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Schools in Cascade Locks · Hood River County School District 1

Cascade Locks’s public schools outscore 75% of Oregon districts

36% of students in Cascade Locks’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Oregon average (31%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cascade Locks, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Oregon state tests taken in spring 2022, when 82% 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.

Reading proficiency
45%
▲ 1 pts vs OR 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▲ 5 pts vs OR 31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 8 pts vs OR 81%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.8K
▲ 11% vs OR $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.1
OR 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
2,111 students on the public path
In brief

Cascade Locks’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 198 Oregon towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cascade Locks’s, its schools beat 81%, higher than their 75% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 36% in spring 2022, against 44% and 31% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,750 per student, against $17,749 across Oregon (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cascade Locks’s grade

B+ Test scoresA− Graduation

A−: better than 75% of Oregon school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Oregon average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Oregon school districts we grade (178)Better than 75%
Lower resultsHigher results
Oregon towns with similar household incomes (198)Better than 81%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,706 test results and a graduating class of 325 could put Cascade Locks anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 82% of Cascade Locks’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,689 in math, 1,722 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cascade Locks, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Cascade Locks SchoolHood River County School District 1No scores
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–12Hood River Valley High Schoolin Hood RiverNo scores

Cascade Locks’s public schools are run by Hood River County School District 1, which also serves Hood River. 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.

Hood River County School District 1Grades K–12 · 8 schools · 3,602 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (OR 17.9)
$19,750OR $17,749 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 44% · 1722 students tested
Math36%
State average 30.6% · 1689 students tested

Cascade Locks vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Oregon towns that share Cascade Locks’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cascade LocksA−Hood River County School District 1

Every school in Cascade Locks

4 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).

District schools in Cascade Locksby address
Cascade Locks School
Elementary · Grades K–5
65 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving Cascade Locksin other towns
Hood River Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hood River
461 students17:1Rate it →
WyEast Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hood River
411 students15:1Rate it →
Hood River Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hood River
1,174 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Cascade Locks’s schools

Are Cascade Locks’s schools good?

By Oregon’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cascade Locks children attend outscore 75% of Oregon’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cascade Locks in?

Hood River County School District 1, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 3,602 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

Where do Cascade Locks kids go to high school?

Hood River Valley High School in Hood River, with 1,174 students.

What is Cascade Locks’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Hood River County School District 1 graduated in four years, against 81% across Oregon.

How much does Cascade Locks spend per student?

$19,750 in Hood River County School District 1 (FY2024), against $17,749 across Oregon. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Cascade Locks families are saying about school.

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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.