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Burns High Desert Academy

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12
7
Students ?
7.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,154
Per pupil spending ?
92.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1100 Oregon Ave
       Burns, OR  97720-2312

(541) 573-6811

District: Harney County School District 3

Racial breakdown:

White:
85.7%
American Indian:
14.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2008 → 18th in 2014
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2008
✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oregon average (46% vs 69% meeting standards)
!Graduation rate below the Oregon average (22% vs 83%)
!Math scores 56 pts below the Oregon average
Students meeting standards (2013-2014) ?
This school46%
District avg65%
Oregon avg69%
Not ranked this year
Burns High Desert Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
125th of 140Harney County School District 3 among Oregon districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
20132.0374 of 3770.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.2395 of 3950.0%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201427.8246 of 30118.3%★☆☆☆☆
20121.7304 of 3081.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.8290 of 2993.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20080.8247 of 2490.8%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Oregon (2013-2014) ?
Reading86%~ state avg
Science57%-5 vs state
Writing29%-30 vs state
Math14%-56 vs state

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Students at Burns High Desert Academy are 86% White, 14% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 7 students attended Burns High Desert Academy.


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