The Dalles High School

Set in The Dalles, Oregon, The Dalles High School is a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school, part of North Wasco County SD 21. It works with 795 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 630 students each, so The Dalles High School sits 26% larger than that benchmark.

The Dalles High School is one of 7 schools operated by North Wasco County SD 21, a district that educates 2,834 students overall.

In terms of who attends, The Dalles High School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 43% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.7:1. The state averages about 19.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 99% of students at The Dalles High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, The Dalles High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Wasco County put median household earnings sit near $64,175, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Wasco County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,407 students), The Dalles High School is one campus in the mix.

Colonel Wright Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), The Dalles High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.8%.

The Dalles High School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. The Dalles High School's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 841 (now 795). Over the same period, the White share declined from 58% to 43%.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.