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What's one thing Pendleton High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
763
High
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENDLETON SD 16·NCES 410951001111
Pendleton High School
1800 NW Carden Ave, Pendleton, OR 97801 · (541) 966-3804 · Umatilla County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
735 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 213 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 189 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 179 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 182 | 24% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
36.8%
OR avg 43.0% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
10.8%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 10.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 12.5% |
% 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
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 →
Where Pendleton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Umatilla County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #100 of 177 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #151 of 194 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #118 of 201 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #87 of 257 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #86 of 171 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #88 of 171 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #29 of 207 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #71 of 102 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
763
-52 (-6%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 689
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 763 | 38.7 | 19.7:1 | 96% (735) |
| 2023-24 | 773 | 39.2 | 19.7:1 | 73% (568) |
| 2022-23 | 795 | 39.7 | 20.0:1 | 73% (579) |
| 2020-21 | 815 | 37 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 805 | 37.9 | 21.3:1 | 36% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 891 | 39 | 22.9:1 | 42% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 910 | 36 | 25.3:1 | 56% (506) |
| 2000-01 | 1,086 | 63 | 17.2:1 | 15% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 689 | 40 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pendleton High School.
About Pendleton High School
Pendleton High School is a high school with a street address in Pendleton, Oregon. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 763 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 630-student average for high schools in Oregon, enrollment here is 21% higher.
Pendleton High School is part of a district of 8 schools: Pendleton SD 16, with 2,901 students.
White students account for 70% of enrollment at Pendleton High School. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Native American. County-wide, about 67% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Pendleton High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
Its teaching staff equals 38.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 19.7:1. High schools in Oregon average about 19.8:1, a similar figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 96%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Pendleton High School is 2.8 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 28.0% actual, 25.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Oregon.
In Umatilla County (population about 79,940), median household income is about $67,728, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 35 public schools operate in Umatilla County, serving about 13,143 students.
Hawthorne Alternative High School is located about 0.1 miles from Pendleton High School. Other public schools within five miles: 7. The school's 28.0% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 5 nearby schools.
Pendleton High School has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 763 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 815. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 22.0:1 to 19.7:1.
The Pendleton High School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Umatilla County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,940
Census ACS
Median income
$67,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
13,143 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pendleton SD 16
- Sunridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 672 students
- Sherwood Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- McKay Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Pendleton Early Learning CenterElementary · 197 students
- Nixyaawii Community SchoolHigh · 89 students
Other schools in Pendleton
- Sunridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 672 students
- Sherwood Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- McKay Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Pendleton Early Learning CenterElementary · 197 students
- InterMountain Virtual Learning AcademyCombined · 107 students
Nearby schools
- Hawthorne Alternative High School0.1 mi · 56
- Pendleton Early Learning Center0.7 mi · 197
- InterMountain Virtual Learning Academy1.5 mi · 107
- Washington Elementary School1.6 mi · 420
- Sherwood Heights Elementary School1.6 mi · 439
- Sunridge Middle School1.9 mi · 672
Frequently asked questions
About Pendleton High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pendleton High School?
Pendleton High School enrolls approximately 763 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pendleton High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pendleton High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Pendleton High School?
Approximately 19.7:1 students per teacher at Pendleton High School.
How diverse is Pendleton High School?
Pendleton High School reports a student body of 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Pendleton High School public or private?
Pendleton High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pendleton SD 16.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.