Enrollment
58
Combined
STATE 384
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRAY SD 1·NCES 411164001255
Spray School
303 Park Ave, Spray, OR 97874 · (541) 468-2226 · Wheeler County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL58 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Oregon public K-12 schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
8.3:1
7 FTE teachers
STATE 22.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
49 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 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 4 | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 7 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 7 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 10 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 7 | 12% |
Student demographics
38%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
42.3%
OR avg 43.0% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
23.1%
OR avg 31.8% . -12.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.3% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 35.7% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Spray School
Spray School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spray School this school | 58 | 84.5% | 40.5% |
| Jewell School Seaside | 119 | 87.4% | 44.1% |
| Monument School Monument | 53 | 88.7% | 24.4% |
| Dufur School Dufur | 352 | 66.2% | 29.5% |
| Prairie City School Prairie City | 247 | 79.4% | 21.6% |
| Echo School Echo | 328 | 60.7% | 42.0% |
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 Spray School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 58 | #16 of 24 |
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
58
+9 (+18%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 61
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 8.2:1
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 | 58 | 7 | 8.3:1 | 84% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 60 | 8 | 7.5:1 | 25% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 65 | 7 | 9.3:1 | 58% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 49 | 6 | 8.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 51 | 6.9 | 7.4:1 | 80% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 46 | 6 | 7.7:1 | 80% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 42 | 7 | 6.0:1 | 90% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 87 | 8 | 10.9:1 | 62% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 61 | 7 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spray School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (51 to 58); teachers up 2% (6.9 to 7).
About Spray School
Spray School is a public combined-grade school run by Spray SD 1 in Spray, Oregon. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 12, with 58 students enrolled. For comparison, combined schools in Oregon average about 384 students.
Federal records list Spray SD 1 as the district for Spray School.
Spray School is 78% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 9% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Pacific Islander. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 8.3:1. That is 14.2 students per teacher below the 22.5:1 average for combined schools in Oregon. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Spray School is 84%. That tracks the 84% average for public schools in Wheeler County.
The allk12 Grade for Spray School is A-. Compared with Oregon public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Spray School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.5%, compared with a predicted 29.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Wheeler County, the median household income is $55,284, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Spray School, Wheeler County has 2 other public schools.
The school nearest to Spray School is Monument School, at a distance of about 18.3 miles.
NCES describes the area around Spray School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Spray School's enrollment grew 18%, to 58.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wheeler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,485
Census ACS
Median income
$55,284
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
2,599 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Monument School18.3 mi · 53
- Fossil Charter School23.6 mi · 2,494
- Mitchell School25.5 mi · 47
- Dayville School28.3 mi · 48
- Condon Elementary School33.4 mi · 85
- Condon High School33.4 mi · 46
Frequently asked questions
About Spray SchoolHow many students attend Spray School?
Spray School enrolls approximately 58 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Spray School serve?
Spray School serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spray School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spray School is approximately 8.3:1 (7 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Spray School?
Spray School reports a student body of 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian.
What district is Spray School in?
Spray School is part of Spray SD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.