Summary:
Elgin, Oregon, a small rural community in Union County, has two schools serving about 384 students in total: Stella Mayfield Elementary School, serving grades PK–6 with 204 students, and Elgin High School, serving grades 7–12 with 180 students. Both belong to Elgin School District 23, which ranks 86th of 141 Oregon districts (39th percentile, 2 stars). There are no middle or alternative schools here.
Elgin High School has the stronger ranking profile: 46th percentile in 2025–2026 versus 36th for the elementary, plus 3 stars and the 52nd percentile in 2024–2025. Its standout results include 11th grade English Language Arts at 54.2% (state 46.0%) and 7th grade math at 46.2% (state 33.3%). But 11th grade math was only 12.5% (state 22.9%), and chronic absenteeism was 34.6%, above the district's 26.9% and the state's 33.5%. Stella Mayfield Elementary School counters with much better attendance — 20.2% chronic absenteeism — and a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.3 versus 14.4. Its 3rd and 5th grade ELA results were both 50%, yet 6th grade math was 10.3% and 4th grade ELA 27.8%, both far below state averages.
Overall, both schools trail Oregon in most all-grade subjects, with math the biggest gap: Stella Mayfield 8.6 points below and Elgin High 6.4 points below. Elgin High's graduation rate of 82.6% essentially matches the state's 83.0%. Both serve high-poverty populations (free/reduced lunch rates of 73.53% and 72.22%) with per-student spending above $21,000. Because enrollments are small, single-grade percentages can vary considerably from year to year.
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