Best Public Schools in Boring, OR

Boring, Oregon is a small community served by four public schools, all within Oregon Trail School District 46: three elementary schools — Kelso Elementary School, Naas Elementary School, and Oregon Trail Academy (which actually serves grades K–8) — plus one middle school, Boring Middle School. There is no high school in the city, and the four schools enroll about 1,315 students combined. The district earns strong marks statewide, ranking 15th of 141 districts (89th percentile, 5 stars), but the individual schools differ a great deal from one another.

Oregon Trail Academy is the clear standout, ranking 38th of 709 schools (95th percentile, 5 stars) and improving each year from the 88th to 91st to 95th percentile. It leads in all three subjects — ELA 74.8%, math 59.6%, science 57.9% — far above district (51.9%, 41.9%, 29.7%) and state (43.8%, 32.9%, 30.6%). Its chronic absenteeism is just 15.6%, less than half the district's 32.3% and the state's 33.5%, and its per-student spending of $5,882 is by far the lowest. Boring Middle School is also solid at 81st percentile (4 stars), with ELA at 58.7%, though it has the group's highest absenteeism at 32.7%.

Kelso Elementary School and Naas Elementary School are more mixed, at 64th and 63rd percentile (3 stars) with declining ranks. Both beat district and state in math (46.8% and 49.3% vs. 41.9% district), but science is a serious weak spot — 20.5% at Kelso and 17.2% at Naas, well below the district's 29.7% and the state's 30.6%. Notably, Naas has the highest per-student spending ($22,192) and lowest student-teacher ratio (15.2) yet the lowest science score, while Oregon Trail Academy gets the best results on the least spending — so resources and results don't line up in this small sample. Overall, these schools generally outperform the state, but the local picture is uneven.