Enrollment
171
High
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORROW SD 1·NCES 410852000861
Heppner Junior/Senior High School
710 NW Morgan St, Heppner, OR 97836 · (541) 676-9138 · Morrow County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Oregon public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
114 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 35 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 13% |
Student demographics
36%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
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.7%
OR avg 43.0% . +14.1pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.7% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 32.5% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Heppner Junior/Senior High School
Heppner Junior/Senior High School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heppner Junior/Senior High School this school | 171 | 66.7% | 41.6% |
| Pilot Rock High School Pilot Rock | 149 | 65.8% | 37.5% |
| Catalyst High School Newberg | 173 | 67.1% | 12.7% |
| Lowell Junior/Senior High School Lowell | 178 | 70.8% | 23.2% |
| Gaston Jr/Sr High School Gaston | 246 | 61.8% | 25.3% |
| North Douglas High School Drain | 112 | 68.8% | 23.3% |
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 Heppner Junior/Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #31 of 177 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #17 of 194 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #24 of 201 ▲ 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #188 of 257 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #127 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
171
+33 (+24%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 158
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 171 | 12 | 14.3:1 | 67% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 155 | 12 | 12.9:1 | 68% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 159 | 11.5 | 13.8:1 | 68% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 138 | 11 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 169 | 10.5 | 16.0:1 | 37% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | 11 | 14.1:1 | 36% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 213 | 13 | 16.4:1 | 42% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 199 | 14 | 14.2:1 | 22% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 158 | 15 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heppner Junior/Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (169 to 171); teachers up 14% (10.5 to 12).
About Heppner Junior/Senior High School
In Heppner, Oregon, Heppner Junior/Senior High School is a very small high school. Federal data show 171 students enrolled in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Oregon, the average enrollment is about 630.
Morrow SD 1 serves 2,234 students across 9 schools.
The student body at Heppner Junior/Senior High School is 78% White. Other reported shares: 16% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Morrow County's residents are about 59% White, 19 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Heppner Junior/Senior High School are from different groups.
There are about 14.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Heppner Junior/Senior High School, which has 12. High schools in Oregon have an average ratio of 19.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 67%. That is in line with the 69% average for public schools in Morrow County.
Heppner Junior/Senior High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 81% of Oregon public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.7% for Heppner Junior/Senior High School. The school posts 41.6%, 4.9 points above the prediction.
For Morrow County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $75,448 a year, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Heppner Junior/Senior High School, Morrow County has 10 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Heppner Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Heppner Junior/Senior High School is 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school grew from 138 students in 2020-21 to 171 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.6:1 to 14.3:1.
Heppner Junior/Senior High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Heppner Elementary School0.8 mi · 185
- Ione Community Charter School15.9 mi · 113
- Condon High School31.3 mi · 46
- Condon Elementary School31.3 mi · 85
- Echo School31.8 mi · 328
- Windy River Elementary School32.9 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About Heppner Junior/Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Heppner Junior/Senior High School?
Heppner Junior/Senior High School enrolls approximately 171 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Heppner Junior/Senior High School serve?
Heppner Junior/Senior High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heppner Junior/Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Heppner Junior/Senior High School is approximately 14.3:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Heppner Junior/Senior High School?
At Heppner Junior/Senior High School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Heppner Junior/Senior High School in?
Heppner Junior/Senior High School is part of Morrow SD 1.
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