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Gaston Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
300 Park St
Gaston, OR 97119
Phone
(503) 985-7240
District
Gaston SD 511J
County
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
234
Classroom Teachers
16

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Oregon

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.9% of all OR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Gaston Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
40%
51%
40%
41%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
40%
37%
42%
37%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
40%
39%
61%
47%
19%
31%
40%
39%
61%
47%
19%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
35%
50%
41%
30%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
15
14
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 34 14.5%
Grade 1 33 14.1%
Grade 2 25 10.7%
Grade 3 31 13.2%
Grade 4 30 12.8%
Grade 5 32 13.7%
Grade 6 49 20.9%
Total 234 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.4% 82.9% 63.6%
Black 0.0% 0.9% 2.6%
Hispanic 11.7% 14.7% 27.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4% 4.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 1.1% 2.2%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 38.0% 38.2% 51.4%
Free lunch eligible 34.2% 35.1% 49.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 3.1% 2.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 3,541 4,240,137
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 58.3 43
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.1% 17.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.2% 34.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 31.6% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 14.0% 18.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,175 1,680,800
Single Parent Households With Children 4.5% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.4% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.7% 35.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.0% 19.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 28.3% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.4% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.0% 16.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.9% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.1% 10.2%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,872 $3,802,000 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $994 $480,000 6.3%
Staff $242 $117,000 1.5%
General Administration $288 $139,000 1.8%
School Administration $952 $460,000 6.0%
Operation $1,468 $709,000 9.3%
Transportation $360 $174,000 2.3%
Other $1,489 $719,000 9.4%
Total Support $5,793 $2,798,000 36.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,184 $1,055,000 13.8%
Total Expenditures $15,849 $7,655,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,108 $4,480,175,000 42.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,236 $682,861,000 6.5%
Staff $567 $313,153,000 3.0%
General Administration $204 $112,811,000 1.1%
School Administration $916 $506,381,000 4.8%
Operation $1,083 $598,214,000 5.7%
Transportation $510 $281,831,000 2.7%
Other $1,047 $578,502,000 5.5%
Total Support $5,563 $3,073,753,000 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,274 $2,914,323,000 27.8%
Total Expenditures $18,944 $10,468,251,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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