Best Public Schools in Boardman, OR

Boardman, Oregon is served by three public schools, all within Morrow School District 1: Riverside Junior/Senior High School (grades 7–12), Sam Boardman Elementary School (K–6), and Windy River Elementary School (listed as middle grades, 4–6). Together they enroll 1,091 students, with Riverside the largest at 520, Sam Boardman at 330, and Windy River at 241. The district itself ranks 74th of 141 Oregon districts, at the 48th percentile with 2 stars.

Each school has distinct strengths. Riverside Junior/Senior High School reports a 100.0% graduation rate, above the district's 96.7% and the state's 83.0%, along with 11th-grade science proficiency of 35%. It also improved from the 22nd to the 49th percentile and from 1 star to 2 stars. Sam Boardman Elementary School has Boardman's lowest chronic absenteeism at 27.2%, the strongest all-grade math at 30.1%, the smallest student-teacher ratio at 13.2, and the highest per-student spending at $21,288. Windy River Elementary School has all-grade math of 22.8%, close to the district's 23.5%.

Areas to watch: Boardman schools generally trail the district and state in proficiency. Riverside's all-grade math is 13.2%, well below the district's 23.5% and the state's 32.9%, and its middle-grade scores are notably low (7th-grade math 7.7%, 7th-grade ELA 18.2%, 8th-grade science 10.7%), while its chronic absenteeism of 38.1% is the highest in Boardman. Windy River's all-grade and 5th-grade science both sit at 5.2%, far below district and state, and its absenteeism of 35.9% exceeds both. Sam Boardman's all-grade ELA of 20.5% is below the district's 34.5% and the state's 43.8%. Weighted by enrollment, Boardman's all-grade proficiency is about 26.3% in ELA, 20.4% in math, and 17.1% in science — behind district and state in every subject.