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Best Public Schools in Union County, OR

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Schools

3,646

Students

Districts

Top rankedUnion High School92^nd of 271 Oregon high schools

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Biggest riser

Greenwood Elementary School up 15 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

North Powder Charter School 10.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)								OSAS Mathematics (2026)								OSAS Science (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
RiverBend High School	Public	9-12	58231 Oregon Hwy 244	La Grande	97850	Union County	ODE YCEP District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 962-1828	3	0		—	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Cove Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	803 Main St	Cove	97824	Union County	Cove School District 15	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 568-4424	290	19	15.2	51.4%	259 (89.3%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)								(n/a)	70.6	55.0	61.5	66.7	47.8	35.0	76.9	59.3	47.1	25.0	38.5	66.7	26.1	20.0	34.6	36.0	42.3	5.0	50.0	34.7	83.8%	15.4%	$24,298	$00	$24,298
Stella Mayfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1111 Division St	Elgin	97827	Union County	Elgin School District 23	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 437-2321	204	18	11.3	73.5%	183 (89.7%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	35	452^nd of 709 public elementary schools	36.2%		41.3	387^th of 706 public elementary schools	45.2%	65	50.0	27.8	50.0	26.7				39.4	30.8	27.8	30.0	10.3				24.3	26.7			26.7	92.7%	6.8%	$22,023	$1,968	$20,055
Elgin High School	Public	7-12	1400 Birch	Elgin	97827	Union County	Elgin School District 23	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 437-2021	180	13	14.4	72.2%	164 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	42.7	146^th of 271 public high schools	46.1%		47.4	130^th of 270 public high schools	51.9%	16					38.5	33.3	54.2	41.0					46.2	21.2	12.5	26.5		21.2	29.2	24.6	87.3%	12.1%	$21,708	$13	$21,695
Imbler Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6th & Esther Ave	Imbler	97841	Union County	Imbler School District 11	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 534-5331	325	23	13.8	40.6%	271 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	19 (5.8%)								(n/a)	66.7	68.0	60.9	59.1	81.5	38.1	76.9	65.4	61.1	56.0	34.8	54.5	55.6	38.1	75.0	53.8	30.4	28.6	73.1	45.7			$21,351	$687	$20,664
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	701 H Ave	La Grande	97850	Union County	La Grande School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 663-3500	403	26	15.3	65.8%	304 (75.4%)	4 (1.0%)	33 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	30 (7.4%)	25 (6.2%)	54.4	287^th of 709 public elementary schools	59.5%		59.6	243^rd of 706 public elementary schools	65.6%	44	39.2	47.1	52.3					45.9	47.3	42.0	28.4					39.5	37.3			37.3	90%	7.5%	$17,466	$767	$16,699
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 N Spruce St	La Grande	97850	Union County	La Grande School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 663-3580	234	18	12.9	64.5%	183 (78.2%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	25 (10.7%)	20.4	586^th of 709 public elementary schools	17.3%		18.8	601^st of 706 public elementary schools	14.9%	15	28.9	32.4	27.6					29.8	30.8	21.6	17.2					23.8	13.8			13.8	92.1%	6.5%	$18,077	$2,041	$16,036
La Grande Middle School	Public	6-8	1108 4th St	La Grande	97850	Union County	La Grande School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 663-3421	480	26	18.5	63.8%	385 (80.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.2%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	28 (5.8%)	36 (7.5%)	42.1	204^th of 371 public middle schools	45.0%		43.1	187^th of 368 public middle schools	49.2%	17				45.3	41.1	41.4		42.5				27.9	27.7	23.7		26.5		22.8		22.8	90.7%	8.2%	$17,014	$939	$16,075
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%)	48.7	330^th of 709 public elementary schools	53.5%		77.7	129^th of 706 public elementary schools	81.7%	201	41.3	48.9	44.9					45.1	41.3	38.3	28.6					35.9	32.0			32.0	93.7%	5.2%	$16,096	$1,065	$15,031
La Grande High School	Public	9-12	708 "K" Ave	La Grande	97850	Union County	La Grande School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 663-3301	604	35	17.5	63.1%	476 (78.8%)	6 (1.0%)	45 (7.5%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.0%)	22 (3.6%)	35 (5.8%)	42.8	144^th of 271 public high schools	46.9%		65.8	68^th of 270 public high schools	74.8%	76							28.6	28.6							15.0	15.0			44.4	44.4	91.9%	5.5%	$19,600	$680	$18,919
North Powder Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	333 G St	North Powder	97867	Union County	North Powder School District 8J	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 898-2244	252	23	10.8	89.7%	210 (83.3%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)								(n/a)	60.0	78.3	58.8	40.9	33.3	42.1		51.7	50.0	52.2	11.8	27.3	11.8	31.6		29.1	17.6	47.4	10.0	28.3	90.1%	9.9%	$24,525	$1,487	$23,038
Union Elementary School	Public	K-6	166 W Dearborn St	Union	97883	Union County	Union School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 562-5278	212	14	15.1	66.0%	182 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.1%)	33.1	465^th of 709 public elementary schools	34.4%		32.6	469^th of 706 public elementary schools	33.6%	4	56.5	33.3	44.0	28.9				38.9	34.8	48.1	12.0	13.2				25.7	12.0			12.0	88.1%	11.9%	$19,063	$551	$18,512
Union High School	Public	7-12	540 S Main St	Union	97883	Union County	Union School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 562-5166	166	10	17.1	65.1%	153 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	58.5	92^nd of 271 public high schools	66.1%		60.2	89^th of 270 public high schools	67.0%	3					55.2	30.0	54.5	47.9					22.2	21.1	< 5%	14.9		21.1	33.3	27.5	87.7%	11.7%	$21,691	$247	$21,443

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