Enrollment
56
High
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENDLETON SD 16·NCES 410951001689
Hawthorne Alternative High School
1700 NW 15th Dr, Pendleton, OR 97801 · (541) 966-3378 · Umatilla County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL56 STUDENTS
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Not graded
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Student : Teacher
31.1:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 91% · 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 9 | 2 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 36% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 41% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
11.8%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
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Where Hawthorne Alternative High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Umatilla County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 56 | #233 of 257 | #8 of 8 |
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
56
+10 (+22%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 76
Student : Teacher
31.1:1
was 46.0:1
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 | 56 | 1.8 | 31.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 44 | 1.7 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 47 | 1.2 | 39.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 46 | 1 | 46.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 46 | 1.6 | 28.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 44 | 1 | 44.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 76 | 2 | 38.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawthorne Alternative High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (46 to 56); teachers up 12% (1.6 to 1.8).
About Hawthorne Alternative High School
Hawthorne Alternative High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Pendleton, Oregon. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 56 students. That compares with an average of about 630 students for high schools in Oregon.
Pendleton SD 16 includes 8 schools. Together they enroll 2,901 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hawthorne Alternative High School is 70% White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 9% Native American, and 5% multiracial. In Umatilla County overall, the White share is about 67%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hawthorne Alternative High School is 31.1:1, based on 1.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Oregon, 19.8:1, is lower.
The school is in Umatilla County, where the median household earns about $67,728 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Hawthorne Alternative High School shares Umatilla County with 34 other public schools.
The closest school to Hawthorne Alternative High School is Pendleton High School, located about 0.1 miles away. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Hawthorne Alternative High School.
Hawthorne Alternative High School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 46 to 56, a 22% rise. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (31.1:1) than in 2020-21 (46.0:1).
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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
Other schools in Pendleton SD 16
- Pendleton High SchoolHigh · 763 students
- Sunridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 672 students
- Sherwood Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- McKay Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Pendleton Early Learning CenterElementary · 197 students
Other schools in Pendleton
- Pendleton High SchoolHigh · 763 students
- Sunridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 672 students
- Sherwood Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- McKay Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Pendleton Early Learning CenterElementary · 197 students
Nearby schools
- Pendleton High School0.1 mi · 763
- Pendleton Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 197
- Washington Elementary School1.6 mi · 420
- InterMountain Virtual Learning Academy1.6 mi · 107
- Sherwood Heights Elementary School1.8 mi · 439
- Sunridge Middle School2.0 mi · 672
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorne Alternative High SchoolHow many students attend Hawthorne Alternative High School?
Hawthorne Alternative High School enrolls approximately 56 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hawthorne Alternative High School serve?
Hawthorne Alternative High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hawthorne Alternative High School?
Approximately 31.1:1 students per teacher at Hawthorne Alternative High School.
How diverse is Hawthorne Alternative High School?
Hawthorne Alternative High School reports a student body of 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Hawthorne Alternative High School public or private?
Hawthorne Alternative High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pendleton SD 16.
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