Village School, Eugene OR - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Village School

Village School is a K-8 charter school in Eugene, Oregon, serving just over two hundred students across nine grades. As a charter school within the Eugene School District 4J, it operates with its own governance while remaining part of the district’s broader public school landscape. The school offers a full kindergarten-through-eighth-grade pathway, meaning students who enroll here can spend nine years in a single building before transitioning to high school elsewhere.

Academically, Village School’s overall proficiency across tested subjects places it above the midpoint relative to districts in Lane County. That composite picture, however, masks a wide variation by grade and subject. In English language arts, the school shows clear strengths at certain levels: in seventh grade, a very large share of students met the state standard, and fifth and eighth grades also posted solid results. Performance in math is more uneven, with a particularly soft spot in sixth grade, where proficiency was markedly lower, before rebounding strongly in seventh grade. Science results, available for fifth and eighth graders, fell in a moderate range. Because the school serves only through eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. A parent looking at these patterns may want to ask the school how it supports students in grades and subjects where the numbers are weaker and how it maintains the strong results seen in other areas.

The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller Hispanic population and a modest share of students identifying as two or more races. A substantial portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, giving the school a moderate level of economic diversity. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available. With an enrollment of about two hundred, Village School is small enough that most families and staff likely know each other well, and class sizes across the grades appear manageable.

Eugene itself is Oregon’s second-largest city and home to the University of Oregon, which shapes the local economy and culture. The city is known for its outdoor recreation, arts scene, and a walkable downtown core. Housing values in the area are above the national median, and rents have been rising, putting homeownership out of reach for some families. The university, healthcare, and manufacturing are major employers. The city’s growth has been steady but not explosive.

The parent district, Eugene SD 4J, has seen several notable changes recently that may affect Village School families. Voters approved a major capital bond in 2024 that will fund a full rebuild of South Eugene High School and upgrades across the district. The district also adopted a new reading curriculum aligned with the science of reading for all elementary schools, and it closed one elementary school due to declining enrollment. Middle schools moved to a six-period day starting in the 2023-24 school year. As a charter, Village School may or may not be directly affected by all these changes, but families living in the district will encounter these shifts even if the charter has its own curriculum and scheduling decisions.

Overall, Village School offers a small, close-knit learning environment from kindergarten through middle school. Its academic profile is strongest in English language arts at certain grades, with math results that vary more. Families considering the school will want to understand how the school addresses the weaker areas and whether its educational approach aligns with their child’s needs. The surrounding city provides a rich set of cultural and recreational opportunities, though housing costs are high.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 346%

School 46% · District 41% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 40% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 34% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 619%

School 19% · District 33% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 773%

School 73% · District 39% · ▲ 34 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 43 pts above county median

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 35% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 358%

School 58% · District 45% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 47% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 54% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 643%

School 43% · District 52% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 791%

School 91% · District 50% · ▲ 41 pts above district

▲ 46 pts above state median · ▲ 49 pts above county median

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 48% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Science

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 37% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 846%

School 46% · District 28% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

This schoolEugene SD 4J, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.