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C+

Pendleton School District 16

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Pendleton and Adams.

Pendleton’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Oregon school districts

Students
2,901
Schools
8
Spent per student
$15,684
OR $17,749
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Debt
$58.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pendleton School District 16

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of Oregon districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the OR average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $58.6M, about $20,185 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Pendleton 16,989Adams 385

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pendleton. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Sunridge Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Pendleton High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25%
State average 30.6% · 1,388 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 44% · 1,400 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)77%
State average 81.3% · 257 in the class

88% 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
$15,684 per student · 12% below OR
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 60%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,901’20
2,946’21
2,949’22
2,890’23
2,901’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 62%Hispanic 15%American Indian/Alaska Native 11%Two or more races 10%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Pendleton Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Pendleton
197 students14:1
Sherwood Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pendleton
C+
439 students16:1
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pendleton
C−
420 students16:1
McKay Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pendleton
A−
265 students18:1
Sunridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pendleton
B−
672 students20:1
Pendleton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pendleton
B
763 students20:1
Nixyaawii Community School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pendleton
C−
89 students13:1
Hawthorne Alternative High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pendleton
C−
56 students31:1

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.