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Schools in Dexter

Dexter’s public schools

Pleasant Hill School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dexter. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Oregon’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 71% 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 15% vs OR $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.3
OR 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
947 students on the public path
In brief

Dexter’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dexter’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oregon’s 753 public schools. Pleasant Hill Elementary School places highest (better than 59%); Pleasant Hill High School lowest (49%). 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 Dexter, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Pleasant Hill Elementary Schoolin Pleasant HillB
6–12Pleasant Hill High Schoolin Pleasant HillB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pleasant Hill School District 1.

The district

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

Pleasant Hill School District 1Grades K–12 · 2 schools · 947 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 16.3 per teacher (OR 17.9)
$15,134OR $17,749 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 44% · 354 students tested
Math28%
State average 30.6% · 351 students tested

Dexter vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dexter—Pleasant Hill School District 1

Every school in Dexter

2 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 Dexterin other towns
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pleasant Hill
B
417 students17:1Rate it →
Pleasant Hill High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Pleasant Hill
B−
530 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Dexter’s schools

Are Dexter’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dexter. Pleasant Hill School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dexter. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oregon’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dexter in?

Pleasant Hill School District 1.

Where do Dexter kids go to high school?

Pleasant Hill High School.

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What Dexter 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.