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Morrow School District 1

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Boardman, Irrigon, Heppner and Lexington.

Boardman’s School Grade B better than 61% of Oregon school districts

Students
2,234
Schools
9
Spent per student
$19,937
OR $17,749
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Debt
$20M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Morrow School District 1

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Oregon districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 16 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% more per student than the OR average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $20M, about $8,973 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% of the 178 Oregon school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Boardman. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. OR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20%
State average 30.6% · 1,227 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 44% · 1,211 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 81.3% · 155 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,937 per student · 12% above OR
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 44%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,213’20
2,252’21
2,307’22
2,222’23
2,234’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 59%White 38%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oregon’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Oregon.