Enrollment
328
Combined
STATE 384
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ECHO SD 5·NCES 410453001089
Echo School
600 E Gerone St, Echo, OR 97826 · (541) 376-8436 · Umatilla County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Oregon public K-12 schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 22.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
199 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 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (22).
Student demographics
31%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
55.7%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
41.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 41.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 34.9% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Echo School
Echo School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo School this school | 328 | 60.7% | 42.0% |
| Dufur School Dufur | 352 | 66.2% | 29.5% |
| Sherman County School Moro | 288 | 46.2% | 41.8% |
| Perrydale School Amity | 319 | 47.3% | 28.6% |
| Jewell School Seaside | 119 | 87.4% | 44.1% |
| Prairie City School Prairie City | 247 | 79.4% | 21.6% |
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 Echo School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #3 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #2 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #6 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
328
+38 (+13%) vs 2020
+87% since 1990-91, when it was 175
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
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 | 328 | 21.2 | 15.5:1 | 61% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 22.2 | 14.3:1 | 54% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 23.2 | 13.4:1 | 50% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 42% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 18.1 | 16.3:1 | 52% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 19 | 14.3:1 | 62% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 51% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 221 | 14 | 15.8:1 | 46% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 175 | 15 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Echo School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (295 to 328); teachers up 17% (18.1 to 21.2).
About Echo School
Echo School is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels located in Echo, Oregon. The school enrolls 328 students in pre-K through 12.
Echo SD 5 is the district for Echo School.
At Echo School, 82% of students are White. It is also 14% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Umatilla County is roughly 67% White. The diversity index for Echo School is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Echo School comes to 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.5:1. The school's 15.5:1 compares with an average of 22.5:1 for combined schools in Oregon. On the income side, 61% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 89% average for public schools in Umatilla County is 28 points.
Echo School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 75% of Oregon public K-12 schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Echo School, the prediction is 39.0% and the result is 42.0%.
In Umatilla County, home to about 79,940 people, the median household earns about $67,728 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Echo School shares Umatilla County with 34 other public schools.
Stanfield Secondary School is about 3.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 34.4%; Echo School's is 42.0%, ranking 2nd of 9.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 13%, from 290 to 328.
The discussion board for Echo School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Umatilla County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,940
Census ACS
Median income
$67,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
13,143 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Stanfield Secondary School3.8 mi · 264
- Stanfield Elementary School3.9 mi · 235
- Highland Hills Elementary School7.7 mi · 308
- Sandstone Middle School8.1 mi · 609
- Armand Larive Middle School8.2 mi · 722
- Hermiston High School8.3 mi · 1,705
Frequently asked questions
About Echo SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Echo School?
Echo School enrolls approximately 328 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Echo School serve?
Echo School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Echo School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Echo School is approximately 15.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Echo School?
At Echo School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Echo School in?
Echo School is part of Echo SD 5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.