Summary:
Harney County School District 3 has just one middle school: Hines Middle School, which serves grades 6–8 in Hines, Oregon, with 164 students. Because it is the only middle school in Harney County School District 3, it represents the district's entire middle-level picture, and its grade-level results are identical to the district's. The district ranks 132 of 141 in Oregon, at the 6th percentile.
Several facts stand out for parents. The poverty indicator is very high: 94.51% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Chronic absenteeism is 50.3% — more than half the student body, which is 12.6 percentage points above the district (37.7%) and 16.8 points above the state (33.5%). Proficiency on OSAS tests is low across subjects: ELA all grades 18.8%, math all grades 8.6%, and science all grades under 5%. That leaves ELA 25.0 points below state, math 24.3 points below state, and science more than 25.6 points below state. At the same time, Hines Middle School spends $21,548 per student and reports a 12.4 student-teacher ratio.
The school's rank history shows slight recent improvement but still a very low position: 346 of 371 in 2025–26 (7th percentile, 0 stars), up from 355 of 368 in 2024–25, though below 312 of 371 in 2023–24 (16th percentile, 1 star). Grade-level results vary. The relative bright spots are 6th grade ELA at 29.8% and 7th grade math at 20.5%. The weakest are in 8th grade, where ELA is 9.3% and both math and science are under 5%. With only 164 students, small changes can swing these rates, and "under 5%" values are bounds rather than exact figures.
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