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Powers SD 31 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oregon for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 54 students in Powers SD 31 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Oregon.
Public Middle School in Powers SD 31 School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Oregon public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 45% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Oregon public middle school average of 38% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (OR)
# Schools
2 Schools
475 Schools
# Students
117 Students
172,638 Students
# Teachers
14 Teachers
9,438 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
Powers SD 31 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 186 school districts in Oregon (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#171 out of 189 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤20%
30%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)≥50%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.47
0.57
# American Indian Students
10 Students
2,254 Students
% American Indian Students
9%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
5,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
n/a
39,278 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
23%
# Black Students
n/a
3,780 Students
% Black Students
n/a
2%
# White Students
81 Students
106,509 Students
% White Students
69%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,300 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
26 Students
12,598 Students
% of Two or more races Students
22%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
10
4,237
# Students in 1st Grade:
6
4,821
# Students in 2nd Grade:
5
5,092
# Students in 3rd Grade:
13
5,098
# Students in 4th Grade:
10
5,601
# Students in 5th Grade:
9
6,096
# Students in 6th Grade:
10
36,431
# Students in 7th Grade:
7
41,680
# Students in 8th Grade:
10
42,445
# Students in 9th Grade:
12
4,601
# Students in 10th Grade:
9
5,099
# Students in 11th Grade:
9
5,416
# Students in 12th Grade:
7
6,021
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,444 is higher than the state median of $18,279. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,410 is higher than the state median of $19,325. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$9,902 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$10,468 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,444
$18,279
Spending / Student
$20,410
$19,325
Best Powers SD 31 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Powers High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
High School Hill Rd
Powers, OR 97466
(541) 439-2291
Powers, OR 97466
(541) 439-2291
Grades: 7-12
| 54 students
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