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Veneta Elementary School

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Veneta Elementary School ranks 237 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Veneta Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 338 students in grades K-5 in the Fern Ridge School District 28J in Veneta, Oregon. The school has a 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger and its statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 215 out of 710 Oregon elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 361 out of 706 in 2021-2022.

Veneta Elementary consistently outperforms the Fern Ridge School District and the state of Oregon in proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, 51% of 5th graders at Veneta Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.4% for the district and 46.7% for the state. The school also excels in serving its special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 88 out of 352 and 90 out of 518 Oregon elementary schools, respectively, in 2024-2025. However, Veneta Elementary has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 27.1% in 2023-2024 to 38.1% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, Elmira Elementary in the same district performs slightly lower than Veneta Elementary, while schools in the neighboring Bethel School District, such as Malabon Elementary and Danebo Elementary, have significantly lower performance. The Chinese Language Immersion School in the Eugene School District 4J stands out with exceptional performance, ranking among the top Oregon elementary schools.

340

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,731

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

88131 Territorial Rd
Veneta, OR 97487-0370

(541) 935-8225

District: Fern Ridge School District 28J

Students who attend Veneta Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fern Ridge Middle School
High:	Elmira High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.4%

Hispanic:

14.7%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2014 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (44% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Oregon median (66th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg39%

Oregon avg38%

237^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 45 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Fern Ridge School District 28J

48^th of 140Fern Ridge School District 28J 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	60.4	237 of 706	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	215 of 710	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	260 of 706	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	361 of 706	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	293 of 705	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	379 of 709	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.4	383 of 701	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.7	378 of 697	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.1	558 of 706	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.9	372 of 695	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.0	376 of 707	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.7	347 of 730	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.9	309 of 695	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.5	381 of 674	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.7	323 of 665	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.8	270 of 655	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.0	304 of 652	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.4	167 of 636	73.7%	★★★★☆
2005	56.6	296 of 629	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.1	314 of 586	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	221 of 653	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	212 of 658	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	247 of 652	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	377 of 646	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	226 of 621	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	381 of 681	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	90 of 518	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	82 of 523	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	51.4	258 of 595	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	357 of 703	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	199 of 597	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	335 of 640	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	209 of 664	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	194 of 662	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	244 of 665	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	301 of 654	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	294 of 623	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	361 of 680	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	88 of 352	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	33.2	186 of 299	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	120 of 231	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	179 of 215	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	170 of 303	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.2	462 of 481	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	291 of 669	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	291 of 670	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	312 of 656	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	433 of 666	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	397 of 662	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	487 of 683	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

White (2025)57th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics51%+15 vs state

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Science26%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Veneta 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 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
Veneta Elementary School	Public	K-5	88131 Territorial Rd	Veneta	97487	Lane County	Fern Ridge School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 935-8225	340	18	18.8	70.6%	253 (74.4%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (14.7%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	60.4	237^th of 706 public elementary schools	66.4%		63.4	215^th of 710 public elementary schools	69.7%	22	41.2	39.7	51.0				51.0	53.4	46.9				26.5		$15,731	$1,697	$14,034
Elmira Elementary School	Public	K-5	88960 Territorial Rd	Elmira	97437	Lane County	Fern Ridge School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 935-8214	261	16	16.3	70.5%	223 (85.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.4%)	38.3	410^th of 706 public elementary schools	41.9%		45.4	351^st of 710 public elementary schools	50.6%	59	40.4	48.8	34.0				31.7	30.2	24.0				26.0		$15,530	$1,232	$14,298
Applegate Elementary School	Public	K-8	85955 Territorial Rd	Eugene	97402	Lane County	Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 935-2100	225	18	12.3	58.2%	204 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.0%)	34	457^th of 706 public elementary schools	35.3%		28.2	511^th of 710 public elementary schools	28.0%	54	15.8	41.7	48.0	29.6	36.4	80.0	26.3	26.1	20.0	22.2	18.2	40.0	34.6	33.3	$22,931	$2,593	$20,339
Meadow View School	Public	K-8	1855 Legacy St	Eugene	97402	Lane County	Bethel School District 52	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 607-9700	672	37	18.3	87.9%	439 (65.3%)	3 (0.4%)	121 (18.0%)	22 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	76 (11.3%)	33.7	458^th of 706 public elementary schools	35.1%		49.2	316^th of 710 public elementary schools	55.5%	142	32.3	32.4	44.0	41.2	54.7	24.6	23.1	28.8	32.0	19.7	15.4	36.4	23.5	21.5	$16,306	$1,628	$14,678
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%)	18.3	604^th of 706 public elementary schools	14.4%		31.5	478^th of 710 public elementary schools	32.7%	126	31.9	29.6	23.7	28.8	39.7	33.3	34.8	18.6	7.1	14.0	17.9	13.5	10.3	18.4	$18,986	$1,964	$17,022
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
Territorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	92609 Territorial Rd	Junction City	97448	Lane County	Junction City School District 69	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 998-8371	132	8	16.8	81.8%	110 (83.3%)	4 (3.0%)	10 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	64.3	212^th of 706 public elementary schools	70.0%		56.7	261^st of 710 public elementary schools	63.2%	49	52.9	45.8	76.9				35.3	25.0	69.2				62.5		$17,808	$714	$17,094
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
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
Twin Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	85916 Bailey Hill Rd	Eugene	97405	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 790-3417	208	13	16.2	63.5%	153 (73.6%)	6 (2.9%)	28 (13.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.1%)	57.7	255^th of 706 public elementary schools	63.9%		69.3	176^th of 710 public elementary schools	75.2%	79	64.0	48.7	42.6				75.0	35.9	31.9				31.9		$21,671	$1,494	$20,178

Frequently Asked Questions about Veneta Elementary School

What district is Veneta Elementary School in?

Fern Ridge School District 28J

Is Veneta Elementary School a good school?

Veneta Elementary School ranks 237^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Veneta Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Veneta Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Veneta Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Fern Ridge Middle School
High : Elmira High School

What is the racial makeup of Veneta Elementary School?

Students at Veneta Elementary School are 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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