Enrollment
136
Elementary
DISTRICT 143 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PILOT ROCK SD 2·NCES 410966001085
Pilot Rock Elementary School
200 Vern McGowan Dr, Pilot Rock, OR 97868 · (541) 443-2361 · Umatilla County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL136 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Oregon public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
99 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (26).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Pilot Rock Elementary School→Pilot Rock High School
Based on grade levels within Pilot Rock SD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
29.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 33 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 up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 29.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 23.7% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Pilot Rock Elementary School
Pilot Rock Elementary School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Rock Elementary School this school | 136 | 72.8% | 27.4% |
| Mountain View Academy Lowell | 138 | 69.6% | 41.5% |
| Athena Elementary School Athena | 124 | 74.2% | 41.9% |
| Holley Elementary School Sweet Home | 157 | 73.9% | 32.6% |
| Takena Elementary School Albany | 122 | 76.2% | N/A |
| Riddle Elementary School Riddle | 168 | 75.0% | 21.3% |
Matched among Oregon elementary 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 Pilot Rock Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Umatilla County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #407 of 591 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #372 of 646 ▲ 100 | #9 of 15 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #451 of 646 ▲ 30 | #10 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 136 | #637 of 710 | #15 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.8% | #344 of 645 | #15 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
136
+34 (+33%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 136 | 10 | 13.6:1 | 73% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 6.5 | 21.4:1 | 66% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 7 | 20.3:1 | 83% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 102 | 6 | 17.0:1 | 77% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 162 | 7.5 | 21.6:1 | 77% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 200 | 9 | 22.2:1 | 73% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 169 | 8 | 21.1:1 | 54% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 238 | 15 | 15.9:1 | 40% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 14 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pilot Rock Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (162 to 136); teachers up 33% (7.5 to 10).
About Pilot Rock Elementary School
Pilot Rock Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in Pilot Rock, Oregon. The student body numbers 136 students, from kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Oregon is about 321, so this school runs 58% smaller than that.
Pilot Rock SD 2 has 285 students spread across 2 schools.
White students make up a majority at Pilot Rock Elementary School, at 79%. Other students are 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Native American. That is higher than the 67% White share among all Umatilla County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 10 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.6:1. That is 2.9 students per teacher below the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Pilot Rock Elementary School is 73%. For comparison, public schools in Umatilla County average 89%.
Pilot Rock Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 29% of Oregon public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Oregon with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.3%. Pilot Rock Elementary School scores 27.4%.
Across Umatilla County, the median household income is $67,728, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Umatilla County is home to 35 public schools and about 13,143 public school students.
The closest other public school is Pilot Rock High School, about 0.3 miles away. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Pilot Rock Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Pilot Rock Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 136 students in 2024-25, 34 more than the 102 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.0:1 to 13.6:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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Nearby schools
- Pilot Rock High School0.3 mi · 149
- McKay Creek Elementary School11.5 mi · 265
- Sherwood Heights Elementary School12.0 mi · 439
- Sunridge Middle School12.0 mi · 672
- InterMountain Virtual Learning Academy12.1 mi · 107
- Pendleton Early Learning Center13.0 mi · 197
Frequently asked questions
About Pilot Rock Elementary SchoolHow large is Pilot Rock Elementary School?
Pilot Rock Elementary School enrolls approximately 136 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Pilot Rock Elementary School serve?
Pilot Rock Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pilot Rock Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pilot Rock Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pilot Rock Elementary School?
At Pilot Rock Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Pilot Rock Elementary School public or private?
Pilot Rock Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pilot Rock SD 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.