Summary:
Lincoln County School District on the Oregon coast serves roughly 1,623 high school students across five schools: four comprehensive high schools — Newport High School, Taft High School, Waldport High School, and Toledo Senior High School — plus one small 6–12 school, Compass School. Enrollment ranges widely, from 669 students at Newport (about 41% of the group) to 535 at Taft, 204 at Waldport, 196 at Toledo, and just 19 at Compass. The Lincoln County School District overall ranks 113th of 141 Oregon districts (20th percentile, 1 star), but performance inside it varies far more than that single rating suggests.
Waldport High School is the academic standout: 15th of 271 high schools statewide (94th percentile, 5 stars), with 11th-grade ELA at 86.0 versus 48.3 district and 46.0 state, math at 37.2 versus 18.7 and 22.9, science at 67.4 versus 35.5 and 33.8, and a 90.2% graduation rate. Newport High School ranks 96th of 271 (65th percentile, 3 stars) and posts strong ELA (50.7) and science (43.4) with a 92.4% graduation rate while spending the least per student ($20,309); its math, 20.4, is above the district but below the state.
Taft High School (192nd of 271, 29th percentile, 1 star) has the highest graduation rate at 93.2% but 47.9% chronic absenteeism and lower proficiency (ELA 38.2, math 15.1, science 22.6). Toledo Senior High School (237th of 271, 13th percentile, 1 star) spends the most per student ($27,598) yet has the highest chronic absenteeism (50.0%) and the lowest comprehensive scores (ELA 26.3, math 13.5, science 13.5). Compass School is too small (19 students, grades 6–12) for direct comparison, with many suppressed figures. Districtwide, 11th-grade math is a weakness at 18.7% versus 22.9% statewide, and only Waldport tops the state math rate.
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