Siletz Valley Schools

Siletz Valley Schools is an alternative public K–12 school in Siletz, Oregon, serving 235 students in the Lincoln County School District. Its most recent graduation rate is a relative strength: 91.3% in 2024–25, above the district’s 88.1% and the state’s 83.0%, and it has improved from 66.7% in 2022–23 and 80.0% in 2023–24. However, chronic absenteeism is very high at 59.5%, compared with 39.1% in the district and 33.5% statewide, and all-grade proficiency on 2025–26 OSAS tests is low: 21.7% in English language arts, 5.7% in math, and 8.7% in science.

The closest comparable school in the data is Eddyville Charter School, another alternative K–12 school in the same district about 9.3 miles away with 206 students. Its 2024–25 graduation rate is similar at 92.3%, but its chronic absenteeism is much lower at 32.1%. Eddyville Charter School also has higher all-grade proficiency: 29.7% in ELA, 21.8% in math, and 11.8% in science. Siletz Valley Schools’ strongest relative result is 11th-grade ELA at 42.1%, close to the state’s 46% and district’s 48.3% and above Eddyville Charter School’s 36.4%; Siletz Valley Schools also edges Eddyville Charter School in 11th-grade science, 15.8% vs. 14.3%. Still, Eddyville Charter School is stronger in most elementary and middle grades, and Siletz Valley Schools’ math results are especially low, with 11th, 5th, 6th, and 8th grades all under 5% in math.

Resource context shows Siletz Valley Schools spends $10,807 per student in 2024–25, about 11% less than Eddyville Charter School’s $12,196, with a student–teacher ratio of 12.3 versus 11.9. Its latest reported free/reduced-lunch rate is 78.72% in 2023–24; 2024–25 is not reported here, while Eddyville Charter School reports 89.81% in 2024–25, so that comparison should be treated cautiously. The broader Lincoln County School District ranks 113th of 141 districts in Oregon, in the 20th percentile with a 1-star rating. Overall, Siletz Valley Schools has strong and improving graduation outcomes, but serious chronic absenteeism and low academic proficiency, especially in math; the attendance gap is a major red flag and likely contributes to the learning challenges.