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Joan Austin Elementary School

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Joan Austin Elementary School ranks 256 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Joan Austin Elementary School is a small K–5 school in Newberg, Oregon, serving 195 students in Newberg School District 29J, a district ranked 20th of 141 in Oregon, and it ranked 256th of 709 Oregon elementary schools for 2025–26 (64th percentile, 3 stars).

Academically, the school performs above the state average but slightly below its district. In 2025–26, 51.4% of students met ELA standards and 41.4% met math standards, both above Oregon’s 43.8% and 32.9%, while science was exactly at the state average at 30.6% and 4.4 points below the district. Results are sharply uneven by grade: third grade is strong, with 56.8% in ELA and 55.3% in math, but fifth grade falls to 44.4% in ELA and just 25.0% in math—24.5 points below the district in math. Nearby, Antonia Crater Elementary School and Mabel Rush Elementary School post higher overall results despite lower per-pupil spending, and Ewing Young Elementary School, the district’s top-ranked elementary, spends $4,266 less per student. The school has the highest per-pupil spending in this comparison group at $23,085 and a low student–teacher ratio of 13.4, but that advantage is not showing up in its relative ranking.

Two other trends matter for families. Chronic absenteeism has improved substantially, from 35.8% in 2022–23 to 25.4% in 2024–25—now below both district and state averages, though still the highest among Newberg elementaries. At the same time, the share of students from low-income families rose from 47.71% to 70.26% in two years, though such jumps can reflect changes in how meals are counted. The school’s strongest signal is its work with low-income students, who rank at the 76th percentile with 4 stars, well above the school’s overall 64th percentile. The caution is momentum: the school slipped from the 72nd to the 64th percentile in 2025–26, the only Newberg elementary moving backward that year, while peers such as Dundee Elementary School and Edwards Elementary School held or improved. The clearest next step is investigating fifth-grade math.

195

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,085

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93.5%

Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.1% (any vaccine)

2200 N Center St
Newberg, OR 97132-6114

(503) 554-4550

District: Newberg School District 29J

Students who attend Joan Austin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain View Middle School
High:	Newberg Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.1%

Hispanic:

26.2%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 40th percentile in 2019 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (44% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 64th (2026) from a 40th-percentile low (2019)

✓Above the Oregon median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Newberg School District 29J's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg43%

Oregon avg37%

256^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Newberg School District 29J

20^th of 141Newberg School District 29J 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	256 of 709	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.8	201 of 706	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	45.1	355 of 710	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	368 of 706	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	269 of 706	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	422 of 705	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	271 of 709	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.2	277 of 701	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.0	205 of 697	70.6%	★★★★☆
2015	72.3	168 of 706	76.2%	★★★★☆
2014	79.5	111 of 695	84.0%	★★★★☆
2013	74.3	143 of 707	79.8%	★★★★☆
2012	65.2	230 of 730	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.5	343 of 695	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	21.5	591 of 674	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.9	419 of 665	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	199 of 655	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.2	145 of 653	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	48.8	289 of 658	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	286 of 652	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	219 of 646	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	441 of 621	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	369 of 681	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	90 of 377	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	57 of 475	88.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	127 of 521	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	64.2	119 of 518	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	242 of 595	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	266 of 703	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	371 of 597	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.6	76 of 640	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	286 of 657	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.1	214 of 664	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	383 of 662	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	390 of 665	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	311 of 654	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	327 of 623	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.1	183 of 680	73.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	40.6	113 of 215	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.2	81 of 481	83.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	236 of 670	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.2	245 of 669	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	360 of 670	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	432 of 656	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	326 of 666	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	424 of 662	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	335 of 683	51.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)76th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile~ school

Male (2026)56th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2022)47th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%+8 vs state

Mathematics41%+9 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)							OSAS Mathematics (2026)							OSAS Science (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Joan Austin Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 N Center St	Newberg	97132	Yamhill County	Newberg School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 554-4550	195	15	13.4	70.3%	121 (62.1%)	1 (0.5%)	51 (26.2%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.7%)	58.4	256^th of 709 public elementary schools	63.9%		65.8	201^st of 706 public elementary schools	71.5%	55	56.8	52.6	44.4				51.4	55.3	43.2	25.0				41.4	30.6		30.6	93.5%	6.1%	$23,085	$1,039	$22,045
Antonia Crater Elementary School	Public	K-5	203 W Foothills Dr	Newberg	97132	Yamhill County	Newberg School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 554-4650	295	18	16.4	48.8%	219 (74.2%)	6 (2.0%)	37 (12.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.8%)	74.8	144^th of 709 public elementary schools	79.7%		69.5	172^nd of 706 public elementary schools	75.6%	28	50.0	45.6	68.0				54.3	54.5	51.8	56.0				54.0	44.0		44.0	88.3%	10.9%	$20,464	$241	$20,223
Mabel Rush Elementary School	Public	K-5	1441 Deborah Rd	Newberg	97132	Yamhill County	Newberg School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 554-4450	378	23	16.5	67.7%	255 (67.5%)	6 (1.6%)	73 (19.3%)	9 (2.4%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	27 (7.1%)	69.1	183^rd of 709 public elementary schools	74.2%		65.2	206^th of 706 public elementary schools	70.8%	23	55.0	46.4	61.0				54.4	54.2	44.9	51.3				50.0	32.9		32.9	88.1%	10.8%	$19,302	$258	$19,043
Edwards Elementary School	Public	K-5	715 E 8th	Newberg	97132	Yamhill County	Newberg School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 554-5050	426	24	17.4	75.1%	187 (43.9%)	3 (0.7%)	217 (50.9%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	53.5	298^th of 709 public elementary schools	58.0%		47.9	327^th of 706 public elementary schools	53.7%	29	43.6	43.5	50.8				45.7	34.6	42.0	49.2				41.3	31.1		31.1	95.6%	3%	$19,336	$1,845	$17,491
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	88.1%	10.9%	$21,732	$399	$21,333
Ewing Young Elementary School	Public	K-5	17600 NE North Valley Rd	Newberg	97132	Yamhill County	Newberg School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 554-4750	172	9	19.7	50.0%	133 (77.3%)	1 (0.6%)	29 (16.9%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	95.1	32^nd of 709 public elementary schools	95.5%		90.9	52^nd of 706 public elementary schools	92.6%	20	70.6	81.5	70.4				74.6	70.6	76.9	63.0				70.0	59.3		59.3	92.2%	7.2%	$18,819	$276	$18,542
Middleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23505 SW Old Hwy 99W	Sherwood	97140	Washington County	Sherwood School District 88J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 825-5300	395	24	16.3	12.7%	295 (74.7%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.1%)	19 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.6%)	87.1	73^rd of 709 public elementary schools	89.7%		93.1	40^th of 706 public elementary schools	94.3%	33	61.2	74.4	63.6				66.8	65.7	64.6	54.7				61.9	42.4		42.4	94.4%	5.1%	$19,573	$147	$19,426
Ridges Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21472 SW Copper Terrace	Sherwood	97140	Washington County	Sherwood School District 88J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 825-5700	635	31	20.3	21.4%	415 (65.4%)	5 (0.8%)	91 (14.3%)	46 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	72 (11.3%)	93.1	39^th of 709 public elementary schools	94.5%		90.6	56^th of 706 public elementary schools	92.1%	17	64.0	65.0	74.6				68.0	67.6	70.0	68.0				68.6	61.5		61.5	93.9%	5.8%	$16,259	$147	$16,112
Archer Glen Elementary School	Public	K-5	16155 SW Sunset Blvd	Sherwood	97140	Washington County	Sherwood School District 88J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 825-5100	308	17	17.6	20.1%	236 (76.6%)	3 (1.0%)	40 (13.0%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	14 (4.5%)	89.8	56^th of 709 public elementary schools	92.1%		92.9	41^st of 706 public elementary schools	94.2%	15	83.0	61.7	61.3				67.5	83.0	60.0	58.1				65.7	58.1		58.1	92.5%	7.5%	$18,467	$147	$18,320
Sherwood Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	23264 SW Main St	Sherwood	97140	Washington County	Sherwood School District 88J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 925-8007	222	13	17.0	—	173 (77.9%)	7 (3.2%)	12 (5.4%)	9 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.0%)	83.5	96^th of 709 public elementary schools	86.5%		87.4	75^th of 706 public elementary schools	89.4%	21	54.5	68.0	76.0	57.7	58.8	57.9	62.7	77.3	48.0	41.7	50.0	27.8	52.6	50.0	50.0	61.9	55.6	86.8%	13.2%	$5,901	$147	$5,754

Frequently Asked Questions about Joan Austin Elementary School

How many students attend Joan Austin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 195 students attended Joan Austin Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Joan Austin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Joan Austin Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountain View Middle School
High : Newberg Senior High School

Is Joan Austin Elementary School a good school?

Joan Austin Elementary School ranks 256^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Joan Austin Elementary School in?

Newberg School District 29J

What is the racial makeup of Joan Austin Elementary School?

Students at Joan Austin Elementary School are 62% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

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