H L n Chinese Immersion Elementary School

H L n Chinese Immersion Elementary School is a small, choice-enrollment K–5 school at 2200 Bailey Hill Rd in Eugene, Oregon, serving 110 students as part of Eugene School District 4J.

It ranks 4th of 709 Oregon elementary schools (99th percentile, five stars) in 2025–26 — the product of a five-year climb from 59th place rather than a one-year spike. Proficiency is 82.7% in English language arts, 82.7% in math, and 70.6% in science, roughly 35 to 45 points above its own district and about double the state. Unusually, third, fourth, and fifth grades all score 82–83% in both ELA and math, so there is no fade as the work gets harder. Chronic absenteeism is 18.3%, the lowest of the eleven schools compared and well below the 33% district and state rates. Every reported subgroup measure — male students, female students, and low-income students — sits at the 86th percentile or better statewide.

Comparisons sharpen the picture. The nearest school, McCornack Elementary School (0.55 miles), ranks 411th with 37.1% ELA proficiency — a 407-place gap. The next-best nearby school, Yujin Gakuen Elementary School (Japanese immersion), ranks 30th, so both district immersion programs lead by a wide margin; immersion results often blend family choice with instructional quality, and this data cannot separate the two. Family School, Twin Oaks Elementary School, and Adams Elementary School land in the 75th–79th percentile, while Cesar Chavez Elementary School and the Bethel School District 52 schools (Fairfield Elementary School, Danebo Elementary School, Prairie Mountain School, Malabon Elementary School) fall in the bottom 40% or lower. H L n spends $25,833 per student — mid-pack, and less than Cesar Chavez — so spending does not explain the gap. Its 62.7% free/reduced lunch rate is comparable to McCornack and Twin Oaks, which it outperforms by 30 to 46 points.