The top reported proficiency rate is 21% in English language arts. The lowest is 15% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Toledo Elementary School
Toledo Elementary School is a K-6 regular public school in the small riverside city of Toledo, a coastal Oregon town that grew up around the lumber industry and still has a working Georgia-Pacific pulp mill at its economic center. The school is part of the larger Lincoln County School District, which in 2024 saw voters approve a capital bond that will fund a new elementary school in nearby Newport and district-wide safety upgrades; those projects are not at this school, but they signal a district investing in its facilities.
The student body of about this size for an elementary school serves a broad K-6 band, with classes running from kindergarten through sixth grade. The demographic profile is one where a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places this school in a context where economic need is a measured factor in the community it serves. Racially, the student body is majority white, with a sizable group identifying as two or more races and a smaller share identifying as Hispanic or American Indian or Alaska Native.
State assessment results for the 2024-2025 school year are the primary window into academic performance here, and the data is limited to a single year, so no trend is available. In both English language arts and math, the share of students meeting the state proficiency standard was low across every tested grade. In reading, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth graders all posted proficiency rates that were well below the state average. Math outcomes were similarly low, with fourth grade registering a particularly soft point. The one subject where a single grade is tested, fifth-grade science, showed a modest share of students reaching proficiency. For a family considering this school, the consistent pattern of low proficiency across multiple grades and both core subjects is the central academic fact; a parent would want to ask the school directly about the specific instructional strategies and supports it provides to raise these numbers.
Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to examine. Data on special education and English learner enrollment was not reported in the available sources, nor were discipline or chronic absenteeism figures. The school is not a charter school and does not identify as a magnet school, and its Title I status was not listed. No program offerings, such as art, music, or extended learning, were included in the data, leaving a gap for a parent to investigate.
The setting of Toledo itself is a compact, walkable town where the downtown main street, lined with art galleries and small shops, dead-ends at the fishing fleet on the Yaquina River. The school sits within this small-town fabric, close to the downtown core. Housing values in the area have seen a slight decline of late, and the area's median household income sits below the national figure. The district comparison set for this school is the single-district county, so no meaningful peer comparison can be drawn among local districts.
For a family, this is a school where the academic numbers are the key question. The town offers a distinct coastal identity, a tight-knit feel, and a district that has recently committed to capital improvements elsewhere, but the available state test results show a school that will require a close look at how it supports student learning.
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