Enrollment
173
High
DISTRICT 161 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATHENA-WESTON SD 29RJ·NCES 410166001115
Weston-McEwen High School
540 E Main St, Athena, OR 97813 · (541) 566-3555 · Umatilla County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
129 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 26% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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 Athena-Weston SD 29RJ. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
OR avg 43.0% . +14.2pp since 2023
Math
16.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 15.6% |
% 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Weston-McEwen High School
Weston-McEwen High School's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weston-McEwen High School this school | 173 | 74.6% | 30.8% |
| Harrisburg High School Harrisburg | 260 | 74.2% | 20.0% |
| Lowell Junior/Senior High School Lowell | 178 | 70.8% | 23.2% |
| Neah-Kah-Nie High School Rockaway Beach | 244 | 73.0% | 26.6% |
| Riddle High School Riddle | 178 | 75.8% | 14.6% |
| Central Linn High School Halsey | 243 | 75.7% | 35.8% |
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 Weston-McEwen High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Umatilla County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #83 of 177 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #105 of 194 ▼ 3 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #54 of 201 ▲ 66 | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #186 of 257 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.6% | #95 of 207 | #4 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
173
-35 (-17%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 157
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 173 | 14.7 | 11.7:1 | 75% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 208 | 17.2 | 12.1:1 | 44% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 17 | 12.7:1 | 58% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 13 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 11.7 | 14.4:1 | 42% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | 12 | 15.7:1 | 33% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 161 | 10 | 16.1:1 | 35% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 204 | 20 | 10.2:1 | 32% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 157 | 13 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weston-McEwen High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (168 to 173); teachers up 26% (11.7 to 14.7).
About Weston-McEwen High School
Weston-McEwen High School is a very small high school in Athena-Weston SD 29RJ, located in Athena, Oregon. Federal data show 173 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Oregon, the average enrollment is about 630.
Athena-Weston SD 29RJ has 484 students in 3 schools, and Weston-McEwen High School is one of those schools.
About 71% of the student body at Weston-McEwen High School is White. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 9% Native American. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
The school's 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. The average for high schools in Oregon is 19.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Weston-McEwen High School, 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Umatilla County report 89%.
Among Oregon public high schools, Weston-McEwen High School outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Weston-McEwen High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (30.8%) and its predicted rate (33.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools.
The county, Umatilla County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $67,728, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 35 public schools and about 13,143 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Weston-McEwen High School from the closest public school, Athena Elementary School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 27.6%; Weston-McEwen High School's is 30.8%, ranking 3rd of 7.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 208 (2020-21) to 173 (2024-25). Students per teacher dropped from 16.0 in 2020-21 to 11.7 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Weston-McEwen High School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Umatilla County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,940
Census ACS
Median income
$67,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
13,143 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Athena-Weston SD 29RJ
- Weston Middle SchoolMiddle · 187 students
- Athena Elementary SchoolElementary · 124 students
Nearby schools
- Athena Elementary School0.2 mi · 124
- Weston Middle School3.1 mi · 187
- Helix Charter School8.5 mi · 190
- Gib Olinger Elementary School9.5 mi · 498
- Central Middle School9.6 mi · 360
- McLoughlin High School9.7 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Weston-McEwen High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Weston-McEwen High School?
Weston-McEwen High School enrolls approximately 173 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Weston-McEwen High School serve?
Weston-McEwen High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Weston-McEwen High School have?
Weston-McEwen High School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Weston-McEwen High School?
Student demographics at Weston-McEwen High School are roughly 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Weston-McEwen High School public or private?
Weston-McEwen High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Athena-Weston SD 29RJ.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.