Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 245 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORROW SD 1·NCES 410852000858
A C Houghton Elementary School
1105 N Main Ave, Irrigon, OR 97844 · (541) 922-3321 · Morrow County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Oregon public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
167 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 28% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 59% · 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
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.5%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
OR avg 31.8% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.5% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 30.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 A C Houghton Elementary School
A C Houghton Elementary School's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A C Houghton Elementary School this school | 221 | 75.6% | 26.8% |
| Parkdale Elementary School Parkdale | 264 | 71.2% | 36.8% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Jefferson | 272 | 75.4% | 18.2% |
| Ferndale Elementary School Milton-Freewater | 240 | 84.6% | 23.6% |
| St Marys Public School Mt Angel | 296 | 70.9% | 32.1% |
| Lafayette Elementary School Albany | 295 | 76.3% | 23.2% |
Matched among Oregon elementary 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 A C Houghton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #423 of 591 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #452 of 646 ▼ 86 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #551 of 646 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #561 of 710 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #80 of 587 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #245 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #311 of 645 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #257 of 493 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
221
+23 (+12%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 221 | 15.5 | 14.3:1 | 76% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 17.5 | 12.7:1 | 75% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 14.1 | 15.8:1 | 67% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 14 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 15.9 | 17.2:1 | 76% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 17 | 15.9:1 | 77% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 258 | 17 | 15.2:1 | 78% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 68% (272) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 19 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A C Houghton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (272 to 221); teachers down 2% (15.9 to 15.5).
About A C Houghton Elementary School
A C Houghton Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in Irrigon, Oregon. The school counted 221 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 3. It has 31% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Oregon (about 321).
Morrow SD 1 has 2,234 students in 9 schools, and A C Houghton Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of Hispanic students at A C Houghton Elementary School is 52%, a majority. The remaining students are 42% White and 3% Native American. Census figures show Morrow County is about 42% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at A C Houghton Elementary School is 14.3:1, based on 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 Grade, A C Houghton Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 27% of Oregon public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, A C Houghton Elementary School is 6.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 26.8% actual, 33.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Oregon.
American Community Survey estimates for Morrow County show that median household income comes to about $75,448, roughly 10% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morrow County counts 10 public schools with about 2,347 students.
Among nearby public schools, Irrigon Junior/Senior High School is closest at about 0.9 miles. A C Houghton Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 24.2% proficiency; A C Houghton Elementary School posts 26.8%.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
From 198 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 221 by 2024-25.
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Morrow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,300
Census ACS
Median income
$75,448
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,347 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morrow SD 1
- Riverside Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 520 students
- Irrigon Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 345 students
- Sam Boardman Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- Windy River Elementary SchoolMiddle · 241 students
- Heppner Elementary SchoolElementary · 185 students
- Heppner Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 171 students
Other schools in Irrigon
- Irrigon Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 345 students
- Irrigon Elementary SchoolMiddle · 159 students
- Morrow Education CenterCombined · 62 students
Nearby schools
- Irrigon Junior/Senior High School0.9 mi · 345
- Irrigon Elementary School0.9 mi · 159
- Morrow Education Center1.0 mi · 62
- Paterson Elementary School6.5 mi · 134
- Clara Brownell Middle School7.3 mi · 342
- Umatilla High School7.4 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About A C Houghton Elementary SchoolHow large is A C Houghton Elementary School?
A C Houghton Elementary School enrolls approximately 221 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does A C Houghton Elementary School serve?
A C Houghton Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at A C Houghton Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at A C Houghton Elementary School.
How diverse is A C Houghton Elementary School?
A C Houghton Elementary School reports a student body of 42% White, 52% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is A C Houghton Elementary School in?
A C Houghton Elementary School is part of Morrow SD 1.
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