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Dorena School

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Dorena School ranks 523 rd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

523^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Dorena School is an elementary school located in Dorena, Oregon, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 86 students. It is part of the South Lane School District 45J3, which is ranked 62 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dorena School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 28.5% to 38.1%, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like London School (34.3%), Bohemia Elementary (34.3%), and Harrison Elementary (34.3%). Additionally, Dorena School's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the district and state averages, and it has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 71.95% to 76.74%, significantly higher than nearby schools.

While Dorena School's overall performance is relatively low, it has shown stronger performance in certain student subgroups, such as ranking 123 out of 680 Oregon elementary schools for male students in 2017-2018 and 164 out of 597 for low socioeconomic status students in 2018-2019. However, the school's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools in the South Lane School District, as well as schools in other districts like Creslane Elementary and Pleasant Hill Elementary. Dorena School has a relatively high spending per student, ranging from $24,692 to $33,095 in recent years, which is higher than the spending at nearby schools.

100

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,692

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37141 Row River Rd
Dorena, OR 97434-9801

(541) 946-1506

District: South Lane School District 45J3

Students who attend Dorena School usually attend:

High:

Cottage Grove High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.0%

Hispanic:

9.0%

American Indian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2012 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (27% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2012

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg30%

Oregon avg38%

523^rd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the South Lane School District 45J3

62^nd of 140South Lane School District 45J3 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	523 of 706	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.4	207 of 710	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	36.1	457 of 705	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	279 of 709	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	28.0	532 of 701	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	596 of 697	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	609 of 706	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.8	502 of 695	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	56.8	313 of 707	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.1	392 of 730	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.9	270 of 695	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.9	152 of 674	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	76.1	131 of 665	80.3%	★★★★☆
2008	72.2	150 of 655	77.1%	★★★★☆
2007	72.5	139 of 652	78.7%	★★★★☆
2006	74.0	119 of 636	81.3%	★★★★☆
2005	82.0	54 of 629	91.4%	★★★★★
2004	50.1	322 of 586	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	62.4	164 of 597	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	118 of 640	81.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	76.4	123 of 680	81.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	490 of 669	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.5	295 of 670	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	346 of 683	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	27.2	300 of 384	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.8	266 of 383	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.9	316 of 382	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.7	361 of 395	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	45.5	216 of 357	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.6	99 of 343	71.1%	★★★★☆
2009	63.3	106 of 323	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.8	73 of 315	76.8%	★★★★☆
2007	82.1	31 of 295	89.5%	★★★★☆
2006	71.1	55 of 285	80.7%	★★★★☆
2005	95.2	7 of 271	97.4%	★★★★★
2004	82.3	37 of 270	86.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	39.3	204 of 325	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	19.9	310 of 357	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2018)82nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)73rd percentile+37 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)37th percentile+15 vs school

White (2018)13th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-11 vs state

Mathematics24%-11 vs state

Science20%-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 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
Dorena School	Public	K-8	37141 Row River Rd	Dorena	97434	Lane County	South Lane School District 45J3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 946-1506	100	6	18.1	77.0%	88 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	27.4	523^rd of 706 public elementary schools	25.9%		64.4	207^th of 710 public elementary schools	70.8%	316	38.5	21.4	30.0	35.7			30.8	35.7	20.0	7.1			20.0		$24,692	$1,699	$22,993
Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Taylor Ave	Cottage Grove	97424	Lane County	South Lane School District 45J3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 942-3389	450	27	16.6	69.3%	391 (86.9%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	38	420^th of 706 public elementary schools	40.5%		39.5	400^th of 710 public elementary schools	43.7%	20	40.9	26.5	41.9				36.4	34.5	31.1				22.6		$19,457	$1,737	$17,720
Bohemia Elementary School	Public	K-5	721 S R St	Cottage Grove	97424	Lane County	South Lane School District 45J3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 942-3313	443	27	16.4	67.0%	286 (64.6%)	2 (0.5%)	137 (30.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	24.8	547^th of 706 public elementary schools	22.5%		31	486^th of 710 public elementary schools	31.5%	61	34.0	31.3	26.0				46.8	27.9	6.7				8.0		$19,549	$1,791	$17,758
London School	Public	K-8	73288 London Rd	Cottage Grove	97424	Lane County	South Lane School District 45J3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 942-0183	72	6	12.0	63.9%	64 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)															$19,606	$1,762	$17,844
Lundy Elementary School	Public	K-6	45 S Moss St	Lowell	97452	Lane County	Lowell School District 71	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 937-2105	176	14	12.2	77.3%	129 (73.3%)	1 (0.6%)	22 (12.5%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.9%)	44.5	361^st of 706 public elementary schools	48.9%		46	348^th of 710 public elementary schools	51.0%	13	33.3	50.0	50.0	54.5			33.3	35.0	23.3	40.9			10.0		$20,149	$596	$19,552
Mountain View Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	45 S Moss St	Lowell	97452	Lane County	Lowell School District 71	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 285-0043	138	9	16.0	69.6%	112 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)	66.9	191^st of 706 public elementary schools	72.9%		47.1	336^th of 710 public elementary schools	52.7%	145	62.5	43.8	92.3	53.3	53.3	30.8	62.5	31.3	38.5	6.7	26.7	15.4	61.5	23.1	$5,304	$431	$4,872
Creslane Elementary School	Public	K-5	996 W A St	Creswell	97426	Lane County	Creswell School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 895-6140	480	26	18.3	71.9%	366 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (15.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.4%)	44.7	359^th of 706 public elementary schools	49.2%		49.8	310^th of 710 public elementary schools	56.3%	49	30.2	45.9	40.9				30.2	47.3	29.9				33.0		$19,763	$1,521	$18,242
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	36386 Hwy 58	Pleasant Hill	97455	Lane County	Pleasant Hill School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 736-0400	417	25	16.6	52.8%	359 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	60.8	234^th of 706 public elementary schools	66.9%		46.4	341^st of 710 public elementary schools	52.0%	107	42.5	50.7	47.4				50.0	43.7	33.3				40.0		$14,988	$1,578	$13,409

Frequently Asked Questions about Dorena School

Is Dorena School a good school?

Dorena School ranks 523^rd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Dorena School attend?

Students who attend Dorena School usually go on to attend:

High : Cottage Grove High School

How many students attend Dorena School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 100 students attended Dorena School.

What district is Dorena School in?

South Lane School District 45J3

What is the racial makeup of Dorena School?

Students at Dorena School are 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

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