Photo: Tedder · CC BY 3.0Banks’s public schools outscore 71% of Oregon districts
98% of Banks’s students graduate on time, above the Oregon average (81%). The grade covers the public school district serving Banks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Oregon, not nationally.
From Oregon state tests taken in spring 2022, when 57% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Banks’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 44% and 31% statewide; 57% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81% across Oregon (the state reports Banks’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,945 per student, against $17,749 across Oregon (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Banks Middle School, then Banks High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Banks’s grade
B+: better than 71% of Oregon school districts. Graduation is above the Oregon average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Banks, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Banks
Banks Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 430 students · 19:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Banks
Banks High School
Grades 9–12 · 397 students · 20:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Banks
Banks High School
Grades 9–12 · 397 students · 20:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Banks
Banks High School
Grades 9–12 · 397 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Banks’s public schools are run by Banks School District 13. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Banks vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Oregon towns that share Banks’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Banks | B+ | Banks School District 13 |
Every school in Banks
3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oregon’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Banks’s schools
Are Banks’s schools good?
By Oregon’s own tests, yes: the public schools Banks children attend outscore 71% of Oregon’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 67%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Banks in?
Banks School District 13, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,081 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Banks kids go to high school?
Banks High School, with 397 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Banks’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Banks School District 13 graduated in four years, against 81% across Oregon.
How much does Banks spend per student?
$14,945 in Banks School District 13 (FY2024), against $17,749 across Oregon. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Banks families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Banks → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Oregon. Stars are from neighbors.