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Enrollment
564
High
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH MARION SD 15·NCES 410888000772
North Marion High School
20167 Grim Rd NE, Aurora, OR 97002 · (503) 678-7124 · Marion County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Oregon public high 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.
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
16.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
493 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 146 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 135 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 153 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 130 | 23% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within North Marion SD 15. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
7.5%
OR avg 31.8%
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.3% | 7.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | N/A |
% 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
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 North Marion High School
North Marion High School's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Marion High School this school | 564 | 87.4% | 21.8% |
| Nyssa High School Nyssa | 335 | 91.6% | 41.9% |
| Lost River High School Merrill | 242 | 91.7% | 38.2% |
| Central High School Independence | 1,008 | 94.2% | 16.7% |
| Hermiston High School Hermiston | 1,705 | 91.8% | 36.2% |
| Madras High School Madras | 768 | 92.4% | 16.3% |
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 North Marion High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #138 of 177 | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.5% | #176 of 194 | #11 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #111 of 201 ▲ 10 | #7 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #104 of 257 | #10 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #33 of 171 | #2 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #70 of 171 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #62 of 207 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #50 of 102 | #2 of 9 |
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
564
-59 (-9%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 564 | 34.3 | 16.4:1 | 87% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 34.3 | 16.9:1 | 50% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 34.8 | 17.4:1 | 45% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 33 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 32 | 19.3:1 | 49% (301) |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 31 | 20.1:1 | 51% (319) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 29 | 19.9:1 | 63% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 514 | 29 | 17.7:1 | 33% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 378 | 23 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Marion High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (617 to 564); teachers up 7% (32 to 34.3).
About North Marion High School
In Aurora, Oregon, part of Marion County, North Marion High School is a high school. There are 564 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12.
North Marion SD 15 (4 schools, 1,604 students) runs North Marion High School.
The student body at North Marion High School is 59% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 36% White and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 29%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
With 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.4:1. The average for high schools in Oregon is 19.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at North Marion High School, 87% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Oregon public high schools, North Marion High School outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Oregon with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 28.6%. North Marion High School scores 21.8%.
The school is in Marion County, where median household income comes to about $77,351, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marion County counts 111 public schools with about 53,799 students.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, North Marion Intermediate School, is the closest to North Marion High School. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of North Marion High School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, North Marion High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, North Marion High School had a net loss of 59 students, or 9%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.9:1 to 16.4:1 over the same years.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Marion SD 15
- North Marion Middle SchoolMiddle · 410 students
- North Marion Intermediate SchoolElementary · 345 students
- North Marion Primary SchoolElementary · 285 students
Other schools in Aurora
- North Marion Middle SchoolMiddle · 410 students
- North Marion Intermediate SchoolElementary · 345 students
- North Marion Primary SchoolElementary · 285 students
Other North Marion High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named North Marion High. North Marion High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- NORTH MARION HIGH SCHOOLCITRA, FL · 1,228 students
- North Marion High SchoolFarmington, WV · 671 students
Nearby schools
- North Marion Intermediate School0.1 mi · 345
- North Marion Middle School0.2 mi · 410
- North Marion Primary School0.2 mi · 285
- Ninety-One School3.3 mi · 476
- William P Lord High School3.9 mi · 91
- Woodburn High School4.7 mi · 1,606
Frequently asked questions
About North Marion High SchoolHow large is North Marion High School?
North Marion High School enrolls approximately 564 students in grades 09-12.
Is North Marion High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Marion High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at North Marion High School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at North Marion High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Marion High School?
At North Marion High School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 59% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees North Marion High School?
North Marion High School is overseen by North Marion SD 15 in Marion County.
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