Joseph Gale Elementary School
3130 18th Ave Forest Grove OR, 97116, Washington County Phone: 503-359-2482 Ranking:  (709 out of 958, bottom 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Forest Grove School District 15 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 313 | 289 | 256 | 264 | 284 | 291 | 297 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 74 | 23.6% | 71 | 24.6% | 48 | 18.8% | 51 | 19.3% | 51 | 18.0% | 57 | 19.6% | 70 | 23.6% |
| Grade 1: | 69 | 22.0% | 60 | 20.8% | 48 | 18.8% | 54 | 20.5% | 55 | 19.4% | 70 | 24.1% | 56 | 18.9% |
| Grade 2: | 58 | 18.5% | 53 | 18.3% | 55 | 21.5% | 49 | 18.6% | 71 | 25.0% | 55 | 18.9% | 61 | 20.5% |
| Grade 3: | 57 | 18.2% | 58 | 20.1% | 43 | 16.8% | 66 | 25.0% | 52 | 18.3% | 56 | 19.2% | 57 | 19.2% |
| Grade 4: | 55 | 17.6% | 47 | 16.3% | 62 | 24.2% | 44 | 16.7% | 55 | 19.4% | 53 | 18.2% | 53 | 17.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 173 | 55.3% | 152 | 52.6% | 135 | 52.7% | 124 | 47.0% | 115 | 40.5% | 114 | 39.2% | 138 | 46.5% |
| Female: | 140 | 44.7% | 137 | 47.4% | 121 | 47.3% | 140 | 53.0% | 154 | 54.2% | 145 | 49.8% | 152 | 51.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 1.5% | 8 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.7% | 10 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 102 | 32.6% | 100 | 34.6% | 101 | 39.5% | 118 | 44.7% | 121 | 42.6% | 103 | 35.4% | 105 | 35.4% |
| Black: | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 186 | 59.4% | 168 | 58.1% | 139 | 54.3% | 131 | 49.6% | 147 | 51.8% | 156 | 53.6% | 177 | 59.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 4.5% | 15 | 5.2% | 9 | 3.5% | 8 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 166 | 53.0% | 144 | 49.8% | 168 | 65.6% | 176 | 66.7% | 155 | 54.6% | 140 | 48.1% | 156 | 52.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 9.3% | 32 | 11.1% | 21 | 8.2% | 26 | 9.8% | 29 | 10.2% | 31 | 10.7% | 25 | 8.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 25.47 | 27.63 | 21.92 | 19.98 | 19.59 | 18.80 | 18.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAKS | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 78.2% | 81.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.6% | 86.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 86.9% | 86% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 63.6% | 70% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 72.8% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 72.6% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 73.6% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 60.4% | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 59.6% | 64% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 53.6% | 61% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 69.4% | 83% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 83.7% | 85.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 86.7% | 87% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.2% | 83% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 81.7% | 84% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 71.6% | 83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 73.8% | 82.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 76.9% | 83% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 69% | 70% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 61.6% | 66% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 90.9% | 88% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68.7% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 71.1% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 74.9% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 76.4% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 63.3% | 65% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 58.3% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 61.2% | 64% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 82.7% | 87% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 71.3% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 73.2% | 83% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 74.3% | 84% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 78.5% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 81.9% | 85% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 67.5% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 69.6% | 73% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 15.2% | 32.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 31.5% | 42% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 42.1% | 45% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 40% | 43% |
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* Joseph Gale Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.