Summary:
High schools located in Athena-Weston School District 29RJ consist of a single campus: Weston-McEwen High School in Athena, Oregon, serving grades 9–12 with 173 students. Because it is the district's only high school, it is the automatic standout for any high-school comparison, and district 11th-grade results are identical to the school's. The district overall is rated 40th of 141 Oregon districts — 72nd percentile, 4 stars.
The school stands out in two opposing ways. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate is 95.2%, equal to the district and 12.2 percentage points above Oregon's 83.0%. At the same time, 44.7% of students are chronically absent, compared with 27.8% in the district and 33.5% statewide — 16.9 points above the district and 11.2 points above the state. In 11th grade, ELA is 43.2% proficient (close to the state's 46.0%), Math is 21.6% (state: 22.9%), and Science is 27% (6.8 points below the state's 33.8%). The school's all-grade results match its 11th-grade results, so its "all grades" proficiency reflects 11th-grade performance.
Its rank history is mixed: 151st of 271 (44th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, 119th of 270 (56th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025, and 161st of 268 (40th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024, all below the district's rating. District all-grade scores run higher than the school's — ELA 49.2% versus 43.2%, Math 35.3% versus 21.6%, Science 28.2% versus 27% — suggesting elementary and middle grades lift district results. The setting is small and high-poverty (74.57% free/reduced lunch) yet relatively well-resourced ($25,468 per student, student-teacher ratio 11.7). Bottom line: graduation is a clear strength, while attendance, math, and science are the main concerns.
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