Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Wheeler

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Wheeler OR 2007.06Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Schools in Wheeler

Wheeler’s public schools

Neah-Kah-Nie School District 56 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wheeler. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Oregon’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.3K
▲ 48% vs OR $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
OR 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
693 students on the public path
In brief

Wheeler’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Wheeler’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oregon’s 753 public schools. Neah-Kah-Nie High School places highest (better than 73%); Garibaldi Elementary School lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Wheeler, graded from C to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Neah-Kah-Nie 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 Wheeler, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
6–8Neah-Kah-Nie Middle Schoolin Rockaway BeachB
9–12Neah-Kah-Nie High Schoolin Rockaway BeachB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Neah-Kah-Nie School District 56.

The district

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

Neah-Kah-Nie School District 56Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 693 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (OR 17.9)
$26,299OR $17,749 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 44% · 379 students tested
Math29%
State average 30.6% · 380 students tested

Wheeler vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wheeler—Neah-Kah-Nie School District 56

Every school in Wheeler

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).

Also serving Wheelerin other towns
Nehalem Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nehalem
B
171 students15:1Rate it →
Garibaldi Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garibaldi
C
115 students12:1Rate it →
Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockaway Beach
B
163 students11:1Rate it →
Neah-Kah-Nie High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockaway Beach
B+
244 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Wheeler’s schools

Are Wheeler’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wheeler. Neah-Kah-Nie School District 56 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wheeler. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oregon’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wheeler in?

Neah-Kah-Nie School District 56.

Where do Wheeler kids go to high school?

Neah-Kah-Nie High School.

Parents talk

What Wheeler families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Wheeler → They have their own page.

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.