Summary
Elgin High School is a small rural public school in Elgin, Oregon, serving grades 7–12 with about 180 students as part of Elgin School District 23, which ranks 86th of 141 Oregon districts (39th percentile, 2 stars).
The school itself ranks 146th of 271 Oregon high schools in 2025–26 (46th percentile, 2 stars). That is a notable slide from 2022–23, when Elgin reached 61st of 258 (76th percentile, 4 stars), and down from 130th of 270 (3 stars) in 2024–25. Among nearby schools, La Grande High School sits almost exactly level with Elgin at 144th of 271 (47th percentile, 2 stars) with 604 students, while Wallowa High School ranks 13th of 271 (95th percentile, 5 stars) with only 55 students. Elgin's graduation rate of 82.6% in 2024–25 is essentially at the state average (83.0%) but below La Grande's 93.8% and Wallowa's 90.0%. Chronic absenteeism is 34.6%, better than La Grande's 42.9% but slightly above the state's 33.5%. Elgin spends $21,708 per student — more than La Grande ($19,600) and close to Wallowa ($22,005) — with a 14.4 student-teacher ratio, smaller classes than La Grande's 17.5 but larger than Wallowa's 9.1. About 72.22% of Elgin students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25.
Elgin's clearest success is graduation: the rate climbed from 50.0% in 2021–22 to 82.6% in 2024–25, a major recovery. There are also real grade-level strengths — 11th grade ELA at 54.2% (above the state's 46% and far above La Grande) and 7th grade math at 46.2% (above the state's 33.3%). The main challenges are math and science, where all-grade results trail the state (26.5% vs 32.9% in math; 24.6% vs 30.6% in science), and 11th grade math in particular, at just 12.5% versus the state's 22.9%. Absenteeism remains above both the state and the district's 26.9%, which can hold back further gains. Overall, Elgin looks like a school in recovery on graduation but still working toward consistent academic improvement.
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