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Howard Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

540^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Howard Elementary School is a K–5 school at 700 Howard Ave in Eugene, Oregon, serving 474 students as part of Eugene School District 4J.

Howard's own results lag well behind its district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 540th of 709 Oregon elementary schools (24th percentile, 1 star), while Eugene School District 4J ranked 23rd of 141 districts (84th percentile, 4 stars). Proficiency that year was below district and state in every core subject: 32.1% in English language arts (versus 48.0% district and 43.8% state), 26.3% in math (versus 37.7% and 32.9%), and 20.0% in science (versus 36.6% and 30.6%). Nearby 4J schools post higher scores, including Willagillespie Elementary School (51.5% ELA, 42.4% math, 36.9% science), Spring Creek Elementary School (43.1%, 43.1%, 30.0%) and River Road/Elementary Camino del Rio Elementary School (47.4%, 34.2%, 29.5%). Awbrey Park Elementary School is closest in ELA and math (32.8% and 27.8%) but far ahead in science (33.8%).

Chronic absenteeism is the standout concern: 42.4% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, above the 33.0% district and 33.5% state rates and higher than every nearby school, from Prairie Mountain School (36.4%) down to Irving Elementary School (19.3%). Resources are relatively ample—$27,396 per student in 2024–2025 and a 15.3 student–teacher ratio—and the free/reduced lunch rate was 66.03%, down from 79.45%. For comparison, Meadow View School, with 87.95% free/reduced lunch and $18,090 per student, posts higher ELA (45.2%), math (30.7%) and science (24.2%) and far lower absenteeism (23.3%). Fifth grade is the weakest area, with math at 16.4% (versus 41.0% district) and science at 20.0%. School-effectiveness rankings are also low for special education and gifted/talented students.

474

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,396

Per pupil spending ?

66%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Howard Ave
Eugene, OR 97404-2798

(541) 790-4900

District: Eugene School District 4J

Students who attend Howard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kelly Middle School
High:	North Eugene High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.2%

Hispanic:

17.9%

Two or more races:

16.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 12th percentile in 2024 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2026) from a 12th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (28% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg42%

Oregon avg37%

540^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 22Elementary Schools in the Eugene School District 4J

23^rd of 141Eugene School District 4J 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
2026	25.6	540 of 709	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	579 of 706	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	628 of 710	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	587 of 706	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	537 of 706	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	621 of 705	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	552 of 709	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.3	553 of 701	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.1	488 of 697	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.1	460 of 706	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.1	473 of 695	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.2	401 of 707	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.7	371 of 730	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.2	316 of 695	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.1	181 of 674	73.1%	★★★★☆
2009	49.8	368 of 665	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.1	478 of 655	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.4	554 of 652	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.7	453 of 636	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.0	398 of 629	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.0	495 of 586	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	421 of 655	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.9	539 of 653	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	602 of 658	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	544 of 652	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	437 of 646	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	524 of 621	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	525 of 681	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	73 of 75	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	34 of 35	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	235 of 377	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.6	313 of 362	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	284 of 365	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	290 of 339	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	298 of 364	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	297 of 475	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	323 of 521	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	332 of 518	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	435 of 523	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	441 of 595	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	533 of 703	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	452 of 597	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	374 of 640	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	528 of 657	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	537 of 664	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	553 of 662	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	528 of 665	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	547 of 654	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	553 of 623	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	526 of 680	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	64 of 79	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	61 of 73	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	46 of 54	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	46 of 60	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	150 of 212	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	315 of 355	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	321 of 352	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	133 of 215	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	418 of 481	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	596 of 670	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	625 of 669	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	640 of 670	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	551 of 656	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	552 of 666	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	625 of 662	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	595 of 683	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)19th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-12 vs state

Mathematics26%-7 vs state

Science20%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)							OSAS Mathematics (2026)							OSAS Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts All Grades	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 Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Howard Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Howard Ave	Eugene	97404	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 790-4900	474	31	15.3	66.0%	290 (61.2%)	7 (1.5%)	85 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	79 (16.7%)	25.6	540^th of 709 public elementary schools	23.8%		20.9	579^th of 706 public elementary schools	18.0%	39	27.6	38.2	29.0				32.1	32.1	29.9	16.4				26.3	20.0		20.0	$27,396	$2,212	$25,184
River Road/Elementary Camino del Rio Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 W Hilliard Ln	Eugene	97404	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 790-7200	416	24	17.0	63.7%	167 (40.1%)	9 (2.2%)	212 (51.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	48	336^th of 709 public elementary schools	52.6%		41.4	385^th of 706 public elementary schools	45.5%	49	37.3	55.6	50.0				47.4	37.3	33.3	31.7				34.2	29.5		29.5	$23,309	$1,305	$22,004
Fairfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	3455 Royal Ave	Eugene	97402	Lane County	Bethel School District 52	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 689-3751	381	21	18.1	87.4%	186 (48.8%)	7 (1.8%)	143 (37.5%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.7%)	37.2	435^th of 709 public elementary schools	38.6%		41.5	382^nd of 706 public elementary schools	45.9%	53	35.7	55.7	31.6				41.4	30.4	41.0	21.1				31.0	19.3		19.3	$19,709	$1,765	$17,944
Malabon Elementary School	Public	K-5	1380 Taney St	Eugene	97402	Lane County	Bethel School District 52	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 461-6421	322	19	16.9	90.4%	184 (57.1%)	4 (1.2%)	84 (26.1%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.4%)	13.5	655^th of 709 public elementary schools	7.6%		20.5	582^nd of 706 public elementary schools	17.6%	73	18.0	31.9	22.2				24.5	19.7	19.1	7.4				15.8	16.4		16.4	$18,591	$1,181	$17,410
Irving Elementary School	Public	K-5	3200 Hyacinth St	Eugene	97404	Lane County	Bethel School District 52	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 688-2620	276	14	19.3	87.0%	184 (66.7%)	5 (1.8%)	41 (14.9%)	7 (2.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.0%)	26.3	532^nd of 709 public elementary schools	25.0%		49.3	309^th of 706 public elementary schools	56.2%	223	22.8	37.5	35.4				30.7	28.1	45.2	18.8				28.7	18.8		18.8	$19,657	$1,599	$18,058
Spring Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	560 Irvington Dr	Eugene	97404	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 790-4870	247	18	13.8	64.0%	187 (75.7%)	3 (1.2%)	24 (9.7%)	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	22 (8.9%)	52.6	307^th of 709 public elementary schools	56.7%		38.5	406^th of 706 public elementary schools	42.5%	99	45.7	48.8	34.1				43.1	56.5	48.8	22.0				43.1	30.0		30.0	$28,778	$1,349	$27,429
Danebo Elementary School	Public	K-5	1265 Candlelight Dr	Eugene	97402	Lane County	Bethel School District 52	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 688-8735	239	16	14.9	88.7%	106 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (43.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.3%)	27.1	527^th of 709 public elementary schools	25.7%		18.1	605^th of 706 public elementary schools	14.3%	78	36.4	32.7	37.2				35.3	36.4	15.4	18.6				23.0	23.8		23.8	$21,504	$1,468	$20,036
Willagillespie Elementary School	Public	K-5	1125 Willagillespie Rd	Eugene	97401	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 790-7100	427	25	17.1	64.4%	293 (68.6%)	12 (2.8%)	56 (13.1%)	9 (2.1%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (11.9%)	62.2	234^th of 709 public elementary schools	67.0%		54.1	276^th of 706 public elementary schools	60.9%	42	47.6	45.0	59.5				51.5	41.0	41.7	44.2				42.4	36.9		36.9	$25,666	$1,865	$23,801
Awbrey Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	158 Spring Creek Dr	Eugene	97404	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 790-4050	401	23	17.1	63.8%	292 (72.8%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (14.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.2%)	32	480^th of 709 public elementary schools	32.3%		34	455^th of 706 public elementary schools	35.6%	25	26.8	29.7	41.5				32.8	29.1	24.3	30.8				27.8	33.8		33.8	$23,165	$1,658	$21,507
Prairie Mountain School	Public	K-8	5305 Royal Ave	Eugene	97402	Lane County	Bethel School District 52	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 607-9849	590	35	16.8	89.2%	298 (50.5%)	1 (0.2%)	221 (37.5%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (9.2%)	14.4	648^th of 709 public elementary schools	8.6%		18.3	604^th of 706 public elementary schools	14.4%	44	23.4	28.3	31.6	26.4	23.9	23.6	26.3	23.4	18.2	6.6	10.7	14.7	16.4	14.4	11.8	11.1	11.5	$19,716	$735	$18,981

Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Howard Elementary School?

Students at Howard Elementary School are 61% White, 18% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

Is Howard Elementary School a good school?

Howard Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Oregon elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Howard Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Kelly Middle School
High : North Eugene High School

What district is Howard Elementary School in?

Eugene School District 4J

How many students attend Howard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Howard Elementary School.

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