1	599^th of 710 public elementary schools	15.6%	83	15.2	19.0	28.9	15.2	10.9		9.3	$19,233	$3,299	$15,934
Whitworth Elementary School	Public	3-5	1151 SE Miller Ave	Dallas	97338	Polk County	Dallas School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 623-8351	367	21	17.4	70.0%	273 (74.4%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (14.7%)	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.4%)	23 (6.3%)	40.5	392^nd of 706 public elementary schools	44.5%		41.8	377^th of 710 public elementary schools	46.9%	15		33.5	45.8		25.5	30.9	32.2	$16,082	$763	$15,318
Schirle Elementary School	Public	K-5	4875 Justice Way S	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3277	306	17	18.0	87.9%	215 (70.3%)	2 (0.7%)	52 (17.0%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	22 (7.2%)	60.4	236^th of 706 public elementary schools	66.6%		57.6	258^th of 710 public elementary schools	63.7%	22	48.1	37.7	56.0	49.1	32.1	42.0	42.0	$22,073	$1,387	$20,685
Lyle Elementary School	Public	K-3	185 SW Levens St	Dallas	97338	Polk County	Dallas School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 623-8367	305	21	14.5	70.2%	224 (73.4%)	4 (1.3%)	50 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.2%)								(n/a)	22.1			29.4				$17,266	$1,013	$16,253
Oakdale Heights Elementary School	Public	K-3	1375 SW Maple St	Dallas	97338	Polk County	Dallas School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 623-8316	300	19	15.7	70.0%	223 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.3%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (8.0%)								(n/a)	31.4			52.9				$17,116	$785	$16,331
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	4871 Liberty Rd S	Salem	97306	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3165	400	21	18.6	89.0%	203 (50.8%)	15 (3.8%)	101 (25.3%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	21 (5.3%)	48 (12.0%)	31	489^th of 706 public elementary schools	30.7%		28.7	502^nd of 710 public elementary schools	29.3%	13	38.1	32.4	37.9	27.0	27.0	23.4	23.4	$18,847	$1,336	$17,511
Sumpter Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 Rockwood St SE	Salem	97306	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3337	451	24	18.7	88.7%	280 (62.1%)	9 (2.0%)	72 (16.0%)	33 (7.3%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	41 (9.1%)	50.5	302^nd of 706 public elementary schools	57.2%		48	324^th of 710 public elementary schools	54.4%	22	41.0	39.1	47.9	41.0	33.3	28.7	40.4	$18,322	$1,326	$16,996
Candalaria Elementary School	Public	K-5	935 Hansen Ave S	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3136	271	12	21.8	88.9%	193 (71.2%)	4 (1.5%)	50 (18.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.6%)	80.8	115^th of 706 public elementary schools	83.7%		61.7	227^th of 710 public elementary schools	68.0%	112	63.2	52.0	70.1	55.3	41.2	50.7	52.2	$18,999	$1,350	$17,650

Frequently Asked Questions about Ash Creek Elementary School

What district is Ash Creek Elementary School in?

Central School District 13J

What schools do graduates of Ash Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ash Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Talmadge Middle School
High : Central High School

How many students attend Ash Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Ash Creek Elementary School.

Is Ash Creek Elementary School a good school?

Ash Creek Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Oregon elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ash Creek Elementary School?

Students at Ash Creek Elementary School are 49% Hispanic, 45% White, 5% Two or more races.

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