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Enrollment
627
High
DISTRICT 703 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OREGON CUSD 220·NCES 173016003118
Oregon Jr/Sr High School
210 S 10th St, Oregon, IL 61061 · (815) 732-5300 · Ogle County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
305 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 116 | 19% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Oregon CUSD 220. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
71.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
29.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.4% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 69.2% | 28.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Oregon Jr/Sr High School
Oregon Jr/Sr High School's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Jr/Sr High School this school | 627 | 48.6% | 45.7% |
| Pontiac High School Pontiac | 658 | 45.9% | 41.7% |
| Clinton High School Clinton | 514 | 52.1% | 26.9% |
| Sandwich Community High School Sandwich | 560 | 46.1% | 40.9% |
| Anna-Jonesboro High School Anna | 476 | 50.6% | 34.4% |
| Mattoon High School Mattoon | 888 | 47.5% | 30.9% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Oregon Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Ogle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #124 of 573 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #33 of 75 ▼ 12 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #15 of 75 ▼ 8 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #292 of 708 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #271 of 528 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #282 of 537 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #306 of 578 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +48.6% | #7 of 191 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
627
+216 (+53%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 384
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 627 | 43.5 | 14.4:1 | 49% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 43 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 663 | 43.1 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 411 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 24.4 | 17.3:1 | 38% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 445 | 27 | 16.5:1 | 37% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 31% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 43 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 26 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oregon Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 49% (422 to 627); teachers up 78% (24.4 to 43.5).
About Oregon Jr/Sr High School
Families in Oregon, Illinois, are served by Oregon Jr/Sr High School, a small high school. The school offers grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 627 students. On average, high schools in Illinois enroll around 834, and this school is 25% below that mark.
Oregon Jr/Sr High School is one of the 2 schools that make up Oregon CUSD 220 (1,406 students in total).
The largest group at Oregon Jr/Sr High School is White students, at 80%. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Oregon Jr/Sr High School is 34%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. The 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois is close to this figure. Income data for the school show 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 40% for public schools in Ogle County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 43.4% at Oregon Jr/Sr High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.7%.
In Ogle County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $82,132 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Ogle County number 26, with about 8,269 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Oregon Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Oregon Jr/Sr High School is 8th among 8 schools close by.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Federal records list enrollment at Oregon Jr/Sr High School as 411 in 2020-21 and 627 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students.
Oregon Jr/Sr High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ogle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,495
Census ACS
Median income
$82,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,269 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Oregon Elementary School0.2 mi · 779
- Mary Morgan Elementary School9.0 mi · 631
- Byron High School 9-129.1 mi · 464
- Byron Middle School9.3 mi · 366
- Highland Elementary School10.3 mi · 381
- Stillman Valley High School10.4 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Oregon Jr/Sr High SchoolHow large is Oregon Jr/Sr High School?
Oregon Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 627 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Oregon Jr/Sr High School serve?
Oregon Jr/Sr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Oregon Jr/Sr High School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Oregon Jr/Sr High School.
How diverse is Oregon Jr/Sr High School?
Oregon Jr/Sr High School reports a student body of 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Oregon Jr/Sr High School public or private?
Oregon Jr/Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oregon CUSD 220.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.