Best Public Schools in Cascade Locks, OR

Cascade Locks, Oregon has just one public school in this data set — Cascade Locks School, an elementary school serving grades K–5 with 65 students — and the area summary lists 1 elementary, 0 middle, 0 high, and 0 alternative schools, so there are no other local schools to compare against. The school is part of the Hood River County School District, which ranks 46th of 141 Oregon districts (67th percentile, 3 stars), so all meaningful comparisons here are against that district and the state as a whole.

Academically, English Language Arts is the standout: all-grade ELA proficiency is 54.8%, above the district's 47.1% and the state's 43.8%, and 4th grade ELA reaches 60% — 9 points above the district and 16.5 points above the state. Math is mixed: all-grade math is 35.5%, slightly below the district's 36.4% but above the state's 32.9%, while 4th grade math (30%) and 5th grade math (30.8%) trail their district and state comparators. Science is the weakest subject at 23.1%, well below the district's 33.5% and the state's 30.6%. The state suppressed the school's 3rd grade ELA and math figures to protect student privacy, so those scores are unknown — not zero — and the all-grade totals cannot be broken down fully by grade.

Operationally, chronic absenteeism is 32.8%, above the district's 29.0% but just below the state's 33.5%; 70.77% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, spending is $39,126 per student, and the student-teacher ratio is 7.5:1, suggesting a small, resource-intensive school serving a high-needs population. In rankings, the school placed 351st of 709 (50th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026, after 225th of 706 (68th percentile) in 2024–2025 and 429th of 710 (40th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024. With only 65 students, a single student can move a grade-level rate by many points, which likely explains much of that volatility.