Enrollment
288
Combined
STATE 384
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERMAN COUNTY SD·NCES 411125001068
Sherman County School
65912 High School Lp, Moro, OR 97039 · (541) 565-3500 · Sherman County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Oregon public K-12 schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 22.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
133 students
STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 14 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
56.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
43.7%
OR avg 31.8% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 37.1% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Sherman County School
Sherman County School's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman County School this school | 288 | 46.2% | 41.8% |
| Perrydale School Amity | 319 | 47.3% | 28.6% |
| Echo School Echo | 328 | 60.7% | 42.0% |
| Dufur School Dufur | 352 | 66.2% | 29.5% |
| Prairie City School Prairie City | 247 | 79.4% | 21.6% |
| Jewell School Seaside | 119 | 87.4% | 44.1% |
Matched among Oregon K-12 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 Sherman County School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #2 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #5 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #9 of 10 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
288
+58 (+25%) vs 2020
+140% since 1990-91, when it was 120
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 288 | 18.6 | 15.5:1 | 46% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 19.8 | 14.2:1 | 52% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 19.6 | 14.6:1 | 37% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 17 | 13.5:1 | 37% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 15.6 | 16.1:1 | 53% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 108 | 9 | 12.0:1 | 42% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 114 | 12 | 9.5:1 | 55% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 138 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 26% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 120 | 9 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherman County School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (251 to 288); teachers up 19% (15.6 to 18.6).
About Sherman County School
Sherman County School is a low-enrollment combined-grade school. Its address is in Moro, Oregon. The school enrolls 288 students, from kindergarten through 12. Average enrollment for combined schools in Oregon is about 384, so this school runs 25% smaller than that.
Sherman County School is a school in Sherman County SD.
About 85% of the student body at Sherman County School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Sherman County as a whole is similar, at about 86%. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.5 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.5:1 average for combined schools in Oregon. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 46%. That tracks the 46% average for public schools in Sherman County.
The allk12 Grade for Sherman County School is B+. Compared with Oregon public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Oregon with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.6%. Sherman County School scores 41.8%.
Federal survey data for Sherman County show that the median household income is $60,161, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
Wishram High And Elementary Schl is located about 16.7 miles from Sherman County School. Sherman County School comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Sherman County School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Enrollment at Sherman County School grew 25% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 230 to 288 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.5:1 to 15.5:1.
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Sherman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,938
Census ACS
Median income
$60,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1
288 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Wishram High And Elementary Schl16.7 mi · 91
- Dufur School18.6 mi · 352
- Centerville Elementary20.7 mi · 91
- Dry Hollow Elementary School22.3 mi · 424
- The Dalles Middle School22.5 mi · 513
- The Dalles High School23.2 mi · 795
Frequently asked questions
About Sherman County SchoolHow many students attend Sherman County School?
Sherman County School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Sherman County School serve?
Sherman County School serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Sherman County School have?
Sherman County School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Sherman County School?
Student demographics at Sherman County School are roughly 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Sherman County School in?
Sherman County School is part of Sherman County SD.
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