Echo School

Echo School is an alternative PK–12 school in the small rural town of Echo, Oregon, serving 328 students in Echo School District 5. It is the largest of the three alternative schools in this comparison set, and its school-level graduation, absenteeism, and test results match its district's exactly — a sign that it is likely the district's main or only school. It also serves a majority economically disadvantaged population: 60.67% of students received free or reduced lunch in 2024–25, up from 49.52% in 2022–23.

Echo's results are above the Oregon average on the measures families watch most. Its 2024–25 graduation rate is 88.9%, above the state's 83.0% and above Morrow Education Center's 81.0%, and it has stayed above the state every year from 2020–21 through 2024–25, ranging from 88.9% to 94.4%. Chronic absenteeism is 12.9% — far below Oregon's 33.5% and roughly one-sixth of Morrow's 75.4% — and it has fallen steadily from 23.2% in 2021–22. In 2025–26 OSAS results, Echo's all-grade proficiency is 53.5% in ELA, 43.5% in math, and 32.9% in science, all above the state rates of 43.8%, 32.9%, and 30.6%. Morrow reports 19.4% in ELA, 8.3% in math, and under 5% in science. InterMountain Virtual Learning Academy has no graduation, absenteeism, or test data in this file.

Middle school is Echo's clearest weak spot. Fourth grade looks strong (77.3% ELA, 72.7% math, both well above state), but 7th grade ELA is 27.3% versus Oregon's 45.3% and 7th grade math is 22.7% versus 33.3%; 8th grade math is 27.6% versus 30%, and 8th grade science is 23.3% versus 27.7%. High school is a relative strength: 11th grade ELA is 61.9% versus 46%, math is 38.1% versus 22.9%, and science is 47.6% versus 33.8%. Echo spends $20,027 per student, far above Morrow's $5,270, and its student-teacher ratio of 15.4 is about half Morrow's 31 — though higher than InterMountain's 9.6 and up from 13.4 in 2022–23. Note that the nearby comparison schools are alternative schools in other districts, not direct neighborhood peers.