McLoughlin High School

McLoughlin High School is a high school of small scale in Milton-Freewater, Oregon, one of the schools within Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7, instructing 449 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 29% smaller than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 630 students.

Within Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7, which oversees 4 schools and 1,547 students, McLoughlin High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, McLoughlin High School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder consists of 35% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, McLoughlin High School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. The state averages around 19.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Umatilla County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, McLoughlin High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 34.1%; this one comes in at 17.9%, -16.3 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Umatilla County put median household earnings sit near $67,728, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McLoughlin High School is one of 35 public schools in Umatilla County (combined enrollment of about 13,143 students).

Central Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around McLoughlin High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McLoughlin High School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. McLoughlin High School's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 519 (now 449). The White share of enrollment edged down from 40% to 35% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.