Mitchell School District 55

The Mitchell School District 55 in Oregon is home to four schools, including two high schools and two alternative schools. The district as a whole is ranked 42 out of 140 districts in the state and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Two of the district's standout schools are Destinations Career Academy of Oregon, a high-performing virtual charter high school that ranks 24th out of 270 Oregon high schools, and Cascade Virtual Academy, another charter virtual high school that ranks 90th in the state. Both schools have significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science compared to the district and state averages.

In contrast, the district's traditional public school, Mitchell School, has a much higher spending per student of $82,684, compared to the $366 per student at the virtual/alternative schools. However, Mitchell School has a very low student-teacher ratio of 5.8, while the virtual/alternative schools range from 20.9 to 27.8 students per teacher. The virtual/alternative schools also have higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 34.3%, significantly higher than the state average.