Summary:
Stanfield School District 61 in Oregon serves about 499 students across two schools: Stanfield Elementary School for grades K–5 and Stanfield Secondary School for grades 6–12. The district ranks 104th of 141 Oregon districts (26th percentile, 1 star), but that single rating hides two schools heading in different directions. Families here are essentially choosing between a strong elementary experience and a secondary school still working to raise achievement.
Stanfield Elementary School is the standout: 3 stars, 59th percentile, and 288th of 709 elementary schools. Its English language arts proficiency is 48.8% and math is 42.1%, both above the state (43.8% and 32.9%). Third-grade math is especially strong at 54.3% versus 41.3% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is just 8.9%, far below the state's 33.5% and the district's 14.9%. Notably, it achieves this with the higher free/reduced-price lunch rate of the two schools (90.64%), showing that poverty alone does not determine results.
Stanfield Secondary School is a school of contrasts. Its graduation rate is 94.6%, well above the state's 83.0%, and its rank has climbed from 22nd percentile and 1 star to 36th percentile and 2 stars. Yet proficiency lags badly: ELA 23.0%, math 7.5%, and science 17.9%, all below state averages. Grades 6–8 are the weakest link, with ELA between 14.0% and 20.5% and math at 7.9%, under 5%, and 7.0%. Eleventh grade is stronger in ELA (41.7%) and science (31.4%) but still weak in math (11.4%). Chronic absenteeism, at 20.6%, is more than double the elementary school's rate and above the district's 14.9%. The biggest red flag is the collapse in math after elementary school.
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