Enrollment
164
Middle
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARNEY COUNTY SD 3·NCES 410249000363
Hines Middle School
500 W Barnes Ave, Hines, OR 97738 · (541) 573-6436 · Harney County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL164 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Oregon public middle schools
- DTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
155 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 54 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 32% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Hines Middle School→Burns High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Harney County SD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
11.9%
OR avg 43.0% . -11.3pp since 2023
Math
9.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.9% | 9.6% |
| 2023-24 | 23.2% | 12.1% |
% 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
13.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Hines Middle School
Hines Middle School's state test result (13.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Middle School this school | 164 | 94.5% | 13.9% |
| Harbor Lights Middle School Bandon | 195 | 89.7% | 39.7% |
| Lincoln Savage Middle School Grants Pass | 283 | 90.8% | 31.0% |
| LaPine Middle School LaPine | 284 | 99.3% | 14.9% |
| Baker Middle School Baker City | 226 | 84.1% | 29.8% |
| Daly Middle School Lakeview | 126 | 83.3% | 26.5% |
Matched among Oregon middle 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 Hines Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #183 of 190 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.6% | #190 of 200 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #201 of 201 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 164 | #189 of 208 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #28 of 194 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
164
-10 (-6%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 183
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 164 | 13.2 | 12.5:1 | 95% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 163 | 11.4 | 14.3:1 | 47% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 11 | 14.9:1 | 49% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 174 | 12 | 14.5:1 | 44% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 199 | 11.4 | 17.5:1 | 47% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 10 | 18.0:1 | 58% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 201 | 12 | 16.8:1 | 60% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 16 | 18.6:1 | 53% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 183 | 13 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hines Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (199 to 164); teachers up 15% (11.4 to 13.2).
About Hines Middle School
Hines Middle School, a small middle-grades school, is located in Hines, Oregon. It serves 164 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Oregon average about 494 students.
Harney County SD 3 has 683 students spread across 4 schools.
White students are the majority at Hines Middle School, with 79% of enrollment. It is also 9% Hispanic, 7% Native American, and 5% multiracial. Harney County's residents are about 87% White, 8 points above the school's share. Hines Middle School's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
Hines Middle School's 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.5:1. That is lower than the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 95%. The 72% average for public schools in Harney County is 23 points lower.
Hines Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of Oregon public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hines Middle School would be expected to post about 25.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 13.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Harney County, the median household income is $55,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 15 public schools in Harney County, enrolling about 2,240 students in all.
The nearest public school is Burns High Desert Academy, at about 1.1 miles. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Hines Middle School ranks 5th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
2024-25 enrollment was 164, a 6% decrease from 174 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 14.5:1 to 12.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Harney County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,499
Census ACS
Median income
$55,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harney County SD 3
- Henry L Slater Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Burns High SchoolHigh · 215 students
- Burns High Desert AcademyCombined · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Burns High Desert Academy1.1 mi · 7
- Burns High School1.1 mi · 215
- Monroe School1.9 mi · 15
- Henry L Slater Elementary School2.4 mi · 297
- Double O Elementary School18.8 mi · 5
- Suntex Elementary School24.0 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Hines Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hines Middle School?
Hines Middle School enrolls approximately 164 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hines Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hines Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Hines Middle School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Hines Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Hines Middle School?
Student demographics at Hines Middle School are roughly 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Hines Middle School?
Hines Middle School is overseen by Harney County SD 3 in Harney County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.