Enrollment
397
High
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BANKS SD 13·NCES 410183001180
Banks High School
13050 NW Main St, Banks, OR 97106 · (503) 324-2281 · Washington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Oregon public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
120 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 9 | 94 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 95 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 102 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 106 | 27% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Banks SD 13. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.5%
OR avg 43.0% . +15.3pp since 2023
Math
13.3%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.5% | 13.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 14.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Banks High School
Banks High School's state test result (26.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks High School this school | 397 | 30.2% | 26.7% |
| Scappoose High School Scappoose | 709 | 28.3% | 37.7% |
| Burns High School Burns | 215 | 35.8% | 27.3% |
| Marshfield Senior High School Coos Bay | 798 | 28.8% | 29.6% |
| Warrenton High School Warrenton | 279 | 36.6% | 29.0% |
| Riverside High School Tualatin | 160 | 43.1% | N/A |
Matched among Oregon 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 Banks High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #110 of 177 | #16 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #129 of 194 ▼ 20 | #17 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #116 of 201 ▲ 59 | #17 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #128 of 257 | #18 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #104 of 171 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #160 of 171 | #19 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #200 of 207 | #20 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #44 of 67 | #3 of 6 |
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
397
+32 (+9%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 397 | 19.5 | 20.4:1 | 30% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 19.8 | 19.5:1 | 29% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 19.8 | 18.9:1 | 21% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 18 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 18.9 | 20.2:1 | 19% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 17 | 22.2:1 | 21% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 19 | 20.1:1 | 26% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 17 | 22.5:1 | 9% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 338 | 20 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Banks High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (382 to 397); teachers up 3% (18.9 to 19.5).
About Banks High School
Banks High School is a public high school in Banks, Oregon. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 397 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Oregon is roughly 630 students; this school is 37% smaller than that.
Banks High School falls under Banks SD 13, which has 3 schools enrolling 1,081 students.
Banks High School's enrollment is 82% White. After that, the student body is 10% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Washington County is about 64% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Banks High School employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 20.4:1. That is close to the 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon. Banks High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 30%. On average, public schools in Washington County report 57%.
The allk12 Grade for Banks High School is C-. Compared with Oregon public high schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Banks High School scores 24.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 26.7% actual versus 50.8% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations.
Washington County census figures show that the median household income is $107,772, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Washington County is home to 136 public schools and about 79,469 public school students.
Banks Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Banks High School holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 37.6% on proficiency, and Banks High School is below that at 26.7%.
NCES describes the area around Banks High School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Banks High School climbed 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 365 to 397 students.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
603,947
Census ACS
Median income
$107,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
136
79,469 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Banks SD 13
- Banks Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Banks Middle SchoolMiddle · 254 students
Other schools in Banks
- Banks Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Banks Middle SchoolMiddle · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Banks Middle School0.1 mi · 254
- Banks Elementary School0.3 mi · 430
- North Plains Elementary School5.2 mi · 235
- Forest Grove High School5.5 mi · 1,849
- Harvey Clarke Elementary School6.1 mi · 390
- Tom McCall Upper Elementary6.5 mi · 673
Frequently asked questions
About Banks High SchoolHow many students attend Banks High School?
Banks High School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Banks High School serve?
Banks High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Banks High School have?
Banks High School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Banks High School?
Student demographics at Banks High School are roughly 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Banks High School?
Banks High School is overseen by Banks SD 13 in Washington County.
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