Enrollment
352
Combined
STATE 384
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUFUR SD 29·NCES 410441001162
Dufur School
802 NE 5th St, Dufur, OR 97021 · (541) 467-2509 · Wasco County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Oregon public K-12 schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 22.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
233 students
STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 27% smaller than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
22.5%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.7pp 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 23 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.4% | 22.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 23.2% |
% 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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Dufur School
Dufur School's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dufur School this school | 352 | 66.2% | 29.5% |
| Echo School Echo | 328 | 60.7% | 42.0% |
| Sherman County School Moro | 288 | 46.2% | 41.8% |
| Perrydale School Amity | 319 | 47.3% | 28.6% |
| Prairie City School Prairie City | 247 | 79.4% | 21.6% |
| Jewell School Seaside | 119 | 87.4% | 44.1% |
Matched among Oregon K-12 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 Dufur School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #1 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #5 of 10 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
352
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+518% since 1990-91, when it was 57
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 352 | 20.5 | 17.2:1 | 66% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 53% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 64% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 6% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 59% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 16 | 19.1:1 | 53% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 17 | 16.6:1 | 37% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 17 | 14.8:1 | 29% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 57 | 5 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dufur School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (308 to 352); teachers up 3% (20 to 20.5).
About Dufur School
Dufur School is classified as a combined-grade school. It is located in Dufur, Oregon. It covers kindergarten through 12, with a total enrollment of 352 students.
The local education agency for Dufur School is Dufur SD 29.
White students make up a majority at Dufur School, at 79%. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic, 7% Native American, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Wasco County is about 75% White. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dufur School employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.2:1. This ratio sits 5.4 below the 22.5:1 average for combined schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 66% in 2024-25. That rate is below the 92% average among public schools in Wasco County.
Measured against Oregon public K-12 schools, Dufur School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Dufur School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.5% and a predicted 36.9%.
Dufur School is located in Wasco County, where the median household income is $64,175, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Dufur School is one of 11 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Dufur School to another public school is about 9.4 miles, to Dry Hollow Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: 2. Nearby schools with test data average 22.9% proficiency; Dufur School posts 29.5%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show 345 students in 2020-21 and 352 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Wasco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,552
Census ACS
Median income
$64,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,407 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Dry Hollow Elementary School9.4 mi · 424
- The Dalles Middle School9.8 mi · 513
- The Dalles High School10.3 mi · 795
- Colonel Wright Elementary School10.5 mi · 291
- Chenowith Elementary School12.7 mi · 418
- Innovations Academy12.8 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Dufur SchoolHow large is Dufur School?
Dufur School enrolls approximately 352 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Dufur School serve?
Dufur School serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Dufur School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Dufur School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dufur School?
At Dufur School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Dufur School?
Dufur School is overseen by Dufur SD 29 in Wasco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.