High Schools in North Wasco County School District 21

Summary:

The North Wasco County School District 21 in Oregon has only one high school, The Dalles High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school faces several challenges, including underperformance in academic subjects, high chronic absenteeism, and a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population.

The Dalles High School's 4-year graduation rate of 81.8% for the 2023-2024 school year is slightly below the state average. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 34.3% in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school underperforms the state averages in English Language Arts (42% proficiency), Mathematics (13.3% proficiency), and Science (26.3% proficiency) for 11th-grade students.

Despite the school's underperformance, it has a relatively high per-student spending of $21,525 in the 2022-2023 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 20.5 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year. The high percentage of students (76.5%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch indicates that the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, which may require additional resources and support to address their unique educational needs.

District Detail

3632 W 10th St
The Dalles, OR 97058-4397

(541) 506-3420

SchoolDigger Rank:
120^th of 140 Oregon districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,834

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 1

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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 (2023)
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	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 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Dalles High School	Public	9-12	220 E 10th St	The Dalles	97058	Wasco County	North Wasco County School District 21	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 506-3400	795	40	19.6	99.2%	338 (42.5%)	13 (1.6%)	372 (46.8%)	7 (0.9%)	13 (1.6%)	7 (0.9%)	40 (5.0%)	36.1	172^nd of 270 public high schools	36.3%		42.2	149^th of 268 public high schools	44.4%	23	42.0	13.3	26.3	$21,525	$3,179	$18,346

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dufur School District 29	12.7 mi	1
Hood River County School District	15.41 mi	8	40^th
Sherman County School District	25.5 mi	1
South Wasco County School District 1	31.72 mi	2	94^th
Oregon Trail School District 46	40.21 mi	10	11^th

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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.

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