Enrollment
215
High
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARNEY COUNTY SD 3·NCES 410249000379
Burns High School
1100 Oregon Ave, Burns, OR 97720 · (541) 573-2044 · Harney County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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.
- DBeats 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
12.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
77 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 54 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 55 | 26% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 Harney County SD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
OR avg 43.0% . -10.1pp since 2023
Math
5.9%
OR avg 31.8% . -9.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.2% | 5.9% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 15.8% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% 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 Burns High School
Burns High School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burns High School this school | 215 | 35.8% | 27.3% |
| Warrenton High School Warrenton | 279 | 36.6% | 29.0% |
| Banks High School Banks | 397 | 30.2% | 26.7% |
| Riverside High School Tualatin | 160 | 43.1% | N/A |
| Scappoose High School Scappoose | 709 | 28.3% | 37.7% |
| Philomath High School Philomath | 453 | 49.0% | 64.1% |
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 Burns High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #107 of 177 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.9% | #189 of 194 ▼ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #98 of 201 ▼ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #167 of 257 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #4 of 171 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #145 of 171 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #199 of 207 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #25 of 102 |
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
215
-15 (-7%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 215 | 17.5 | 12.3:1 | 36% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 16 | 14.4:1 | 33% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 17 | 12.9:1 | 42% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 15 | 15.3:1 | 37% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 252 | 18.2 | 13.8:1 | 51% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 15 | 16.3:1 | 51% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 248 | 17 | 14.6:1 | 54% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 20 | 16.8:1 | 34% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burns High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (252 to 215); teachers down 4% (18.2 to 17.5).
About Burns High School
Burns High School is a very small high school with an address in Burns, Oregon. The school has 215 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Oregon have about 630 students on average; enrollment here is 66% lower.
Harney County SD 3 is made up of 4 schools with 683 students in all.
The student body at Burns High School is 79% White. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Native American. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 36%.
Classroom staffing at Burns High School totals 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. Statewide, high schools in Oregon average 19.8:1. Federal data show 36% of students (77) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Harney County, the average is 72%.
Burns High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of Oregon public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Burns High School ranks in the bottom 10% in Oregon. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.3%, against a prediction of 48.7%.
In Harney County, median household income comes to about $55,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 2,240 students.
Among nearby public schools, Burns High Desert Academy is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Burns High School ranks 4th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 15 students, from 230 to 215. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.3:1) than in 2020-21 (15.3:1).
This page is set up for the Burns High School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Harney County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,499
Census ACS
Median income
$55,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harney County SD 3
- Henry L Slater Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Hines Middle SchoolMiddle · 164 students
- Burns High Desert AcademyCombined · 7 students
Other schools in Burns
- Henry L Slater Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Monroe SchoolHigh · 15 students
- Burns High Desert AcademyCombined · 7 students
Other Burns High schools
One other US public school is named Burns High. Burns High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Burns HighLawndale, NC · 928 students
Nearby schools
- Burns High Desert Academy0.0 mi · 7
- Monroe School0.8 mi · 15
- Hines Middle School1.1 mi · 164
- Henry L Slater Elementary School1.3 mi · 297
- Double O Elementary School19.9 mi · 5
- Suntex Elementary School24.6 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Burns High SchoolHow large is Burns High School?
Burns High School enrolls approximately 215 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Burns High School serve?
Burns High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Burns High School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Burns High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Burns High School?
At Burns High School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Burns High School?
Burns High School is overseen by Harney County SD 3 in Harney County.
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