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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Hood River Valley High School this year?
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Enrollment
1,174
High
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOOD RIVER COUNTY SD·NCES 410651000390
Hood River Valley High School
1220 Indian Creek Rd, Hood River, OR 97031 · (541) 386-4500 · Hood River County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,174 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Oregon public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
18.2:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
835 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 334 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 256 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 288 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 296 | 25% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Based on grade levels within Hood River County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
21.5%
OR avg 31.8% . -8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.7% | 21.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 30.0% |
% 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Hood River Valley High School
Hood River Valley High School's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hood River Valley High School this school | 1,174 | 71.1% | 32.6% |
| Glencoe High School Hillsboro | 1,492 | 67.9% | 27.4% |
| Milwaukie High School Milwaukie | 874 | 77.8% | 16.4% |
| McMinnville High School McMinnville | 2,228 | 78.1% | 37.5% |
| South Albany High School Albany | 1,466 | 77.4% | 24.5% |
| Liberty High School Hillsboro | 1,459 | 67.7% | 30.0% |
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 Hood River Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #74 of 177 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #72 of 194 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #87 of 201 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,174 | #62 of 257 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #62 of 171 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #48 of 171 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #107 of 207 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #40 of 102 |
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
1,174
-144 (-11%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 846
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 1,174 | 64.6 | 18.2:1 | 71% (835) |
| 2023-24 | 1,160 | 63.1 | 18.4:1 | 53% (615) |
| 2022-23 | 1,209 | 65.7 | 18.4:1 | 42% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 1,318 | 69 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,316 | 61.1 | 21.5:1 | 48% (630) |
| 2015-16 | 1,382 | 61 | 22.7:1 | 53% (736) |
| 2010-11 | 1,219 | 66 | 18.5:1 | 56% (685) |
| 2000-01 | 1,059 | 56 | 18.9:1 | 30% (320) |
| 1990-91 | 846 | 44 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hood River Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,316 to 1,174); teachers up 6% (61.1 to 64.6).
About Hood River Valley High School
Hood River Valley High School is a large high school found in Hood River, Oregon. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,174 students. Across high schools in Oregon, the average enrollment is about 630.
Besides Hood River Valley High School, Hood River County SD runs 7 other schools. The district enrolls 3,602 students.
White students make up 48% of enrollment at Hood River Valley High School, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 44% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Hood River County's population at about 68%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
The school's 64.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. The average for high schools in Oregon is 19.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Hood River Valley High School, 71% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Hood River County average a similar 71%.
Hood River Valley High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 59% of Oregon public high schools.
Hood River Valley High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (32.6%) and its predicted rate (35.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools.
For the population of Hood River County, the median household earns about $88,947 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Hood River Valley High School shares Hood River County with 7 other public schools.
Westside Elementary School is the nearest public school to Hood River Valley High School, about 0.7 miles away. Hood River Valley High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 41.4% proficiency; Hood River Valley High School posts 32.6%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
The school's enrollment decreased 11% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Hood River Valley High School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Hood River County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,905
Census ACS
Median income
$88,947
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,602 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hood River County SD
- Hood River Middle SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- May Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- WyEast Middle SchoolMiddle · 411 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Mid Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Parkdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
Other schools in Hood River
- Hood River Middle SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- May Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- WyEast Middle SchoolMiddle · 411 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Mid Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
Nearby schools
- Westside Elementary School0.7 mi · 394
- Hood River Middle School1.6 mi · 461
- May Street Elementary School1.8 mi · 452
- WyEast Middle School3.3 mi · 411
- Mid Valley Elementary School4.1 mi · 381
- Hulan L Whitson Elem4.3 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Hood River Valley High SchoolHow large is Hood River Valley High School?
Hood River Valley High School enrolls approximately 1,174 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hood River Valley High School serve?
Hood River Valley High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hood River Valley High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hood River Valley High School is approximately 18.2:1 (65 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hood River Valley High School?
Hood River Valley High School reports a student body of 48% White, 44% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hood River Valley High School in?
Hood River Valley High School is part of Hood River County SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.