Summary:
South Wasco County School District 1 contains a single elementary school — South Wasco County Elementary School in Maupin, Oregon (308 Deschutes Ave, 97037) — serving grades PK through 5 with 80 students. Because it is the only elementary school in the district, every district-level elementary figure reported is also the school's figure; district-wide totals that differ reflect the district's secondary schools.
Academically, the school is strongest in math and science. In 2025-2026, 43.2% of students met the math standard, 10.3 points above Oregon's 32.9% and 12.4 points above its own district's 30.8%. Science proficiency was 35%, above the state's 30.8%. English language arts came in at 43.2%, essentially matching the state's 43.8%. Grade-level results vary more: 4th grade math reached 70% against a state figure of 38.9%, while that same 4th grade class scored 30% in ELA, below the state's 43.5%. Fifth grade was above the state in ELA (50% vs 47.1%) and science (35% vs 30.8%), while 5th grade math (30% vs 32.4%) and 4th grade ELA lagged. The school's statewide rank has risen three years running, from 456 of 710 (36th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023-2024 to 433 of 706 (39th, 2 stars) and then to 296 of 709 (58th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025-2026.
Two context factors matter. Nearly the entire student body — 98.75% — qualifies for free or reduced lunch, and per-student spending is $31,742 across 80 students, high because fixed costs are shared among few children; the student-teacher ratio is 13.3. Chronic absenteeism, at 44.4%, is the clearest concern — about 4 in 9 students, and well above Oregon's 33.5%. Finally, with roughly a dozen students per grade, percentages can shift several points from a single student's results.
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