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Guy Lee Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
537th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools
Better than 24% of Oregon elementary schools
Summary

Guy Lee Elementary School is a K–5 school in Springfield, Oregon, serving 325 students in Springfield School District 19. In 2025–2026 it ranked 537th out of 709 Oregon elementary schools — the 24th percentile, with a 1-star rating — while the district ranked 92nd of 141 districts, at the 35th percentile with 2 stars. The school's percentile has risen steadily from 7th in 2022–2023 to 12th, then 13th, then 24th in 2025–2026, its highest in the decade of data, though it still sits in the bottom quartile of Oregon elementary schools.

In 2025–2026, all-grade proficiency was 33.8% in English language arts, 21.9% in math, and 26.4% in science. ELA and math fall below district and state averages, and math is the clearest gap — 5.8 points below the district and 11.0 points below the state. Early-grade math is especially weak: 21.8% in third grade and 21.1% in fourth grade, roughly 19 points below both district and state. Science is a relative bright spot at 26.4%, above the district's 25.8%; among nearby Springfield schools, only Maple Elementary School was slightly higher. Fifth-grade ELA was 43.6%, above the district average and within a few points of the state.

Chronic absenteeism is the standout non-academic challenge: 43.9% in 2024–2025, above the district's 39.8% and the state's 33.5%, and higher than every nearby school in the data — though improved from 52.7% in 2021–2022. Subgroup results are uneven: Hispanic students ranked in the 54th percentile with 3 stars and low-income students in the 36th percentile with 2 stars, both above the school overall, while students in special education ranked in the 10th percentile. Nearby Eugene School District 4J schools post rank percentiles of 48–82, with lower absenteeism and higher ELA and math proficiency, though they serve much lower reported free/reduced-lunch populations. Closer to home, Guy Lee is generally below Yolanda Elementary School, Centennial Elementary School, and Elizabeth Page Elementary School in overall rank and math, but it outranks Two Rivers Dos Rios Elementary.

325
Students ?
16.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,328
Per pupil spending ?
106.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 755 Harlow Rd
       Springfield, OR  97477-1136

(541) 744-6391

District: Springfield School District 19


Students who attend Guy Lee Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Hamlin Middle School
High:    Springfield High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
47.1%
Hispanic:
41.5%
Two or more races:
7.1%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oregon average (28% vs 37% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 34% Oregon)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school28%
District avg31%
Oregon avg37%
537th of 709
Oregon public elementary schools ?
Bottom 24%▲ up 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 12Elementary Schools in the Springfield School District 19
92nd of 141Springfield School District 19 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202626.0537 of 70924.3%★☆☆☆☆
202517.3616 of 70612.7%★☆☆☆☆
202416.9626 of 71011.8%★☆☆☆☆
202312.3655 of 7067.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.0610 of 70613.6%★☆☆☆☆
201918.9607 of 70513.9%★☆☆☆☆
201811.9653 of 7097.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.6658 of 7016.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201623.1578 of 69717.1%★☆☆☆☆
201522.3580 of 70617.8%★☆☆☆☆
201426.6551 of 69520.7%★☆☆☆☆
201344.8421 of 70740.5%★★☆☆☆
201230.2570 of 73021.9%★☆☆☆☆
201128.6569 of 69518.1%★☆☆☆☆
201012.6634 of 6745.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200928.1541 of 66518.6%★☆☆☆☆
200841.3439 of 65533.0%★★☆☆☆
200724.7551 of 65215.5%★☆☆☆☆
200623.0554 of 63612.9%★☆☆☆☆
200549.2361 of 62942.6%★★☆☆☆
200442.3380 of 58635.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202624.8517 of 65521.1%★☆☆☆☆
202516.4582 of 65310.9%★☆☆☆☆
202411.4625 of 6585.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.5592 of 6529.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202225.5499 of 64622.8%★☆☆☆☆
201928.1481 of 62122.5%★☆☆☆☆
201817.7601 of 68111.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202647.9173 of 37754.1%★★★☆☆
202542.3186 of 36248.6%★★☆☆☆
202413.6363 of 3650.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.3339 of 3605.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.2313 of 3397.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201936.7245 of 36432.7%★★☆☆☆
201829.1370 of 47522.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202636.2334 of 52135.9%★★☆☆☆
202520.7470 of 5189.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.3448 of 52314.3%★☆☆☆☆
202317.6531 of 59510.8%★☆☆☆☆
202218.1607 of 70313.7%★☆☆☆☆
201933.6437 of 59726.8%★☆☆☆☆
201821.4557 of 64013.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202628.3486 of 65726.0%★☆☆☆☆
202519.5572 of 66413.9%★☆☆☆☆
202426.0508 of 66223.3%★☆☆☆☆
202310.2640 of 6653.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.1594 of 6549.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.6528 of 62315.2%★☆☆☆☆
201810.2650 of 6804.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202619.7319 of 35510.1%★☆☆☆☆
201939.1163 of 30346.2%★★☆☆☆
201820.4438 of 4818.9%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202623.2553 of 67017.5%★☆☆☆☆
202524.5539 of 66919.4%★☆☆☆☆
202432.0459 of 67031.5%★★☆☆☆
202318.4578 of 65611.9%★☆☆☆☆
202233.5463 of 66630.5%★★☆☆☆
201915.8609 of 6628.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.6670 of 6831.9%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)54th percentile+30 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2026)26th percentile~ school
Female (2026)21st percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)17th percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2026)10th percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts34%-10 vs state
Science26%-4 vs state
Mathematics22%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Open Quote The staff seems overwhelmed and unwilling to even provide basic educational duties, let alone anything extra, despite additional funding with the most recent budget allocations for support staff and IDEA provisions and accommodations. They evidently don't have functioning clocks, or are unable to accurately tell time. I personally provided sensory deprivation tools like headphones.... the list is endless in regards to my perpetual disappointment with Guy Lee elementary. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Open Quote I love Guy Lee Elementary! In an area that is extremely thin on economic affluence,they soar. Guy Lee strives to open a world of wonder and learning to children. As a volunteer I watch the staff balance a very diverse student base and encourage them to self manage, to seek answers. I feel blessed that my son's educational journey began in a beautiful community of learning like Guy Lee Elementary. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Guy Lee Elementary School

Students at Guy Lee Elementary School are 47% White, 42% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

Guy Lee Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Oregon elementary schools.

Students who attend Guy Lee Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hamlin Middle School
High : Springfield High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Guy Lee Elementary School.

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2025–26 OSAS test scoresNewSep 25, 2026
2023–24 through 2024–25 school spending dataAug 24, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 29, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataNov 20, 2025


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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