Catalyst High School

Catalyst High School is a secondary school of very small scale in Newberg, Oregon, overseen by Newberg SD 29J, teacheing 173 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 73% below the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 630 students.

Across the 10 schools in Newberg SD 29J (4,028 students total), Catalyst High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Catalyst High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Yamhill County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Catalyst High School has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 49.4:1. The state averages around 19.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 67% of students at Catalyst High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Yamhill County's rate of about 77%.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Catalyst High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 36.5%; actual is 12.7%, a gap of -23.8 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Yamhill County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,063, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Yamhill County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,724 students), Catalyst High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mabel Rush Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Catalyst High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Inside the community feed, members of the Catalyst High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.