Harney County School District 3

The Harney County School District 3 in Oregon consists of 4 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school. The district faces significant challenges in providing high-quality education to its students, as evidenced by the consistently low academic performance across the schools compared to state averages.

Burns High School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, ranking 147 out of 268 Oregon high schools and outperforming the state average in 11th grade English Language Arts proficiency. However, the school underperformed the state average in 11th grade Mathematics proficiency. In contrast, Henry L Slater Elementary School and Hines Middle School consistently underperformed the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across multiple grade levels.

The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at the schools, ranging from 41.55% at Burns High School to 59.09% at Henry L Slater Elementary School, suggest a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. This socioeconomic factor may be contributing to the low academic performance observed across the district. The district's per-student spending and student-teacher ratios vary, with the alternative school, Burns High Desert Academy, having the highest per-student spending.