Enrollment
159
Middle
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORROW SD 1·NCES 410852001598
Irrigon Elementary School
490 SE Wyoming, Irrigon, OR 97844 · (541) 922-2421 · Morrow County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL159 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Oregon public middle schools
- C+Test 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
12.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
107 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 4 | 55 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 38% |
Student demographics
54%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
34.8%
OR avg 43.0% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
29.7%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 27.1% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 Irrigon Elementary School
Irrigon Elementary School's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigon Elementary School this school | 159 | 67.3% | 28.5% |
| Mt Angel Middle School Mt Angel | 165 | 70.3% | 36.1% |
| Culver Middle School Culver | 162 | 71.0% | 28.6% |
| Central Middle School Milton-Freewater | 360 | 72.8% | 17.3% |
| Jefferson Middle School Jefferson | 178 | 75.3% | 17.4% |
| Windy River Elementary School Boardman | 241 | 67.6% | 15.3% |
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 Irrigon Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #110 of 190 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #82 of 200 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #138 of 201 ▼ 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 159 | #193 of 208 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #117 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #9 of 141 |
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
159
-23 (-13%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 159 | 12.5 | 12.7:1 | 67% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 12.5 | 13.4:1 | 67% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 14.5 | 13.5:1 | 69% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 182 | 13 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 12.7 | 17.0:1 | 80% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 193 | 10 | 19.3:1 | 83% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | 12 | 18.4:1 | 72% (159) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irrigon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (217 to 159); teachers down 2% (12.7 to 12.5).
About Irrigon Elementary School
Irrigon, Oregon, is home to Irrigon Elementary School, a very small middle school. The school offers grades 4 through 6 and enrolls 159 students. On average, middle schools in Oregon enroll around 494, and this school is 68% below that mark.
Irrigon Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Morrow SD 1, which enrolls 2,234 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Irrigon Elementary School, about 52 are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 43% White and 3% Native American. Morrow County's residents are about 42% Hispanic, 10 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Irrigon Elementary School lists 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.7 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Oregon is 19.3:1. About 67% of students at Irrigon Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Morrow County is similar, at 69%.
On the allk12 Grade, Irrigon Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 40% of Oregon public middle schools.
Schools in Oregon with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 36.5%. Irrigon Elementary School scores 28.5%.
In Morrow County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $75,448, about 10% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 10 public schools and about 2,347 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Irrigon Elementary School from the closest public school, Irrigon Junior/Senior High School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Irrigon Elementary School is 1st of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Irrigon Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 23 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.0:1 in 2020-21, and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Irrigon Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
Other schools in Irrigon
- Irrigon Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 345 students
- A C Houghton Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Morrow Education CenterCombined · 62 students
Nearby schools
- Irrigon Junior/Senior High School0.2 mi · 345
- Morrow Education Center0.9 mi · 62
- A C Houghton Elementary School0.9 mi · 221
- Paterson Elementary School6.5 mi · 134
- Clara Brownell Middle School7.9 mi · 342
- Umatilla High School7.9 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Irrigon Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Irrigon Elementary School?
Irrigon Elementary School enrolls approximately 159 students in grades 04-06.
Is Irrigon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Irrigon Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many teachers does Irrigon Elementary School have?
Irrigon Elementary School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is Irrigon Elementary School?
Irrigon Elementary School reports a student body of 43% White, 52% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Irrigon Elementary School?
Irrigon Elementary School is overseen by Morrow SD 1 in Morrow County.
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