Summary:
Vale, Oregon is served by four schools — two elementary, one middle, and one high school — all within Vale School District 84, enrolling 912 students in grades K–12. The district itself is highly ranked statewide: 9th of 141 districts, 94th percentile, 5 stars.
Vale High School is the clear standout, ranked 12th of 271 schools (96th percentile, 5 stars) with a 98.4% graduation rate against the state's 83.0%. Its ELA proficiency of 79.7 nearly doubles the state's 43.8, and it also leads in math (43.5 vs. 32.9) and science (59.7 vs. 30.6). Vale Middle School earns 4 stars, ranking 86th of 371, with strong math (46.2 vs. 32.9 statewide) and 8th-grade results above both district and state. Vale Elementary School is a 3-star school on the rise, moving from 53rd to 67th percentile over three years, with standout 6th-grade ELA (66.7) and 3rd-grade math (48.9), though its 4th-grade ELA and math fall below state. Willowcreek Elementary School is the smallest at 61 students; its All Grades ELA of 59.2 beats the state, and its 7th-grade ELA is at least 95% with 7th-grade math at 90.0, but 8th-grade science is just 8.3.
Several patterns stand out. Every school exceeds the state average in ELA and math, and three of four top it in science, even though free or reduced lunch ranges from 82.88% to 90.44% — evidence that high economic need is not translating into low achievement. Chronic absenteeism is a district-wide strength: 13.8% against the state's 33.5%, with Vale High lowest at 11.1%. Science is the most uneven subject, strong at Vale High and Vale Elementary but weak at Willowcreek, whose results may reflect very small cohorts. Many Willowcreek cells are marked with a dash, meaning the state suppressed them; treat those as unknown rather than as zero.
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