Dry Hollow Elementary School

As a reasonably sized primary school in The Dalles, Oregon, Dry Hollow Elementary School serves 424 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within North Wasco County SD 21. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 32% bigger than typical.

North Wasco County SD 21 comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,834 students; Dry Hollow Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Dry Hollow Elementary School shows that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 42% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Wasco County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Dry Hollow Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Dry Hollow Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Wasco County's rate of about 92%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dry Hollow Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Wasco County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,175 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Wasco County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,407 students), Dry Hollow Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is The Dalles Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dry Hollow Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 26.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dry Hollow Elementary School has contracted 17%, going from 512 students in 2018 to 424 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 28% to 42%.

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