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Sam Case Elementary

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Sam Case Elementary ranks 482 nd of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

482^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Sam Case Elementary is a grade 3–5 school in Newport, Oregon, serving 353 students as part of the Lincoln County School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 482nd of 709 Oregon elementary schools — the 32nd percentile, 2 stars — a modest rebound from the 27th percentile the year before, though still below its mid-50th percentile standing of a decade ago.

Academically, Sam Case sits above its district but below the state. Math is its relative strength: 30.0% of students met proficiency, compared with 20.2% district-wide and 32.9% statewide. ELA came in at 37.2% against 34.4% district and 43.8% state. Science is the weakest subject at 17.0%, below both the district (24.1%) and the state (30.6%). Among tested nearby schools, Sam Case posts the highest math proficiency — ahead of Crestview Heights School (25.6%) and Toledo Elementary School (11.0%) — while Crestview leads in ELA (51.5%) and science (32.6%). Grade-level results show 5th grade as a pressure point: ELA slips to 31.5% and math to 21.8%.

Attendance stands out. Chronic absenteeism is 26.2%, the lowest among nearby schools and better than the district (39.1%) and state (33.5%) — down sharply from 45.0% in 2021–2022. Sam Case spends $20,771 per student, less than Crestview and Yaquina View Elementary, and has the highest student-teacher ratio of the group at 16.0. Effectiveness varies across student groups: low-income students rank near the state middle, while English Language Learner students (7th percentile, 2023–2024) and special education students (20th percentile, 2024–2025) rank lower, suggesting room for targeted support.

353

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,771

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

459 NE 12th St
Newport, OR 97365-2297

(541) 265-8598

District: Lincoln County School District

Students who attend Sam Case Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Newport Middle School
High:	Newport High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.9%

Hispanic:

39.9%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (31% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg27%

Oregon avg37%

482^nd of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Lincoln County School District

113^th of 141Lincoln County School District 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	31.9	482 of 709	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	515 of 706	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	433 of 710	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	419 of 706	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	388 of 706	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	388 of 705	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	377 of 709	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.3	418 of 701	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.9	311 of 697	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.3	327 of 706	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.3	397 of 695	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.0	354 of 707	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.4	298 of 730	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	34.2	530 of 695	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.3	427 of 674	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.7	517 of 665	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.3	489 of 655	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	52.4	309 of 652	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.7	305 of 636	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.0	348 of 629	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.8	243 of 586	58.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	26.7	90 of 97	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	57 of 87	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	51 of 80	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	102 of 179	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	449 of 655	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	480 of 653	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	417 of 658	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	386 of 652	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	394 of 646	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	351 of 621	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	405 of 681	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	299 of 377	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	267 of 362	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	267 of 365	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.0	110 of 360	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	75 of 339	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	38.4	238 of 364	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	325 of 475	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.9	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	321 of 521	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	319 of 518	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	279 of 523	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	249 of 595	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	384 of 703	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.3	114 of 597	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	164 of 640	74.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	429 of 657	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	466 of 664	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	393 of 662	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	408 of 665	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	331 of 654	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	286 of 623	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	333 of 680	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	67 of 79	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	34 of 54	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	139 of 212	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	280 of 352	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	184 of 299	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	200 of 303	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.4	121 of 481	74.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	323 of 670	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.0	388 of 669	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	347 of 670	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	409 of 656	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	384 of 666	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	322 of 662	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	334 of 683	51.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)52nd percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2025)50th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)15th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-7 vs state

Mathematics30%-3 vs state

Science17%-14 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 All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sam Case Elementary	Public	3-5	459 NE 12th St	Newport	97365	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 265-8598	353	22	16.0	90.1%	169 (47.9%)	3 (0.8%)	141 (39.9%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.6%)	31.9	482^nd of 709 public elementary schools	32.0%		28.2	515^th of 706 public elementary schools	27.1%	33	41.0	39.3	31.5		37.2	37.0	31.7	21.8		30.0	17.0	17.0	$20,771	$1,413	$19,358
Yaquina View Elementary	Public	K-2	351 SE Harney St	Newport	97365	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 265-4637	264	18	14.6	90.5%	126 (47.7%)	3 (1.1%)	105 (39.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	21 (8.0%)								(n/a)													$23,035	$1,967	$21,068
Toledo Elementary School	Public	K-6	600 SE Sturdevant Rd	Toledo	97391	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 336-5121	321	22	14.9	89.7%	220 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.8%)	8.4	687^th of 709 public elementary schools	3.1%		14.9	635^th of 706 public elementary schools	10.1%	52	27.9	12.8	20.0	10.9	17.9	21.4	7.7	8.9	6.5	11.0	6.7	6.7	$21,018	$1,785	$19,232
Crestview Heights School	Public	K-6	3000 Crestline Dr	Waldport	97394	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 563-3237	264	20	12.9	89.4%	207 (78.4%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.8%)	47.6	338^th of 709 public elementary schools	52.3%		38.3	411^th of 706 public elementary schools	41.8%	73	56.7	34.4	58.1	56.0	51.5	33.3	22.6	23.3	24.0	25.6	32.6	32.6	$25,520	$2,274	$23,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Sam Case Elementary

How many students attend Sam Case Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Sam Case Elementary.

What district is Sam Case Elementary in?

Lincoln County School District

Is Sam Case Elementary a good school?

Sam Case Elementary ranks 482^nd of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sam Case Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sam Case Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Newport Middle School
High : Newport High School

What is the racial makeup of Sam Case Elementary?

Students at Sam Case Elementary are 48% White, 40% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

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