Enrollment
419
High
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SISTERS SD 6·NCES 411149000073
Sisters High School
1700 W McKinney Butte Rd, Sisters, OR 97759 · (541) 549-4045 · Deschutes County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Oregon public high schools
- BTest 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.
- ·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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
216 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 | 120 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 105 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 115 | 27% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 Sisters SD 6. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.7%
OR avg 43.0% . +11.1pp since 2023
Math
29.8%
OR avg 31.8%
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 46 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 11 points since 2023.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 29.8% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Sisters High School
Sisters High School's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sisters High School this school | 419 | 51.6% | 31.0% |
| Philomath High School Philomath | 453 | 49.0% | 64.1% |
| Pleasant Hill High School Pleasant Hill | 530 | 52.8% | 24.3% |
| Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences Oregon City | 325 | 53.5% | 25.8% |
| Yamhill Carlton High School Yamhill | 279 | 50.5% | 40.7% |
| LaPine Senior High School LaPine | 440 | 48.6% | 18.1% |
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 Sisters High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Deschutes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #80 of 177 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #37 of 194 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #79 of 201 ▲ 49 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #126 of 257 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #45 of 171 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #166 of 171 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.6% | #168 of 207 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #86 of 102 | #6 of 6 |
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
419
+25 (+6%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 419 | 24.4 | 17.1:1 | 52% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 37% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 27.2 | 14.7:1 | 24% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 24 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 20.5 | 21.1:1 | 26% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 18 | 24.2:1 | 22% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 29 | 18.1:1 | 26% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 20 | 22.4:1 | 13% (58) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sisters High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (433 to 419); teachers up 19% (20.5 to 24.4).
About Sisters High School
Sisters High School is a small high school located in Sisters, Oregon. It had 419 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Oregon enroll about 630 students on average.
Sisters High School is run by Sisters SD 6, whose 3 schools enroll 1,170 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Sisters High School is White, at 82%. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sisters High School scores 31%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. The school has 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Oregon, the average ratio is 19.8:1. Federal data show 52% of students (216) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 60% average for public schools in Deschutes County is 8 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Sisters High School lands at C+, ahead of 43% of Oregon public high schools.
Sisters High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.0% and a predicted 42.6%.
In Deschutes County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $92,758 a year, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Deschutes County number 53, with about 25,823 students.
Sisters High School is about 0.2 miles from Sisters Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Sisters High School's average proficiency of 31.0% compares with 46.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Sisters High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 25 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Sisters High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Deschutes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,334
Census ACS
Median income
$92,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
25,823 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sisters SD 6
- Sisters Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Sisters Middle SchoolMiddle · 260 students
Other schools in Sisters
- Sisters Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Sisters Middle SchoolMiddle · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Sisters Elementary School0.2 mi · 491
- Sisters Middle School0.3 mi · 260
- Black Butte Elementary School11.9 mi · 24
- Tumalo Community School15.7 mi · 266
- Ridgeview High School18.3 mi · 844
- North Star Elementary18.3 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Sisters High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sisters High School?
Sisters High School enrolls approximately 419 students in grades 09-12.
Is Sisters High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sisters High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sisters High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sisters High School is approximately 17.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sisters High School?
At Sisters High School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Sisters High School public or private?
Sisters High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sisters SD 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.