Enrollment
185
Elementary
DISTRICT 245 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORROW SD 1·NCES 410852000859
Heppner Elementary School
235 E Standsbury, Heppner, OR 97836 · (541) 676-9128 · Morrow County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Oregon public elementary schools
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
125 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (26).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
52.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
43.1%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.9% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 44.8% |
% 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Heppner Elementary School
Heppner Elementary School's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heppner Elementary School this school | 185 | 67.6% | 42.1% |
| Crane Elementary School Crane | 186 | 67.2% | 57.0% |
| Mari-Linn School Lyons | 158 | 65.2% | 22.0% |
| Colton Elementary School Colton | 171 | 63.7% | 19.3% |
| Union Elementary School Union | 212 | 66.0% | 31.2% |
| Walterville Elementary School Springfield | 172 | 64.5% | 40.8% |
Matched among Oregon elementary 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 Heppner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #199 of 591 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #194 of 646 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #183 of 646 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 185 | #595 of 710 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.6% | #406 of 645 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
185
+23 (+14%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 185 | 12 | 15.4:1 | 68% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 186 | 10.7 | 17.4:1 | 67% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 10.5 | 18.9:1 | 68% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 162 | 11 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 169 | 8.3 | 20.5:1 | 49% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 168 | 9 | 18.7:1 | 56% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 183 | 10 | 18.3:1 | 40% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 226 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 31% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 339 | 24 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heppner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (169 to 185); teachers up 45% (8.3 to 12).
About Heppner Elementary School
Heppner Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Morrow SD 1, located in Heppner, Oregon. The school's 185 students are in kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 42% lower than the average for elementary schools in Oregon, which is about 321.
The Morrow SD 1 system has 9 schools and 2,234 students.
Heppner Elementary School's enrollment is 92% White. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic. The school's White share is 33 points above the 59% share among Morrow County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Heppner Elementary School total 12 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. The school counts 125 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 68%. For comparison, public schools in Morrow County average 69%.
Measured against Oregon public elementary schools, Heppner Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Heppner Elementary School is 5.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (42.1% versus 36.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Oregon.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Morrow County show that the median household income is $75,448, about 10% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides Heppner Elementary School, Morrow County has 9 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Heppner Junior/Senior High School is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. Its average proficiency rate of 42.1% is above the 29.4% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment has grown by 23 students since 2020-21, to 185.
Community posts for Heppner Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Morrow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,300
Census ACS
Median income
$75,448
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,347 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morrow SD 1
- Riverside Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 520 students
- Irrigon Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 345 students
- Sam Boardman Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- Windy River Elementary SchoolMiddle · 241 students
- A C Houghton Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Heppner Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 171 students
Nearby schools
- Heppner Junior/Senior High School0.8 mi · 171
- Ione Community Charter School16.7 mi · 113
- Echo School31.7 mi · 328
- Condon High School31.9 mi · 46
- Condon Elementary School31.9 mi · 85
- Windy River Elementary School33.3 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About Heppner Elementary SchoolHow large is Heppner Elementary School?
Heppner Elementary School enrolls approximately 185 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Heppner Elementary School serve?
Heppner Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heppner Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Heppner Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Heppner Elementary School?
Student demographics at Heppner Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Heppner Elementary School in?
Heppner Elementary School is part of Morrow SD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.