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Schools in Deer Island

Deer Island’s public schools

St. Helens School District 502 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Deer Island. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above Oregon’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 82% of students in Oregon’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 13% vs OR $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.5
OR 17.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,478 students on the public path
In brief

Deer Island’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Deer Island’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oregon’s 753 public schools. St Helens Middle School places highest (better than 73%); McBride Elementary School lowest (3%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Deer Island, graded from D− to D, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: St Helens 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Deer Island, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to D
6–8St Helens Middle Schoolin St HelensB+
9–12St Helens High Schoolin St HelensB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. Helens School District 502.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

St. Helens School District 502Grades K–12 · 8 schools · 2,856 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 18.5 per teacher (OR 17.9)
$15,493OR $17,749 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 44% · 1214 students tested
Math18%
State average 30.6% · 1202 students tested

Deer Island vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Oregon towns that share Deer Island’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Deer Island—St. Helens School District 502

Every school in Deer Island

5 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).

Also serving Deer Islandin other towns
McBride Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Helens
D−
452 students18:1Rate it →
Lewis & Clark Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Helens
D
426 students17:1Rate it →
Columbia City School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Columbia City
D
214 students18:1Rate it →
St Helens Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Helens
B+
563 students18:1Rate it →
St Helens High School
High · Grades 9–12 · St Helens
B−
823 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Deer Island’s schools

Are Deer Island’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Deer Island. St. Helens School District 502 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Deer Island. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oregon’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Deer Island in?

St. Helens School District 502.

Where do Deer Island kids go to high school?

St Helens High School.

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What Deer Island 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). Stars are from neighbors.