Photo: Sam Beebe, Ecotrust · CC BY 2.0Yachats’s public schools score below 58% of Oregon districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 21% of Yachats’s students scored proficient, below the Oregon average (31%). The grade covers the public school district serving Yachats, 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.
From Oregon state tests taken in spring 2022, when 84% 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.
Yachats’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 44% and 31% statewide; 84% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
80% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81% across Oregon. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,479 per student, against $17,749 across Oregon (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then four middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Yachats’s grade
C+: better than 42% of Oregon school districts. Both inputs trail the Oregon average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Yachats, with each school’s own grade.
Yachats’s public schools are run by Lincoln County School District, which also serves Depoe Bay, Lincoln City, Newport and Siletz and others. 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.
Well below the state in reading
Yachats vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Oregon towns that share Yachats’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Yachats | C+ | Lincoln County |
Every school in Yachats
12 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).
Questions about Yachats’s schools
Are Yachats’s schools good?
On Oregon’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Yachats children attend score below 58% of Oregon’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Yachats in?
Lincoln County School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 4,794 students in 17 schools (2024–25).
Where do Yachats kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Newport High School, Taft High School, Waldport High School and Toledo Senior High School.
What is Yachats’s graduation rate?
80% of the class of 2023 in Lincoln County School District graduated in four years, against 81% across Oregon.
How much does Yachats spend per student?
$16,479 in Lincoln County School District (FY2024), against $17,749 across Oregon. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Yachats families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Yachats → 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Oregon. Stars are from neighbors.