Irrigon Elementary School

Irrigon Elementary School is one of the micro-enrollment middle-grades schools in Irrigon, Oregon, run under Morrow SD 1, with 159 students on its rolls from grades 4 through 6. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 494 students each, so Irrigon Elementary School sits 68% smaller than that benchmark.

Morrow SD 1 runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 2,234 students. Irrigon Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Irrigon Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 43% White, 3% Native American. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Irrigon Elementary School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.3:1 average. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Irrigon Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.5%, the actual is 28.5%, a residual of -8.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Morrow County put the typical household earns roughly $75,448 per year, about 10% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Morrow County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,347 students), Irrigon Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Irrigon Junior/Senior High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Irrigon Elementary School at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 23.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Irrigon Elementary School's enrollment has declined 27% since 2018, when it stood at 217 (now 159). Class-load math has fell: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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