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Marcola Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

543^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Marcola Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Marcola, Oregon, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 139 students. The school is part of the Marcola School District 79J, which is ranked 29 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marcola Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, ranging from 382nd to 555th out of 695-710 schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Oregon elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics were below the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, Marcola's proficiency rate was 31.6% compared to the state average of 40.3% and the district average of 36%. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.6% to 38.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Springfield School District, Marcola Elementary School's performance is generally lower, with similar or slightly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics at schools like Maple Elementary School and Mt. Vernon Elementary School. However, the top-performing school in the area is Coburg Community Charter School, which consistently outperforms Marcola and the other Springfield schools across all subject areas and grade levels.

139

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,160

Per pupil spending ?

61.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38300 Wendling Rd
Marcola, OR 97454-9732

(541) 933-2411

District: Marcola School District 79J

Students who attend Marcola Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Mohawk High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Hispanic:

10.8%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2014 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg36%

Oregon avg38%

543^rd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 140Marcola School District 79J 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	25.2	543 of 706	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	485 of 710	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	494 of 706	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	476 of 706	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	555 of 705	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	435 of 709	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.2	437 of 701	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.4	382 of 697	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	485 of 706	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.5	488 of 695	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	67.7	202 of 707	71.4%	★★★★☆
2012	51.8	364 of 730	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.1	203 of 695	70.8%	★★★★☆
2010	83.1	73 of 674	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	88.1	25 of 665	96.2%	★★★★★
2008	80.5	84 of 655	87.2%	★★★★☆
2007	60.4	243 of 652	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.6	369 of 636	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.6	401 of 629	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	69.5	163 of 586	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	30.3	459 of 652	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	343 of 646	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	517 of 621	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	377 of 681	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	32.6	472 of 703	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	347 of 640	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	463 of 664	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	356 of 662	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	324 of 665	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	328 of 654	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.6	564 of 623	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.1	356 of 680	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	554 of 669	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	543 of 670	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	503 of 656	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	507 of 666	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	560 of 662	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	513 of 683	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2023)30th percentile~ school

White (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics26%-9 vs state

English Language Arts24%-19 vs state

Science21%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Marcola 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
Marcola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	38300 Wendling Rd	Marcola	97454	Lane County	Marcola School District 79J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 933-2411	139	9	15.6	61.9%	114 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)	25.2	543^rd of 706 public elementary schools	23.1%		31.1	485^th of 710 public elementary schools	31.7%	58	31.6	10.0	33.3	15.0			52.6	10.0	17.6	15.0			20.8		$18,160	$1,439	$16,720
Walterville Elementary School	Public	K-5	40589 McKenzie Hwy	Springfield	97478	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 744-6415	172	8	20.4	64.5%	146 (84.9%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.8%)	58.1	254^th of 706 public elementary schools	64.0%		52.7	289^th of 710 public elementary schools	59.3%	35	44.1	33.3	60.0				44.1	29.2	44.0				44.0		$25,799	$3,758	$22,041
Thurston Elementary School	Public	K-5	7345 Thurston Rd	Springfield	97478	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 744-6411	348	20	17.4	66.7%	266 (76.4%)	4 (1.1%)	34 (9.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (10.3%)	78	128^th of 706 public elementary schools	81.9%		79.9	118^th of 710 public elementary schools	83.4%	10	47.7	55.4	75.9				33.8	63.2	72.4				55.9		$21,363	$1,631	$19,732
Ridgeview Elementary School	Public	K-5	526 66th St	Springfield	97478	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 744-6308	371	19	19.0	100.0%	283 (76.3%)	6 (1.6%)	55 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	47.1	331^st of 706 public elementary schools	53.1%		50.4	305^th of 710 public elementary schools	57.0%	26	44.0	31.5	40.3				48.0	46.6	31.1				24.2		$22,696	$3,185	$19,511
Yolanda Elementary School	Public	K-5	2350 Yolanda Ave	Springfield	97477	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 744-6418	362	20	18.0	64.9%	261 (72.1%)	2 (0.6%)	73 (20.2%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	34.6	450^th of 706 public elementary schools	36.3%		38.3	412^th of 710 public elementary schools	42.0%	38	50.0	35.3	31.5				45.9	19.1	16.7				17.2		$22,903	$2,865	$20,038
Riverbend Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 N 51st St	Springfield	97478	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 988-2511	424	25	16.9	100.7%	264 (62.3%)	4 (0.9%)	108 (25.5%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	34 (8.0%)	11.5	666^th of 706 public elementary schools	5.7%		12	664^th of 710 public elementary schools	6.5%	2	20.3	11.8	22.7				21.9		14.7				11.8		$20,552	$2,278	$18,274
Elizabeth Page Elementary School	Public	K-5	1300 Hayden Bridge Rd	Springfield	97477	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 744-6407	291	20	14.8	100.3%	183 (62.9%)	8 (2.7%)	74 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	34.3	453^rd of 706 public elementary schools	35.8%		32.5	467^th of 710 public elementary schools	34.2%	14	33.3	35.1	34.0				28.6	40.0	23.1				30.2		$23,441	$3,068	$20,373
Maple Elementary School	Public	K-5	2109 J St	Springfield	97477	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 744-6395	257	15	17.1	119.1%	168 (65.4%)	2 (0.8%)	67 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.2%)	19.1	597^th of 706 public elementary schools	15.4%		17.6	619^th of 710 public elementary schools	12.8%	22	33.3	29.4	26.0				28.2	21.6	8.2				14.0		$24,995	$3,524	$21,471
Mt Vernon Elementary School	Public	K-5	935 Filbert Ln	Springfield	97478	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 744-6403	354	24	15.0	100.0%	186 (52.5%)	4 (1.1%)	137 (38.7%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)	19.5	589^th of 706 public elementary schools	16.6%		15.3	638^th of 710 public elementary schools	10.1%	49	40.0	27.3	26.0				26.7	16.4	7.7				10.9		$21,784	$2,620	$19,164
Coburg Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	91274 N Coburg Rd	Eugene	97401	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 344-4113	226	13	18.0		197 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	21 (9.3%)	86.9	78^th of 706 public elementary schools	89.0%		93.4	37^th of 710 public elementary schools	94.8%	41	50.0	48.0	82.6	82.6	91.3	69.6	47.8	68.0	65.2	81.8	73.9	69.6	72.7	34.8	$11,752	$1,001	$10,751

Frequently Asked Questions about Marcola Elementary School

What district is Marcola Elementary School in?

Marcola School District 79J

How many students attend Marcola Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 139 students attended Marcola Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Marcola Elementary School?

Students at Marcola Elementary School are 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is Marcola Elementary School a good school?

Marcola Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.1% of Oregon elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Marcola Elementary School attend?

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

High : Mohawk High School

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