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McLoughlin High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Milton Freewater, Oregon, with a total enrollment of 491 students. According to the data, this school has consistently ranked in the lower half of Oregon high schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 239 out of 268 schools for the 2023-2024 school year and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
McLoughlin High School's academic performance is significantly below the state average, with only 26.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 45.2%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 8.6%, compared to the state average of 20%. The school's performance is particularly concerning for female students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with the school ranking 193 out of 213 Oregon high schools for female students and 123 out of 132 for Hispanic students, both with 0 SchoolDigger stars. Additionally, Milton-Freewater Unified School District 7 has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 75.97% in the 2022-2023 school year.
Interestingly, the nearby Weston-McEwen High School, located approximately 9.72 miles from McLoughlin High School, consistently outperforms McLoughlin High School in academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Weston-McEwen High School also has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (57.67% in 2022-2023) and a lower student-teacher ratio (12.6 in 2022-2023) compared to McLoughlin High School. The data suggests that the academic challenges at McLoughlin High School may not be solely due to a lack of funding, as the school spent $17,380 per student in the 2021-2022 school year, which is higher than the spending per student at Weston-McEwen High School ($18,318).
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