Enrollment
180
High
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELGIN SD 23·NCES 410459001141
Elgin High School
1400 Birch, Elgin, OR 97827 · (541) 437-2021 · Union County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- 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.
- ·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
14.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
130 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 7 | 38 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 21 | 12% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Elgin SD 23. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
OR avg 43.0% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
11.4%
OR avg 31.8% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.4% | 11.4% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 5.4% |
% 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
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Elgin High School
Elgin High School's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin High School this school | 180 | 72.2% | 21.6% |
| Grant Union Junior/Senior High School John Day | 206 | 72.3% | 36.7% |
| Vernonia High School Vernonia | 178 | 72.5% | 21.3% |
| Union High School Union | 166 | 65.1% | 37.9% |
| Riddle High School Riddle | 178 | 75.8% | 14.6% |
| Colton High School Colton | 161 | 64.6% | 14.1% |
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 Elgin High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #139 of 177 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #143 of 194 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #121 of 201 ▲ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #181 of 257 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.2% | #106 of 207 |
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
180
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 170
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
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 | 180 | 12.5 | 14.4:1 | 72% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 166 | 9.5 | 17.5:1 | 69% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 11.5 | 14.9:1 | 65% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 12 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 11.9 | 14.4:1 | 54% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 105 | 6 | 17.5:1 | 60% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 137 | 10 | 13.7:1 | 52% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 144 | 12 | 12.0:1 | 23% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 170 | 12 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elgin High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (172 to 180); teachers up 5% (11.9 to 12.5).
About Elgin High School
Families in Elgin, Oregon, are served by Elgin High School, a very small high school. It teaches 180 students in grades 7 through 12. That is 71% below the average of about 630 students for high schools in Oregon.
Within Elgin SD 23, Elgin High School is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 384 students.
By race and ethnicity, Elgin High School is 91% White. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Union County overall, the White share is about 88%. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Elgin High School are from different groups.
The school lists 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Statewide, high schools in Oregon average 19.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 72% of the student body. Public schools in Union County average 64%.
Among Oregon public high schools, Elgin High School outscored 23%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Elgin High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.6% and a predicted 34.5%.
In Union County, home to about 26,144 people, median household income comes to about $65,661, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Union County's 13 public schools enroll about 3,646 students and include Elgin High School.
Stella Mayfield Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Elgin High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Elgin High School places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 184 in 2020-21 and 180 in 2024-25.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,144
Census ACS
Median income
$65,661
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,646 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elgin SD 23
- Stella Mayfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 204 students
Other Elgin High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Elgin High. Elgin High School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Elgin High SchoolElgin, IL · 2,576 students
- Elgin High SchoolELGIN, TX · 1,771 students
- Elgin High SchoolElgin, OK · 789 students
- Elgin High SchoolMarion, OH · 275 students
- ELGIN HIGH SCHOOLELGIN, NE · 79 students
Nearby schools
- Stella Mayfield Elementary School0.2 mi · 204
- Imbler Charter School7.2 mi · 325
- Island City Elementary School16.7 mi · 293
- Greenwood Elementary School17.7 mi · 234
- La Grande Middle School18.7 mi · 480
- La Grande High School18.8 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About Elgin High SchoolHow many students attend Elgin High School?
Elgin High School enrolls approximately 180 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Elgin High School serve?
Elgin High School serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Elgin High School have?
Elgin High School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Elgin High School?
Student demographics at Elgin High School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Elgin High School in?
Elgin High School is part of Elgin SD 23.
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