High Schools in Athena-Weston School District 29RJ

Summary:

The Athena-Weston School District 29RJ in Oregon is home to a single high school, Weston-McEwen High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has been somewhat inconsistent, with fluctuations in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating over the past few years.

Weston-McEwen High School has seen its statewide ranking range from 119th out of 270 high schools in 2024-2025 to 161st out of 268 high schools in 2023-2024. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, from 3 stars out of 5 in 2022-2023 and 2024-2025 to 2 stars out of 5 in 2023-2024. The school's 4-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 was 81.8%, and its chronic absenteeism rate for the same year was 34.3%.

Academically, Weston-McEwen High School has shown strengths in English Language Arts, with 11th-grade students scoring 52% proficient or better in 2024-2025, higher than the state average of 44.4%. However, in Mathematics, the school's 11th-grade students scored only 16.3% proficient or better, lower than the state average of 20.3%. In Science, the school's 11th-grade students scored 32% proficient or better, slightly lower than the state average of 32.6%. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $23,632 and student-teacher ratio of 12:1 in 2023-2024 suggest that the district is investing resources in the school, but further analysis is needed to determine the effectiveness of these investments.

District Detail

375 S 5th St
Athena, OR 97813-6065

(541) 566-3551

SchoolDigger Rank:
38^th of 140 Oregon districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 484

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Weston-McEwen High School	Public	9-12	540 E Main St	Athena	97813	Umatilla County	Athena-Weston School District 29RJ	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 566-3555	173	15	11.7	74.6%	123 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.8%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.2%)	50.5	119^th of 270 public high schools	55.9%		38.4	161^st of 268 public high schools	39.9%	42	52.0	16.3	32.0	$23,632	$788	$22,844

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Helix School District 1	8.66 mi	1
Milton-Freewater Unified School District 7	9.39 mi	7
Pendleton School District 16	14.06 mi	8	92^nd
InterMountain Education Service District	18.73 mi	1
Pilot Rock School District 2	28.07 mi	2	15^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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