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Howard Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

579^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Howard Elementary School is a public elementary school in Eugene, Oregon, serving 477 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Eugene School District 4J, which is ranked 20 out of 140 districts in the state.

Despite the district's strong performance, Howard Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.6% of 3rd graders, 32.8% of 4th graders, and 25% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 44.5%, 46.8%, and 53.7%, respectively. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34.3% to 38.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 79.45% of Howard Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, Howard Elementary School is surrounded by several higher-performing elementary schools, such as Awbrey Park Elementary, Spring Creek Elementary, and Willagillespie Elementary, which all outperform Howard in academic measures and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $22,291 in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the nearby schools in the Bethel School District, the additional funding does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes for the students.

474

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,291

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: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2014 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (24% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg42%

Oregon avg38%

579^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

20^th of 140Eugene 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)36th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

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

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-16 vs state

Mathematics24%-12 vs state

Science16%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Howard 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
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%)	20.9	579^th of 706 public elementary schools	18.0%		16.8	628^th of 710 public elementary schools	11.5%	49	25.6	32.8	25.0	28.9	27.4	15.9	16.1	$22,291	$2,855	$19,436
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%)	41.4	385^th of 706 public elementary schools	45.5%		44	363^rd of 710 public elementary schools	48.9%	22	51.6	37.3	48.4	33.8	18.3	21.0	30.2	$19,583	$1,989	$17,594
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%)	41.5	382^nd of 706 public elementary schools	45.9%		35.4	443^rd of 710 public elementary schools	37.6%	61	29.0	64.2	42.6	27.1	31.5	29.4	26.5	$18,494	$2,582	$15,911
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%)	20.5	582^nd of 706 public elementary schools	17.6%		19.2	605^th of 710 public elementary schools	14.8%	23	38.5	27.7	25.8	31.7	6.7	6.1	16.7	$17,313	$2,374	$14,939
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%)	49.3	309^th of 706 public elementary schools	56.2%		44.8	359^th of 710 public elementary schools	49.4%	50	27.3	51.2	56.8	50.0	45.0	23.7	12.8	$18,923	$2,683	$16,240
Clear Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	4646 Barger Ave	Eugene	97402	Lane County	Bethel School District 52	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 689-0511	225	16	14.0	87.6%	131 (58.2%)	6 (2.7%)	62 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.7%)	31.7	479^th of 706 public elementary schools	32.2%		18	615^th of 710 public elementary schools	13.4%	136	42.3	35.7	34.2	42.3	28.6	13.2	18.4	$23,375	$6,710	$16,665
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%)	38.5	406^th of 706 public elementary schools	42.5%		46.1	347^th of 710 public elementary schools	51.1%	59	41.9	33.3	32.7	53.5	30.6	20.8	24.5	$21,295	$2,070	$19,225
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%)	18.1	605^th of 706 public elementary schools	14.3%		15.8	636^th of 710 public elementary schools	10.4%	31	17.4	32.4	41.9	18.2	8.1	19.4	16.1	$21,957	$2,888	$19,069
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%)	54.1	276^th of 706 public elementary schools	60.9%		60.1	238^th of 710 public elementary schools	66.5%	38	59.3	37.1	42.1	59.3	38.4	31.0	26.7	$20,833	$2,120	$18,713
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%)	34	455^th of 706 public elementary schools	35.6%		47.7	327^th of 710 public elementary schools	53.9%	128	20.8	30.2	48.8	20.5	34.9	25.9	31.3	$20,038	$1,932	$18,106

Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Elementary School

Is Howard Elementary School a good school?

Howard Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.0% 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

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.

How many students attend Howard Elementary School?

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

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