Best Public Schools in Drain, OR

Families in Drain, Oregon have two public schools, both part of North Douglas School District 22: North Douglas Elementary School, serving grades K–8 with 254 students, and North Douglas High School, serving grades 9–12 with 112 students. Together they enroll 366 students, and since the elementary school runs through 8th grade, there is no separate middle school. The district overall ranks 89th of 141 Oregon districts — the 37th percentile, at 2 stars.

The brightest spots sit at opposite ends of the grade range. At the elementary school, science is above the state (35.4% proficient versus 30.6%), and 8th graders post strong results in science (42.9% versus the state's 27.7%) and English language arts (71.4% versus 41.5%). At the high school, the standout is the 88.6% graduation rate, above the state's 83.0% and matching the district. Both schools are also high-poverty: 82.68% of elementary students and 68.75% of high school students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Math is the shared weakness. Elementary math proficiency is 23.9% against the state's 32.9%, and every tested elementary grade falls below the state — including just 9.5% in 8th grade math. High school math is 18.2% versus 22.9%, with 11th-grade science far below the state at 16.7% versus 33.8%. Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern at both schools: 36.5% at the elementary school (above the state's 33.5%) and 49.5% at the high school, where nearly half of students are chronically absent. Notably, the high school spends more per student ($24,753 versus $21,003) yet shows lower proficiency in every subject, while both schools share the same 15.1 student-teacher ratio. Rank trends have slipped at the elementary school (50 → 43 → 34 percentile) and swung widely at the high school (58 → 5 → 26, including a 0-star year before recovering to 1 star).