Best Public Schools in Pendleton, OR

Summary:

The city of Pendleton, Oregon is home to 9 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and struggling schools in the district, with some standout institutions like McKay Creek Elementary School and Nixyaawii Community School leading the way in academic achievement.

Pendleton High School has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 208th in 2022-2023 to 143rd in 2023-2024, while Sherwood Heights Elementary and Hawthorne Alternative High School struggle to meet state standards. The data suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic factors, such as free and reduced lunch rates, and academic performance, with higher-poverty schools tending to have lower proficiency rates.

The presence of alternative education options like InterMountain Virtual Learning Academy and Hawthorne Alternative High School highlights the district's commitment to providing diverse educational opportunities to cater to the unique needs of students. Overall, the Pendleton school district presents a complex landscape, with both high-performing and struggling schools, and the district should focus on identifying and replicating the successful practices of the standout schools while addressing the underlying factors that contribute to the disparities in academic achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				OSAS English Language Arts (2024)							OSAS Mathematics (2024)							OSAS Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
InterMountain Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2001 SW Nye Ave	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	InterMountain Education Service District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(541) 966-7868	222	2	99.5		152 (68.5%)	3 (1.4%)	41 (18.5%)	4 (1.8%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (7.7%)								(n/a)
McKay Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	1539 SW 44th St	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 966-3000	246	13	18.3	65.4%	198 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	58.8	251^st of 710 public elementary schools	64.6%		63.8	220^th of 706 public elementary schools	68.8%	31	42.6	49.0	47.9					51.9	50.0	31.3					28.0			$15,713	$317	$15,397
Sherwood Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	3235 SW Nye Ave	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 966-3050	476	29	16.4	64.5%	307 (64.5%)	4 (0.8%)	97 (20.4%)	6 (1.3%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.6%)	21.6	580^th of 710 public elementary schools	18.3%		24.3	554^th of 706 public elementary schools	21.5%	26	27.7	23.2	37.6					26.5	26.5	13.6					14.0			$15,527	$83	$15,444
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1205 SE Byers Ave	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 966-5552	434	26	16.4	50.9%	210 (48.4%)	6 (1.4%)	74 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.6%)	31.4	480^th of 710 public elementary schools	32.4%		34.8	447^th of 706 public elementary schools	36.7%	33	34.0	36.6	38.2					33.0	28.4	12.5					23.6			$16,662	$85	$16,576
Pendleton High School	Public	9-12	1800 NW Carden Ave	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 966-3804	795	40	20.0	72.8%	545 (68.6%)	2 (0.3%)	108 (13.6%)	10 (1.3%)	63 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.2%)	42.9	143^rd of 268 public high schools	46.6%		23.9	208^th of 258 public high schools	19.4%	65							39.9							12.5			36.3	$17,535	$153	$17,382
Sunridge Middle School	Public	6-8	700 SW Runnion Ave	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 966-3416	637	34	18.9	65.1%	418 (65.6%)	4 (0.6%)	83 (13.0%)	5 (0.8%)	65 (10.2%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (9.1%)	41.1	207^th of 371 public middle schools	44.2%		44.5	186^th of 380 public middle schools	51.1%	21				41.5	50.8	38.2					20.3	32.2	19.2			17.5		$14,735	$377	$14,358
Hawthorne Alternative High School	Public	9-12	1700 NW 15th Dr	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 966-3378	47	1	39.1		29 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)								(n/a)																	26.7	$4,785	$74	$4,711
Pendleton Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	455 SW 13th St	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 966-3300	224	14	15.8	83.9%	134 (59.8%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.8%)	3 (1.3%)	25 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.0%)								(n/a)																		$18,610	$4,282	$14,328
Nixyaawii Community School	Public, Charter	9-12	73300 July Grounds Ln	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 429-7900	90	6	14.5		7 (7.8%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.7%)	56.8	95^th of 268 public high schools	64.6%		30.7	191^st of 258 public high schools	26.0%	96							53.6							11.1			46.4	$5,036	$74	$4,962

Cities Near Pendleton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pilot Rock	12.81 mi	2	138^th
Helix	14.43 mi	1
Athena	17.87 mi	2	69^th
Echo	19.78 mi	1
Weston	20.61 mi	1	53^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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