Warrenton High School

As a close-knit secondary school in Warrenton, Oregon, Warrenton High School teaches 279 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Warrenton-Hammond SD 30. That puts it 56% leaner than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 630 students.

Across the 4 schools in Warrenton-Hammond SD 30 (925 students total), Warrenton High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Warrenton High School reports that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder looks like 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Clatsop County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Warrenton High School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.8:1, putting Warrenton High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Clatsop County's rate of about 73%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Warrenton High School is in the bottom 10% of Oregon public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.4%; Warrenton High School posts 29.0%, -19.4 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Clatsop County) reports that median household income runs about $71,822, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Clatsop County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,648 students), Warrenton High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Warrenton Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Warrenton High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Warrenton High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 30.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Warrenton High School has ticked up 4%, going from 267 students in 2018 to 279 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 80% to 70%. Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

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