Why Oregon Ranks 36th for School Funding
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Rebecca Randall, GoLocalPDX Contributor
Oregon Legislature has promised schools $7.225 billion in funding—a nine percent increase over the 2015-2017 biennium, yet school districts all agree: it isn’t enough. Betsy Miller-Jones, executive director of the Oregon School Board Association (OSBA), said the number school districts were hoping for was $7.5 billion.
While critics will say that education advocates will always ask for more, the reality is that Oregon lags toward the bottom half of state rankings in terms of funding per pupil. In its 2015 Quality Counts report, Education Week ranked Oregon 36 out of 49 (Hawaii is excluded since its education system doesn’t compare well with other states) for the amount spent per student from state, local and national funds. The ranking includes calculations for equality across student populations.
Sen. Richard Devlin (D-Tualatin), the co-chair for the Senate committee that determines budget policy, is aware of the low rankings Oregon often receives. “We don’t actually think (funding) is adequate… The underlying problem is that we just don’t have enough resources to get that much higher or to where we think we should be.”
For starters, it’s important to understand that school budgets inevitably increase every year. Between 85-90 percent of school budgets are staff, most of which are covered by union labor agreements that set step increases and cost of living increases each year. “Just to provide the same services every year, it requires a good chunk more,” said Miller-Jones.
Additionally, school districts calculate the costs of adding new programming, which is often mandated by the state. This year, the state is requiring school districts to offer full-day kindergarten at no cost. Without more funding many districts will likely have to shift staffing to pay for the new programming. It could be larger class sizes in other grades or adjusted time spent in school. It will be different across districts.
“School districts are sandwiched between costs increasing that they don’t have control over and revenue that they don’t have control over,” said Miller-Jones.
Why is Oregon faring so poorly?
There are a number of explanations for this, yet the one that sticks out to Miller-Jones is that the state has been steadily decreasing the portion of the pot it allocates for schools. In 2003-2005 biennium, the K-12 schools received 44.8 percent of the general fund and lottery dollars. In 2013-2015, K-12 schools only received 39.7 percent.
“That’s the one that really raises questions. There’s no solid reason why the percentage should go down,” said Miller-Jones. “That’s a shift in priorities from the state and a shift in priorities from public education.”
Devlin agreed that the number should be higher, but suggested the percentage should consistently remain in the low 40s for K-12 education.
If the state had kept the percentage of allocation at the 44.8 percent level, it would have meant an extra $850 million in the 2013-2015 school year.
Yet Miller-Jones said that doesn’t even get Oregon’s education to be competitive with what is offered nationally. In addition to the $7.5 billion requested by schools this biennium, it would take another $450 million to provide instructional time equivalent with national averages and $1.2 billion to lower class sizes to be on par with the nation.
According to the National Education Association, in 2012, Oregon ranked second worst for its 21.8 student-to-teacher ratio behind California (This isn’t the same thing as class size, which in K-3 could be as much as 9 or 10 students more than the ratio).
Compared to kids who attend Washington schools K-12, Oregon students spend one full year less in school by the time they graduate, said Miller Jones. That figure considers the number of standard days (not school hours).
Furthermore, Oregon’s high school graduation rate is second to last; at 68 percent it was only ahead of Nevada in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
The Quality Education Commission, set up in 1999 under Gov. John Kitzhaber, came up with a financial need of $9.1 billion in the 2015-2017 biennium to reach the state’s education goals—pretty close to the OSBA number. The state’s banner goal is the 40-40-20 goal, which aims to have 40 percent of Oregonian earn a bachelor’s degree, 40 percent a community college degree and 20 percent at least a high school diploma by 2025.
And while Miller-Jones’ concern that education is less of a priority in the state due to the decreasing piece of the pie given to schools, the reality according to Devlin is that there just isn’t enough revenue in Oregon to meet quality measurements.
“People somehow think that are revenue system was designed to meet needs,” he said. But the revenue system was structured around the initiative process, which gives voters input on funding.
Up until the early 90s, school districts did not face strict limits on how much they could tax local property. But since wealthier districts have higher property values, the state’s lower income districts hadn’t been collecting as much. In some cases, funding varied as much as 40 percent between districts. Measures 5 and 50 changed that. There are now limits on local property taxes, and while communities are still able to take local option levies to the voters, the reality is that not all district are able to pass a levy.
“It was an attempt to create equity in funding,” said Miller-Jones. The law helped to an extent, she said, though not all districts gained from the change.
Oregon doesn’t compare well to other states in this way, said Devlin, as many better funded state education systems have a lot more local funding. In Oregon, about 67 percent of public school funding comes from the state, he said.
While property taxes are one source of revenue that is allocated to schools, education funding is tied primarily to income tax—a source that is instable during a bad economy.
One way to change the volatility of funding would be to balance the sources of tax revenue in Oregon—which could be done by adding a sales tax. States with property tax, income tax and sales tax are generally more stable. “In general, it is considered the three-legged stool,” said Miller-Jones. “The more diversified your sources of revenue are… the more stable your source of funding will be.”
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South Albany High School
Greater Albany Public School District
Enrollment: 1260
Economically disadvantaged: 55%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 86.9%
Met or exceeded math standards: 65.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 68.1%
Met or exceeded science standards: 54.6%
Four year graduation rate: 76.2%
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Yamhill Carlton High
Yamhill Carlton School District
Enrollment: 375
Economically disadvantaged: 32%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 93.8%
Met or exceeded math standards: 60.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 47.9%
Met or exceeded science standards: 69.6%
Four year graduation rate: 83.8%
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Phoenix High
Phoenix-Talent School District
Enrollment: 695
Economically disadvantaged: 54%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 88.3%
Met or exceeded math standards: 74.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 64%
Met or exceeded science standards: 56.4%
Four year graduation rate: 70.6%
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Benson Polytechnic High
Portland School District
Enrollment: 819
Economically disadvantaged: 68%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 87.1%
Met or exceeded math standards: 75.9%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 40.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 84%
Four year graduation rate: 82.2%
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North Marion High
North Marion School District
Enrollment: 588
Economically disadvantaged: 62%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 86.3%
Met or exceeded math standards: 64.9%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 58.6%
Met or exceeded science standards: 58.5%
Four year graduation rate: 87.6%
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Hidden Valley High
Three Rivers/Josephine County School District
Enrollment: 681
Economically disadvantaged: 53%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 83.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 71.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 52.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 66.7%
Four year graduation rate: 68.3%
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North Valley High
Three Rivers/Josephine County School District
Enrollment: 522
Economically disadvantaged: 51%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 89.2
Met or exceeded math standards: 56%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 46.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 72.2%
Four year graduation rate: 68.3%
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Stayton High
North Santiam School District
Enrollment: 749
Economically disadvantaged: 48%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 85.3%
Met or exceeded math standards: 68.9%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 56.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 70.6%
Four year graduation rate: 70.1%
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Liberty High
Hillsboro School District
Enrollment: 1386
Economically disadvantaged: 46%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 89.8%
Met or exceeded math standards: 76%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 53.3%
Met or exceeded science standards: 65.8%
Four year graduation rate: 79.6%
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Academy of Arts and Academics
Springfield School District
Enrollment: 280
Economically disadvantaged: 49%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 90.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 57.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 65.4%
Met or exceeded science standards: 73.6%
Four year graduation rate: 84.1%
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Astoria Senior High
Astoria School District
Enrollment: 572
Economically disadvantaged: 48%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 93.1%
Met or exceeded math standards: 73.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 74.3%
Met or exceeded science standards: 52.7%
Four year graduation rate: 59.9%
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Crane Union high School
Harney County Union High School District
Enrollment: 69
Economically disadvantaged: 39%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 52.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 69.6%
Four year graduation rate: 95%
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Vale High
Vale School District
Enrollment: 234
Economically disadvantaged: 52%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 84.6%
Met or exceeded math standards: 64.6%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 63.1%
Met or exceeded science standards: 81.5%
Four year graduation rate: 88.2%
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Gold Beach High
Central Curry School District
Enrollment: 173
Economically disadvantaged: 57%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.9%
Met or exceeded math standards: 81.1%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 62.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 80.8%
Four year graduation rate: 56.7%
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Dallas High
Dallas School District
Enrollment: 979
Economically disadvantaged: 35%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 84.4%
Met or exceeded math standards: 72.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 49%
Met or exceeded science standards: 69.8%
Four year graduation rate: 52.9%
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Newport High School
Lincoln County School District
Enrollment: 528
Economically disadvantaged: 43%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 81.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 62.6%
Met or exceeded science standards: 57.8%
Four year graduation rate: 70.7%
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LaPine Senior High
Bend-LaPine School District
Enrollment: 439
Economically disadvantaged: 63%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 88.9%
Met or exceeded math standards: 72.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 47.5%
Met or exceeded science standards: 62.2%
Four year graduation rate: 74.7%
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Aloha High
Beaverton School District
Enrollment: 1962
Economically disadvantaged: 61%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 82.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 64.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 62.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 60.2%
Four year graduation rate: 72.7%
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La Grande High
La Grande School District
Enrollment: 560
Economically disadvantaged: 37%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 84.3%
Met or exceeded math standards: 60%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 56.4%
Met or exceeded science standards: 59.4%
Four year graduation rate: 74.1%
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Yoncalla High
Yoncalla School District
Enrollment: 87
Economically disadvantaged: 70%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 58.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 64.7%
Met or exceeded science standards: 52.9%
Four year graduation rate: 78.8%
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Elmira High
Fern Ridge School District
Enrollment: 436
Economically disadvantaged: 52%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 88.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 70.1%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 63.5%
Met or exceeded science standards: 66.7%
Four year graduation rate: 77.6%
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Churchill High
Eugene School District
Enrollment: 1020
Economically disadvantaged: 44%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 82.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 73.6%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 68.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 61.3%
Four year graduation rate: 69.2%
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Adrian High
Adrian School District
Enrollment: 64
Economically disadvantaged: 55%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 57.1%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 71.4%
Met or exceeded science standards: 57.1%
Four year graduation rate: 95.5%
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Thurston High
Springfield School District
Enrollment: 1387
Economically disadvantaged: 42%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 85%
Met or exceeded math standards: 68.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 73.4%
Met or exceeded science standards: 57.6%
Four year graduation rate: 74.9%
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North Medford High
Medford School District
Enrollment: 1612
Economically disadvantaged: 50%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 89.6%
Met or exceeded math standards: 74.6%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 55.1%
Met or exceeded science standards: 73.9%
Four year graduation rate: 68%
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Klamath Union High
Klamath Falls City School District
Enrollment: 663
Economically disadvantaged: 56%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 81.9%
Met or exceeded math standards: 69.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 40.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 54.8%
Four year graduation rate: 83.4%
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Sandy High
Oregon Trail School District
Enrollment: 1286
Economically disadvantaged: 36%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 86.4%
Met or exceeded math standards: 69%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 59%
Met or exceeded science standards: 71.6%
Four year graduation rate: 76%
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Henley High
Klamath County School District
Enrollment: 608
Economically disadvantaged: 33%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 86.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 74.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 54.7%
Met or exceeded science standards: 64.7%
Four year graduation rate: 84.9%
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Pendleton High
Pendleton School District
Enrollment: 881
Economically disadvantaged: 43%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 88.8%
Met or exceeded math standards: 82.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 49.7%
Met or exceeded science standards: 61.2%
Four year graduation rate: 75.5%
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Cottage Grove High
South Lane School District
Enrollment: 761
Economically disadvantaged: 59%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 90.4%
Met or exceeded math standards: 70.9%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 54.6%
Met or exceeded science standards: 64%
Four year graduation rate: 87.6%
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Glencoe High
Hillsboro School District
Enrollment: 1601
Economically disadvantaged: 39%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 88.3%
Met or exceeded math standards: 70.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 58.4%
Met or exceeded science standards: 69.9%
Four year graduation rate: 77.1%
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McKenzie High
McKenzie School District
Enrollment: 67
Economically disadvantaged: 61%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 41.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 50%
Met or exceeded science standards: 83.3%
Four year graduation rate: 68%
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St. Helens High
St. Helens School District
Enrollment: 974
Economically disadvantaged: 36%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.4%
Met or exceeded math standards: 72.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 59.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 66%
Four year graduation rate: 75.7%
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Lakeview Senior High
Lake County School District
Enrollment: 223
Economically disadvantaged: 45%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 87.8%
Met or exceeded math standards: 69.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 66.7%
Met or exceeded science standards: 73.5%
Four year graduation rate: 88.1%
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McNary High
Salem-Keizer School District
Enrollment: 1924
Economically disadvantaged: 49%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 89.8%
Met or exceeded math standards: 75%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 59.5%
Met or exceeded science standards: 66.1%
Four year graduation rate: 82%
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Banks High
Banks School District
Enrollment: 384
Economically disadvantaged: 23%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 79.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 57.4%
Met or exceeded science standards: 81.1%
Four year graduation rate: 80.6%
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Clackamas Middle College
North Clackamas School District
Enrollment: 290
Economically disadvantaged: 28%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.4%
Met or exceeded math standards: 76.3%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 59.3%
Met or exceeded science standards: 78%
Four year graduation rate: 32.6%
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South Medford High
Medford School District
Enrollment: 1698
Economically disadvantaged: 56%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 87.9%
Met or exceeded math standards: 76.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 61.7%
Met or exceeded science standards: 71.2%
Four year graduation rate: 80.4%
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McMinnville High
McMinnville School District
Enrollment: 1864
Economically disadvantaged: 48%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.1%
Met or exceeded math standards: 73.3%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 66%
Met or exceeded science standards: 64.6%
Four year graduation rate: 77.1%
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Estacada High
Estacada School District
Enrollment: 589
Economically disadvantaged: 46%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 89.9%
Met or exceeded math standards: 77.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 59%
Met or exceeded science standards: 66.4%
Four year graduation rate: 71.8%
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Philomath High
Philomath School District
Enrollment: 519
Economically disadvantaged: 29%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 82.8%
Met or exceeded math standards: 75%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 56.3%
Met or exceeded science standards: 69.5%
Four year graduation rate: 75%
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Weston-McEwen High
Athena-Weston School District
Enrollment: 164
Economically disadvantaged: 33%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 61.1%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 76.5%
Met or exceeded science standards: 47.2%
Four year graduation rate: 75.7%
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Grants Pass High
Grants Pass School District
Enrollment: 1734
Economically disadvantaged: 55%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 90.3%
Met or exceeded math standards: 68.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 68.3%
Met or exceeded science standards: 72.3%
Four year graduation rate: 69%
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North Eugene High
Eugene School District
Enrollment: 927
Economically disadvantaged: 54%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 88.1%
Met or exceeded math standards: 71.2%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 68.3%
Met or exceeded science standards: 63%
Four year graduation rate: 70.7%
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Willamette High
Bethel School District
Enrollment: 1452
Economically disadvantaged: 48%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 89.6%
Met or exceeded math standards: 69.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 77.1%
Met or exceeded science standards: 68.2%
Four year graduation rate: 73%
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Putnam High
North Clackamas School District
Enrollment: 1196
Economically disadvantaged: 39%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 88.6%
Met or exceeded math standards: 73.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 69.9%
Met or exceeded science standards: 59.3%
Four year graduation rate: 75.7%
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Neah-Kah-Nie High
Neah-Kah Nie School District
Enrollment: 181
Economically disadvantaged: 54%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 83.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 58.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 41.9%
Met or exceeded science standards: 97.5%
Four year graduation rate: 87.5%
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Scappoose High
Scappoose School District
Enrollment: 692
Economically disadvantaged: 28%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 89.6%
Met or exceeded math standards: 85.2%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 54.6%
Met or exceeded science standards: 84.4%
Four year graduation rate: 80.6%
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Gladstone High
Gladstone School District
Enrollment: 677
Economically disadvantaged: 40%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 88.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 77.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 66%
Met or exceeded science standards: 82.2%
Four year graduation rate: 78.9%
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Franklin High
Portland School District
Enrollment: 1387
Economically disadvantaged: 56%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 89.2%
Met or exceeded math standards: 77.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 68.1%
Met or exceeded science standards: 59.8%
Four year graduation rate: 78.4%
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Seaside High
Seaside High School
Enrollment: 453
Economically disadvantaged: 52%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.2%
Met or exceeded math standards: 70.3%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 60.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 65.3%
Four year graduation rate: 69.5%
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Siuslaw High
Siuslaw School District
Enrollment: 409
Economically disadvantaged: 53%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 89.4%
Met or exceeded math standards: 65.1
Met or exceeded writing standards: 73.3%
Met or exceeded science standards: 77.1%
Four year graduation rate: 65.9%
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Century High
Hillsboro School District
Enrollment: 1608
Economically disadvantaged: 43%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 87.8
Met or exceeded math standards: 78.6%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 62.7%
Met or exceeded science standards: 72.9%
Four year graduation rate: 84.8%
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Junction City High
Junction City School District
Enrollment: 532
Economically disadvantaged: 54%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 85.6%
Met or exceeded math standards: 76.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 56.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 64.8%
Four year graduation rate: 65.1%
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Sam Barlow High
Gresham-Barlow School District
Enrollment: 1651
Economically disadvantaged: 38%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 84.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 78.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 68.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 76.7%
Four year graduation rate: 81.8%
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Forest Grove High
Forrest Grove School District
Enrollment: 1779
Economically disadvantaged: 59%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 89.4%
Met or exceeded math standards: 85.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 66.6%
Met or exceeded science standards: 61.1%
Four year graduation rate: 72.5%
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Bandon Senior High
Bandon School District
Enrollment: 242
Economically disadvantaged: 60%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 86.1%
Met or exceeded math standards: 68.1%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 56.3%
Met or exceeded science standards: 70.4%
Four year graduation rate: 72.9%
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South Salem High
Salem-Keizer School District
Enrollment: 1835
Economically disadvantaged: 49%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 89.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 73.3%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 66.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 66.5%
Four year graduation rate: 81.9%
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Hood River Valley High
Hood River County School District
Enrollment: 1218
Economically disadvantaged: 57%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 87.1%
Met or exceeded math standards: 78.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 69.7%
Met or exceeded science standards: 53.5%
Four year graduation rate: 77.4%
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North Douglas High
North Doughlas School District
Enrollment: 98
Economically disadvantaged: 45%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.3%
Met or exceeded math standards: 78.3%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 72.7%
Met or exceeded science standards: 60.9%
Four year graduation rate: 69%
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Baker High
Baker School District
Enrollment: 501
Economically disadvantaged: 47%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 84.6%
Met or exceeded math standards: 73.6%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 65.9%
Met or exceeded science standards: 75.3%
Four year graduation rate: 77.8%
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Oakland High
Oakland School District
Enrollment: 185
Economically disadvantaged: 50%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.5
Met or exceeded math standards: 83%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 68.1%
Met or exceeded science standards: 83%
Four year graduation rate: 86.1%
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Newberg Senior High
Newberg School District
Enrollment: 1508
Economically disadvantaged: 42%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 87.9%
Met or exceeded math standards: 77.6%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 71.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 68.3%
Four year graduation rate: 78.2%
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West Salem High
Salem-Keizer School District
Enrollment: 1646
Economically disadvantaged: 35%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 83.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 74.6%
Met or exceeded science standards: 74.2%
Four year graduation rate: 86.3%
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Canby High
Canby School District
Enrollment: 1481
Economically disadvantaged: 32%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 87.3%
Met or exceeded math standards: 84%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 71.5%
Met or exceeded science standards: 61.6%
Four year graduation rate: 82.5%
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Burns High
Harney County School District
Enrollment: 208
Economically disadvantaged: 33%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 76.2%
Met or exceeded math standards: 69%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 40.5%
Met or exceeded science standards: 83.3%
Four year graduation rate: 96.2%
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Sheldon High
Eugene School District
Enrollment: 1399
Economically disadvantaged: 29%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.4%
Met or exceeded math standards: 77.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 69.1%
Met or exceeded science standards: 76.6%
Four year graduation rate: 72.4%
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Oregon City Senior High
Oregon City School District
Enrollment: 2117
Economically disadvantaged: 34%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 90.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 63%
Met or exceeded science standards: 76.7%
Four year graduation rate: 83%
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Beaverton High
Beaverton School District
Enrollment: 1588
Economically disadvantaged: 43%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 90%
Met or exceeded math standards: 76.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 70.7%
Met or exceeded science standards: 65.4%
Four year graduation rate: 74.2%
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Silverton High
Silver Falls School District
Enrollment: 1179
Economically disadvantaged: 41%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 86.1%
Met or exceeded math standards: 74.1%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 71.9%
Met or exceeded science standards: 72.1 %
Four year graduation rate: 77.7%
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Colton High
Colton School District
Enrollment: 215
Economically disadvantaged: 28%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 90%
Met or exceeded math standards: 76%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 68%
Met or exceeded science standards: 85.1%
Four year graduation rate: 95.2%
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Bend Senior High
Bend-LaPine School District
Enrollment: 1527
Economically disadvantaged: 40%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 88.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 65.9%
Met or exceeded science standards: 75.6%
Four year graduation rate: 78.7%
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Tualatin High
Tigard-Tualatin School District
Enrollment: 1714
Economically disadvantaged: 27%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.2%
Met or exceeded math standards: 76.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 62.9%
Met or exceeded science standards: 71.4%
Four year graduation rate: 84.4%
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Mountain View Senior High
Bend-LaPine School District
Enrollment: 1283
Economically disadvantaged: 42%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 93.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 82%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 75.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 76.1%
Four year graduation rate: 78.3%
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Tigard High
Tigard-Tualatin School District
Enrollment: 1835
Economically disadvantaged: 32%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 83.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 64.5%
Met or exceeded science standards: 67.7%
Four year graduation rate: 80.8%
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Sherwood High
Sherwood School District
Enrollment: 1469
Economically disadvantaged: 15%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 85.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 62.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 84.8%
Four year graduation rate: 91.3%
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Corvallis High
Corvallis School District
Enrollment: 1184
Economically disadvantaged: 32%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 87.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 79.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 69.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 76.4%
Four year graduation rate: 70.7%
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Sprague High
Salem-Keizer School District
Enrollment: 1608
Economically disadvantaged: 32%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 86.2%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 72.5%
Met or exceeded science standards: 79.6%
Four year graduation rate: 82.2%
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Wilsonville High
West Linn-Wilsonville School District
Enrollment: 1093
Economically disadvantaged: 24%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 74.1%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 74.2%
Met or exceeded science standards: 71.3%
Four year graduation rate: 85%
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West Albany High
Greater Albany Public School District
Enrollment: 1317
Economically disadvantaged: 28%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.3%
Met or exceeded math standards: 87.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 75%
Met or exceeded science standards: 84.9%
Four year graduation rate: 93.6%
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Clackamas High
North Clackamas School District
Enrollment: 2230
Economically disadvantaged: 29%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 85.7%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 80.5%
Met or exceeded science standards: 74.2%
Four year graduation rate: 85.5%
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Pacific High
Port Orford-Langlois School District
Enrollment: 90
Economically disadvantaged: 53%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 90.9%
Met or exceeded math standards: 59.1%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 77.3%
Met or exceeded science standards: 68.2%
Four year graduation rate: 78.3%
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Southridge High
Beaverton School District
Enrollment: 1722
Economically disadvantaged: 27%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 80.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 66.3%
Met or exceeded science standards: 68.9%
Four year graduation rate: 88.5%
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Sisters High
Sisters School District
Enrollment: 480
Economically disadvantaged: 28%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 93.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 74.1%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 77.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 83.3%
Four year graduation rate: 88.4%
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Glide High
Glide School District
Enrollment: 215
Economically disadvantaged: 45%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 70.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 68.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 93.8%
Four year graduation rate: 86.7%
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Summit High
Bend-LaPine School District
Enrollment: 1344
Economically disadvantaged: 22%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 93.3%
Met or exceeded math standards: 74.6%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 73.6%
Met or exceeded science standards: 73.6%
Four year graduation rate: 88.3%
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Grant High
Portland School District
Enrollment: 1489
Economically disadvantaged: 24%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.6%
Met or exceeded math standards: 83.3%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 70.3%
Met or exceeded science standards: 66.4%
Four year graduation rate: 84.3%
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Westview High
Beaverton School District
Enrollment: 2418
Economically disadvantaged: 33%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.2%
Met or exceeded math standards: 81.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 75.4%
Met or exceeded science standards: 70.3%
Four year graduation rate: 80.1%
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Cleveland High
Portland School District
Enrollment: 1457
Economically disadvantaged: 29%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.6%
Met or exceeded math standards: 80.2%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 81.4%
Met or exceeded science standards: 59.7%
Four year graduation rate: 76.2%
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Sunset High
Beaverton School District
Enrollment: 1942
Economically disadvantaged: 29%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 94.7%
Met or exceeded math standards: 83.3%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 76.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 79.7%
Four year graduation rate: 81.4%
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Wilson High
Portland School District
Enrollment: 1185
Economically disadvantaged: 22%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 91.8%
Met or exceeded math standards: 80.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 82.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 63.8%
Four year graduation rate: 84.4%
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Ashland High
Ashland School District
Enrollment: 940
Economically disadvantaged: 28%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 85.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 79.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 77.2%
Four year graduation rate: 86.1%
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Crescent Valley High
Corvallis School District
Enrollment: 965
Economically disadvantaged: 23%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 85.3%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 78.1%
Met or exceeded science standards: 77.8%
Four year graduation rate: 70.1%
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West Linn High
West Linn-Wilsonville School District
Enrollment: 1514
Economically disadvantaged: 10%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 87.9%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 85.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 83.2%
Four year graduation rate: 93.2%
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Riverdale High
Riverdale School District
Enrollment: 242
Economically disadvantaged: <6%*
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 89.8%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 74.6%
Met or exceeded science standards: 74.6%
Four year graduation rate: 94.2%
*numbers less than 6% are represented by an asterisk in the Oregon Department of Education data.
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School of Science & Technology
Beaverton School District
Enrollment: 167
Economically disadvantaged: 20%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 86%
Met or exceeded science standards: 63.9%
Four year graduation rate: 81.1%
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Lincoln High
Portland School District
Enrollment: 1471
Economically disadvantaged: 12%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 92.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 85.3%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 88.1%
Met or exceeded science standards: 79.9%
Four year graduation rate: 89.3%
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Lakeridge High
Lake Oswego School District
Enrollment: 1078
Economically disadvantaged: 8%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 93.9%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 91.8%
Met or exceeded science standards: 92.1%
Four year graduation rate: 89.8%
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South Eugene High
Eugene School District
Enrollment: 1321
Economically disadvantaged: 24%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 91.6%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 84.9%
Met or exceeded science standards: 89.2%
Four year graduation rate: 79.4%
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Lake Oswego Senior High
Lake Oswego School District
Enrollment: 1224
Economically disadvantaged: 6%
Met or exceeded reading standards: 97.5%
Met or exceeded math standards: 92.4%
Met or exceeded writing standards: 89.1%
Met or exceeded science standards: 87.7%
Four year graduation rate: 89.5%
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