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Memorial Elementary School

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Memorial Elementary School ranks 103 rd of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Memorial Elementary School is a K–5 school serving 557 students in McMinnville, Oregon, a Yamhill County community in the heart of Oregon wine country, and it is part of McMinnville School District 40. For 2025–2026 it ranks 103rd of 709 Oregon elementary schools — the 85th percentile, 4 stars — stronger than its district's 78th-percentile, 4-star showing, though down slightly from a 2021–2023 peak when it sat in the 91st–93rd percentile with 5 stars.

Academically, Memorial performs well above district and state averages. In 2025–2026, 62.6% of students met grade-level standards in English language arts (district 48.4%, state 43.8%), and 59.5% did so in math (district 39.8%, state 32.9%) — math is the school's biggest relative advantage at 19.7 points above the district. Science is the soft spot at 37.8%: still above district (35.5%) and state (30.6%), but behind Wascher Elementary School at 41.3%. Among nearby same-district schools, Memorial has the highest ELA and math proficiency, beating Wascher by 9.4 points in ELA and 16.0 in math. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% is far below the district's 29.9% and the state's 33.5%, and is the lowest of any same-district comparator; only Ewing Young Elementary School in Newberg is lower, at 11.4%.

Memorial's results for students from low-income families are its standout: it ranks 34th of 521 Oregon schools (93rd percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–2026, after 93rd percentile in 2024–2025 and 97th in 2023–2024 — consistently in the top 3%–7% statewide, in a school where 77.2% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. Its special education subgroup ranks in the 83rd percentile with 4 stars. These outcomes don't come from unusual resources: per-student spending of $18,841 is mid-pack among nearby schools, and the student-teacher ratio of 18.8 is the second-highest in the comparison group, up from 16.7 the year before. Overall, Memorial is a strong, above-average Oregon elementary school — best in math, notably good at getting students to school, and unusually effective with low-income students — with science and rising class sizes as the main things to watch.

557

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,841

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: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (58% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Oregon elementary schools

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg43%

Oregon avg37%

103^rd of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the McMinnville School District 40

31^st of 141McMinnville 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
2026	82.4	103 of 709	85.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	83.2	85 of 655	87.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	63.9	86 of 377	77.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	81.3	34 of 521	93.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	79.1	113 of 657	82.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	69.9	61 of 355	82.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	83.0	93 of 670	86.1%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

White (2026)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts63%+19 vs state

Mathematics60%+27 vs state

Science38%+7 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 All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th 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
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%)	82.4	103^rd of 709 public elementary schools	85.5%		79.2	125^th of 706 public elementary schools	82.3%	22	57.7	58.6	71.6	62.6	56.4	63.3	58.0	59.5	37.8	37.8	$18,841	$607	$18,234
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%)	39.6	407^th of 709 public elementary schools	42.6%		34.2	454^th of 706 public elementary schools	35.7%	47	44.1	41.0	41.5	42.1	41.2	34.6	23.2	32.5	22.2	22.2	$18,805	$989	$17,816
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%)	57.7	262^nd of 709 public elementary schools	63.0%		58.5	248^th of 706 public elementary schools	64.9%	14	41.5	49.3	52.9	48.4	44.6	47.9	36.1	42.5	31.7	31.7	$17,962	$1,135	$16,828
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%)	53.5	297^th of 709 public elementary schools	58.1%		45	355^th of 706 public elementary schools	49.7%	58	46.8	31.5	55.6	45.3	46.8	25.9	47.6	40.8	31.7	31.7	$20,057	$647	$19,410
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%)	30	501^st of 709 public elementary schools	29.3%		29.3	501^st of 706 public elementary schools	29.0%		35.6	22.7	46.5	35.2	38.6	25.8	18.3	26.8	22.5	22.5	$19,847	$1,225	$18,622
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%)	64.9	211^th of 709 public elementary schools	70.2%		52.1	288^th of 706 public elementary schools	59.2%	77	41.7	50.8	66.7	53.2	35.0	47.6	47.6	43.5	41.3	41.3	$18,472	$806	$17,666
Yamhill Carlton Elementary School	Public	K-4	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)	26.9			26.9	22.8			22.8			$13,492	$878	$12,613
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%)	26.3	531^st of 709 public elementary schools	25.1%		32.3	471^st of 706 public elementary schools	33.3%	60	27.3	32.1	40.0	32.5	28.8	22.6	18.0	23.7	30.0	30.0	$23,129	$1,429	$21,700
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%)	50.2	319^th of 709 public elementary schools	55.0%		37.7	423^rd of 706 public elementary schools	40.1%	104	40.0	40.0	41.3	40.4	44.0	49.1	30.4	41.7	34.8	34.8	$17,622	$815	$16,808
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%)	67.8	189^th of 709 public elementary schools	73.3%		68.3	183^rd of 706 public elementary schools	74.1%	6	44.1	44.4	64.1	51.4	47.1	50.0	51.3	49.5	38.5	38.5	$21,732	$399	$21,333

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 103^rd of 709 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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