Summary:
The Powers School District 31 in Oregon is home to two schools: Powers Elementary School and Powers High School. Both schools have faced significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates.
Powers Elementary School is ranked 639 out of 706 Oregon elementary schools and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles with low test scores, with only 26.7% of 4th graders and 20% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 20% of 4th graders proficient or better in Mathematics. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 84.13%, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges.
Powers High School has also seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from a 5-star rating in 2015-2016 to a 0-star rating in recent years. The high school maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 81.8% in the 2023-2024 school year, but also faces high chronic absenteeism at 34.3%. The percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at the high school is lower than the elementary school, but still high at 68.52%.
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