Enrollment
166
High
DISTRICT 189 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION SD 5·NCES 411269001133
Union High School
540 S Main St, Union, OR 97883 · (541) 562-5166 · Union County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Oregon public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
108 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 7 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 15% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Union SD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
OR avg 43.0% . -13.4pp since 2023
Math
27.7%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.1% | 27.7% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 28.9% |
% 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Union High School
Union High School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union High School this school | 166 | 65.1% | 37.9% |
| Colton High School Colton | 161 | 64.6% | 14.1% |
| Knappa High School Astoria | 131 | 61.8% | N/A |
| Scio High School Scio | 227 | 63.0% | 31.1% |
| Crane Union High School Crane | 96 | 66.7% | 50.3% |
| Elgin High School Elgin | 180 | 72.2% | 21.6% |
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 Union High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #44 of 177 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #43 of 194 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #85 of 201 ▼ 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #189 of 257 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #135 of 207 |
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
166
+12 (+8%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 166 | 9.7 | 17.1:1 | 65% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 163 | 10 | 16.3:1 | 53% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 10 | 17.0:1 | 41% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 154 | 11 | 14.0:1 | 40% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 167 | 9.2 | 18.2:1 | 36% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 168 | 9 | 18.7:1 | 36% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 191 | 12 | 15.9:1 | 40% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 237 | 17 | 13.9:1 | 34% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 217 | 14 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (167 to 166); teachers up 6% (9.2 to 9.7).
About Union High School
Located in Union, Oregon, Union High School is a small high school. The school enrolls 166 students, from grades 7 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Oregon) has about 630 students.
Besides Union High School, Union SD 5 runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 378 students.
Most students at Union High School are White: 92% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic. Union High School has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 17.1 students per teacher and 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 65%. Across public schools in Union County, the average is about the same, 64%.
Union High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of Oregon public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Oregon, Union High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 37.9% actual against a predicted 37.3%.
Union County has about 26,144 residents, and median household income is about $65,661, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Union County number 13 and enroll about 3,646.
The closest public school to Union High School is Union Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within ten miles number 2. The nearest schools with test data average 35.9%, lower than Union High School's 37.9%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Union High School had 154 students in 2020-21 and 166 in 2024-25, an 8% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.0:1 in 2020-21 to 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Union High School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,144
Census ACS
Median income
$65,661
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,646 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Union High schools
13 other US public schools in 13 states are named Union High. Union High School is the 14th largest of the 14.
- Union High SchoolTulsa, OK · 3,569 students
- Union High SchoolUNION, NJ · 2,410 students
- Union High SchoolCamas, WA · 1,989 students
- Union HighROOSEVELT, UT · 1,166 students
- UNION HIGHUNION, MO · 956 students
Nearby schools
- Union Elementary School0.0 mi · 212
- Cove Charter School6.8 mi · 290
- North Powder Charter School12.6 mi · 252
- Island City Elementary School12.7 mi · 293
- La Grande Middle School13.8 mi · 480
- Central Elementary School13.8 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Union High SchoolHow many students attend Union High School?
Union High School enrolls approximately 166 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Union High School serve?
Union High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Union High School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Union High School.
How diverse is Union High School?
Union High School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Union High School?
Union High School is overseen by Union SD 5 in Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.