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Schools in Sisters · Sisters School District 6

Sisters’s public schools outscore 88% of Oregon districts

On the state reading tests, 55% of Sisters’s students scored proficient, above the Oregon average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sisters, 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.

#18of 142 Oregon townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Oregon state tests taken in spring 2022, when 80% 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
55%
▲ 11 pts vs OR 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
▲ 3 pts vs OR 31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 9–13 pts vs OR 81%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.6K
▼ 1% vs OR $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
OR 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,170 students on the public path
In brief

Sisters’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 34% in spring 2022, against 44% and 31% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,578 per student, against $17,749 across Oregon (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Sisters Middle School, then Sisters High School. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. 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 Sisters’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 88% of Oregon school districts, #18 of 142 Oregon towns. 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 88%
Lower resultsHigher results
Oregon towns with similar household incomes (166)Better than 88%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 481 test results and a graduating class of 93 could put Sisters anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 80% of Sisters’s students in the tested grades sat them (469 in math, 493 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Sisters Elementary SchoolSisters School District 6A−
6–8Sisters Middle SchoolSisters School District 6B−
9–12Sisters High SchoolSisters School District 6A

Sisters’s public schools are run by Sisters School District 6. 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.

Sisters School District 6Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,170 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (OR 17.9)
$17,578OR $17,749 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 44% · 493 students tested
Math34%
State average 30.6% · 469 students tested

Sisters vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SistersASisters School District 6

Every school in Sisters

3 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 Sistersby address
Sisters Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A−
491 students15:1Rate it →
Sisters Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
260 students13:1Rate it →
Sisters High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
419 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Sisters’s schools

Are Sisters’s schools good?

By Oregon’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sisters children attend outscore 88% of Oregon’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #18 of 142 Oregon towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sisters in?

Sisters School District 6, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,170 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Sisters kids go to high school?

Sisters High School, with 419 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Sisters’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Sisters School District 6 graduated in four years, against 81% across Oregon.

How much does Sisters spend per student?

$17,578 in Sisters School District 6 (FY2024), against $17,749 across Oregon. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.