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Memorial Elementary School

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Memorial Elementary School ranks 125 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Memorial Elementary School is a public elementary school located in McMinnville, Oregon, serving 530 students in grades K-5. The school 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.

Memorial Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Oregon, with rankings ranging from 51 to 125 out of over 700 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly higher than the district and state averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 65.9% of 5th-grade students at Memorial Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 47.1% in the district and 46.7% statewide. The school also excels in supporting various student subgroups, with high rankings for female, male, Hispanic, and white students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and those receiving special education services.

While Memorial Elementary has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, reaching 38.1% in 2022-2023, the school's rates are still lower than the McMinnville School District and state averages. The school also spends approximately $16,320 per student, which is higher than the district average and likely contributes to its strong academic performance. When compared to other elementary schools in the area, such as Dundee Elementary and Ewing Young Elementary in the Newberg School District, as well as Amity Elementary in the Amity School District, Memorial Elementary consistently outperforms these schools on various academic measures.

557

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,320

Per pupil spending ?

77.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 NW 14th St
McMinnville, OR 97128

(503) 565-4800

District: McMinnville School District 40

Students who attend Memorial Elementary School usually attend:

High:

McMinnville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.3%

Hispanic:

20.8%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2014 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (55% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in McMinnville School District 40

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg39%

Oregon avg38%

125^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	79.2	125 of 706	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	67 of 710	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	51 of 706	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	55 of 706	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	109 of 705	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	96 of 709	86.5%	★★★★☆
2017	83.5	89 of 701	87.3%	★★★★☆
2016	83.6	88 of 697	87.4%	★★★★☆
2015	84.5	86 of 706	87.8%	★★★★☆
2014	85.6	63 of 695	90.9%	★★★★★
2013	91.1	30 of 707	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	88.6	41 of 730	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	86.5	43 of 695	93.8%	★★★★★
2010	63.3	253 of 674	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.3	202 of 665	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.1	312 of 655	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.7	248 of 652	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.7	226 of 636	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.0	286 of 629	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.1	191 of 586	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	109 of 653	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	49 of 658	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	40 of 652	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	52 of 646	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	75.1	135 of 621	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	114 of 681	83.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	43 of 362	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	47 of 365	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	23 of 360	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	75.3	39 of 339	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	36 of 364	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	67.9	93 of 475	80.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	38 of 518	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	17 of 523	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	47 of 595	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	53 of 703	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	5 of 597	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	4 of 640	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	124 of 664	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	92 of 662	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	65 of 665	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	59 of 654	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.0	124 of 623	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	82 of 680	87.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	46 of 352	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	29 of 215	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	31.8	209 of 303	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	404 of 481	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	119 of 669	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	45 of 670	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	37 of 656	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	41 of 666	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	80.2	116 of 662	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	81 of 683	88.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+16 vs state

Mathematics57%+21 vs state

Science40%+10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Memorial Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Memorial Elementary School attend?

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

High : McMinnville High School

What is the racial makeup of Memorial Elementary School?

Students at Memorial Elementary School are 69% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

Is Memorial Elementary School a good school?

Memorial Elementary School ranks 125^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Memorial Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Memorial Elementary School.

What district is Memorial Elementary School in?

McMinnville School District 40

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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 29, 2026

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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