The top reported proficiency rate is 59% in English language arts. The lowest is 40% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Memorial Elementary School
Memorial Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in McMinnville, a city that blends residential neighborhoods, industrial employers like Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, and a strong agricultural and winemaking economy in Yamhill County. The school is part of the McMinnville School District, and its location in a residential area of the city places it within a community that also includes Linfield University and the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum as major civic anchors.
The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller shares of students who identify as two or more races, Asian, Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. More than a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a moderate level of economic need across the school. Data on the share of students with individualized education programs or English learner status was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those supports.
On state assessments, Memorial Elementary shows a pattern where fourth graders perform notably stronger than third and fifth graders. In English language arts, fourth graders reached proficiency at a rate well above the school's own third-grade result, and fifth graders also posted a solid result. In math, the same grade-level pattern appears, with fourth graders again the strongest cohort, while third and fifth graders posted more moderate results. Science, which is tested only in fifth grade, came in at a lower rate. The school's overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile relative to other districts in Yamhill County, a strong showing for the area.
Because Memorial serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and chronic absenteeism data was not available in the data provided. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and Title I status was not specified.
The housing market in the area around the school shows home values that are roughly in line with the statewide benchmark, with a slight year-over-year decline. Rents are similarly near the state level, and the estimated monthly mortgage payment is higher than the typical rent, which is a common pattern nationally. The national unemployment rate has been stable, and real median household income has risen modestly over the past several years.
The district brief did not surface any recent major changes such as bond measures, boundary adjustments, or curriculum shifts, so a parent may want to check with the district office for any current developments.
For a family considering Memorial Elementary, the academic picture is one of a school that performs well relative to its county peers, with a notable strength in fourth grade across both English language arts and math. The third-grade English language arts result is a softer spot, and the fifth-grade science result is lower than the school's math and reading scores at that grade level, so a parent may want to ask the school how it supports students in those areas. The school serves a moderately diverse student body with a meaningful share of students from lower-income households, and it sits within a district that has not seen major recent changes publicly reported. The surrounding housing market is roughly in line with state averages, and the city itself offers a mix of downtown commercial life, a university presence, and industrial employment.
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