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Willamette Elementary School

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Willamette Elementary School ranks 355 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

355^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Willamette Elementary School is a public elementary school in McMinnville, Oregon, serving 446 students in grades K-5. It is part of the McMinnville School District 40, which is ranked 33 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Willamette Elementary School's performance has fluctuated over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 183 out of 709 Oregon elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 489 out of 706 in 2022-2023. Its SchoolDigger star rating has also varied, from 2 stars in the most recent years to 4 stars in 2015-2016, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019. The school performs better in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, but lower for Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Willamette Elementary's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally lower than the district and state averages, and the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 28.1% to 38.1% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Grandhaven Elementary and Memorial Elementary within the same district have higher statewide rankings and test scores than Willamette Elementary. However, Willamette performs better than some other nearby schools outside the district, such as Dayton Grade School and Amity Elementary School, which have lower statewide rankings and test scores. Willamette Elementary's higher spending per student, at $17,884 in 2022-2023, and relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.6 to 15.5, suggest a focus on providing resources and support for its students.

443

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,884

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 SW Fellows St
McMinnville, OR 97128

(503) 565-4600

District: McMinnville School District 40

Students who attend Willamette Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Duniway Middle School
High:	McMinnville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.7%

Hispanic:

44.9%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2014 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg39%

Oregon avg38%

355^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the McMinnville School District 40

33^rd of 140McMinnville School District 40 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	45.0	355 of 706	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	418 of 710	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	489 of 706	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	340 of 706	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	212 of 705	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	183 of 709	74.2%	★★★★☆
2017	60.4	249 of 701	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.1	210 of 697	69.9%	★★★★☆
2015	52.1	312 of 706	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.2	305 of 695	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.0	266 of 707	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.1	181 of 730	75.2%	★★★★☆
2011	71.4	166 of 695	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	58.7	297 of 674	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.5	304 of 665	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.9	369 of 655	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	75.9	112 of 652	82.8%	★★★★☆
2006	53.1	345 of 636	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.5	299 of 629	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.1	240 of 586	59.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	45 of 101	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	29 of 97	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	28.8	70 of 80	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	97.5	2 of 97	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	49.8	54 of 179	69.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	341 of 653	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	419 of 658	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	434 of 652	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	311 of 646	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	251 of 621	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	133 of 681	80.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	150 of 362	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	214 of 365	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	253 of 360	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	72.9	46 of 339	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	49 of 364	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	66 of 475	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	277 of 518	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	349 of 523	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	318 of 595	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	335 of 703	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.2	28 of 597	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	16 of 640	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	309 of 664	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	359 of 662	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	466 of 665	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	318 of 654	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	231 of 623	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	223 of 680	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	226 of 352	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	237 of 299	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	203 of 231	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	205 of 215	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	61.4	79 of 303	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	149 of 481	69.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	281 of 669	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	325 of 670	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	392 of 656	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	317 of 666	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	215 of 662	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	178 of 683	73.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Mathematics34%~ state avg

Science26%-4 vs state

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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
Willamette Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 SW Fellows St	McMinnville	97128	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 565-4600	443	30	14.7	79.9%	229 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	199 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	45	355^th of 706 public elementary schools	49.7%		37.8	418^th of 710 public elementary schools	41.1%	63	35.4	39.1	50.5	39.1	33.8	31.6	26.0	$17,884	$2,131	$15,754
Newby Elementary School	Public	K-5	1125 NW 2nd St	McMinnville	97128	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 565-4900	443	28	16.0	81.9%	231 (52.1%)	3 (0.7%)	177 (40.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	34.2	454^th of 706 public elementary schools	35.7%		46.3	343^rd of 710 public elementary schools	51.7%	111	37.7	34.7	38.6	38.5	29.5	23.2	19.0	$17,877	$2,072	$15,805
Sue Buel Elementary	Public	K-5	1985 SE Davis St	McMinnville	97128	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 565-5500	398	25	15.7	83.7%	192 (48.2%)	1 (0.3%)	179 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.8%)	29.3	501^st of 706 public elementary schools	29.0%		31.6	476^th of 710 public elementary schools	33.0%	25	37.9	31.2	29.1	43.9	26.9	16.7	17.5	$18,489	$2,703	$15,786
Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 NW 14th St	McMinnville	97128	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 565-4800	557	29	18.8	77.2%	386 (69.3%)	7 (1.3%)	116 (20.8%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (6.1%)	79.2	125^th of 706 public elementary schools	82.3%		88	67^th of 710 public elementary schools	90.6%	58	43.5	67.5	65.9	52.7	66.7	52.2	40.2	$16,320	$1,184	$15,135
Grandhaven Elementary School	Public	K-5	3200 NE McDonald Ln	McMinnville	97128	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 565-4700	446	29	15.4	84.3%	255 (57.2%)	5 (1.1%)	156 (35.0%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.4%)	58.5	248^th of 706 public elementary schools	64.9%		60	239^th of 710 public elementary schools	66.3%	9	53.5	44.7	52.0	49.3	45.2	28.8	27.8	$17,720	$1,739	$15,982
Amity Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Rice Ln	Amity	97101	Yamhill County	Amity School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 835-3751	320	18	18.1	64.7%	242 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (18.8%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	37.7	423^rd of 706 public elementary schools	40.1%		22.7	565^th of 710 public elementary schools	20.4%	142	24.0	44.7	33.9	48.0	36.8	15.0	30.6	$16,211	$1,049	$15,162
Wascher Elementary School	Public	K-5	986 7th St	Lafayette	97127	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 565-5400	371	23	16.2	82.2%	220 (59.3%)	1 (0.3%)	125 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.4%)	52.1	288^th of 706 public elementary schools	59.2%		49.8	311^th of 710 public elementary schools	56.2%	23	41.2	45.8	43.1	48.5	41.7	34.7	26.4	$17,777	$2,797	$14,980
Yamhill Carlton Elementary School	Public	K-3	420 S Third St	Carlton	97111	Yamhill County	Yamhill Carlton School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 852-7161	276	16	17.5	50.4%	228 (82.6%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.8%)								(n/a)	47.0			45.5				$15,495	$1,537	$13,958
Dayton Grade School	Public	K-5	526 Ferry St	Dayton	97114	Yamhill County	Dayton School District 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 864-2217	320	21	15.3	117.8%	187 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	32.3	471^st of 706 public elementary schools	33.3%		19.1	607^th of 710 public elementary schools	14.5%	136	28.6	20.9	39.3	40.8		30.9	20.0	$17,884	$00	$17,884
Dundee Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 SW 5th	Dundee	97115	Yamhill County	Newberg School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 554-4850	216	17	13.0	69.0%	163 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (6.9%)	68.3	183^rd of 706 public elementary schools	74.1%		72.7	157^th of 710 public elementary schools	77.9%	26	31.4	48.7	63.4	40.0	46.2	50.0	57.1	$20,628	$00	$20,628

Frequently Asked Questions about Willamette Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Willamette Elementary School?

Students at Willamette Elementary School are 52% White, 45% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Willamette Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Duniway Middle School
High : McMinnville High School

What district is Willamette Elementary School in?

McMinnville School District 40

Is Willamette Elementary School a good school?

Willamette Elementary School ranks 355^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Willamette Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Willamette Elementary School.

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