Best Public Schools in Cascade Locks, OR

Summary:

The city of Cascade Locks, Oregon has only one school, Cascade Locks School, which serves grades K-5 and has a total enrollment of 79 students. The school is part of the Hood River County School District, which is ranked 40 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While there are no clear "standout" schools in the data set, the performance and characteristics of Cascade Locks School are worth examining. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 225 out of 706 Oregon elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 601 out of 706 in 2022-2023. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 1 star during this time. The school's test scores have been mixed, with some grade levels performing better than the district and state averages, while others, particularly in 5th grade, are significantly behind.

Cascade Locks School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 68.35% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $25,933, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.4 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year, but a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 34.3% during the same period. These factors suggest that the school is facing significant challenges in maintaining its academic performance and student engagement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)		OSAS Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cascade Locks School	Public	K-5	300 Wa-na-pa St	Cascade Locks	97014	Hood River County	Hood River County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 374-8467	65	9	7.5	70.8%	31 (47.7%)	1 (1.5%)	21 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (15.4%)	61.7	225^th of 706 public elementary schools	68.1%		36.6	429^th of 710 public elementary schools	39.6%	204	36.4	54.5	36.4	63.6	$25,933	$2,285	$23,648

Cities Near Cascade Locks

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hood River	13.05 mi	6	62^nd
Mount Hood Parkdale	15.14 mi	1	105^th
Mosier	20.36 mi	1	79^th
Welches	23.51 mi	2	12^th
Corbett	24.93 mi	3

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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