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Best Public Schools in Island City, OR

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At a glance

School

293

Students

Top rankedIsland City Elementary School129^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Island City, Oregon is home to a single standout elementary school, Island City Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 and has consistently high performance across key metrics. This school is ranked in the top 18% of elementary schools in Oregon and has a 4 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well above average.

Island City Elementary boasts impressive test scores that exceed the La Grande School District and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. The school's 5th grade science proficiency rate is also significantly higher than district and state levels. Despite serving a student population with a high rate of free/reduced lunch (64.83%), the school is able to deliver these strong academic outcomes.

While Island City Elementary has many strengths, including a lower than average student-teacher ratio and higher than average spending per student, the school does have an elevated chronic absenteeism rate of 34.3% that is an area for potential improvement. Overall, this school stands out as a high-performing institution that is providing equitable educational opportunities and resources to its students, offering valuable insights that could benefit other schools and districts seeking to improve student achievement.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	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 English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Island City Elementary School	Public	K-5	10201 W 4th St	Island City	97850	Union County	La Grande School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 663-3270	293	19	15.3	64.5%	234 (79.9%)	8 (2.7%)	24 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	7 (2.4%)	15 (5.1%)	77.7	129^th of 706 public elementary schools	81.7%		78.5	126^th of 710 public elementary schools	82.3%	3	52.1	61.7	54.3	50.0	59.6	56.5	41.3	$16,096	$1,065	$15,031

Cities Near Island City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
La Grande	0.47 mi	5	76^th
Imbler	10.6 mi	1
Cove	13.3 mi	1
Union	13.43 mi	2	80^th
Elgin	17.69 mi	2	123^rd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.