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Heppner Elementary School

Public Grades K-6
249th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools
Better than 65% of Oregon elementary schools
Summary

Heppner Elementary School is a small rural K–6 school serving about 185 students in Heppner, Oregon, where roughly 67.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and no other schools are located within 20 miles.

Because there are no nearby schools to compare with, the most useful yardsticks are its own district and the state. Heppner students outperform Morrow School District 1 by double digits in every subject — 13.2 points in English language arts, 17.6 points in math, and 21.4 points in science — and they also clear Oregon averages in all three: 47.7% vs. 43.8% in ELA, 41.1% vs. 32.9% in math, and 43.5% vs. 30.6% in science. Attendance is a genuine strength, with chronic absenteeism at 23.0% in 2024–25 against a state rate of 33.5%. Sixth grade stands out, beating the state by wide margins in both reading and math. The softer spots are third- and fourth-grade reading, which sit below state averages, and fifth-grade math (26.1% vs. 32.4% state).

Over the long run the school has climbed from 2 stars a decade ago to 3 stars and the 65th percentile in 2025–26, although its ranking has eased from the 74th percentile in 2021–22. With only about 26 students per grade, a single year's results can swing on just a few children, so multi-year totals are the more dependable signal. Investment has grown too: per-student spending rose 32.6% since 2021–22 to $20,372, while the student–teacher ratio improved from 18.9 to 15.4. One pattern worth watching is a recurring gap in which female students rank higher than male students in subgroup results. Overall, this is a high-poverty school performing above both its district and the state.

185
Students ?
15.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,372
Per pupil spending ?
67.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
91.5%
Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)
Exemptions: 8.5% (any vaccine)
 235 E Standsbury
       Heppner, OR  97836

(541) 676-9128

District: Morrow School District 1


Students who attend Heppner Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Heppner Junior/Senior High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
92.4%
Hispanic:
6.5%
Pacific Islander:
0.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Oregon average (44% vs 37% meeting standards)
✓Above the Oregon median (65th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school44%
District avg28%
Oregon avg37%
249th of 709
Oregon public elementary schools ?
Top 35%▲ up 9 pts since 2016
From top 44% (2016) to top 35% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
74th of 141Morrow School District 1 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202659.6249 of 70964.9%★★★☆☆
202564.9208 of 70670.5%★★★★☆
202467.1191 of 71073.1%★★★★☆
202358.9256 of 70663.7%★★★☆☆
202267.8183 of 70674.1%★★★★☆
201957.0275 of 70561.0%★★★☆☆
201845.4384 of 70945.8%★★☆☆☆
201742.0416 of 70140.7%★★☆☆☆
201653.7305 of 69756.2%★★★☆☆
201569.2179 of 70674.6%★★★★☆
201483.084 of 69587.9%★★★★☆
201379.9111 of 70784.3%★★★★☆
201285.073 of 73090.0%★★★★★
201184.061 of 69591.2%★★★★★
201079.799 of 67485.3%★★★★☆
200977.1121 of 66581.8%★★★★☆
200883.061 of 65590.7%★★★★★
200774.7120 of 65281.6%★★★★☆
200679.770 of 63689.0%★★★★☆
200569.0168 of 62973.3%★★★★☆
200458.7244 of 58658.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202668.1165 of 65574.8%★★★★☆
202565.2182 of 65372.1%★★★★☆
202483.484 of 65887.2%★★★★☆
202354.5257 of 65260.6%★★★☆☆
202273.0136 of 64678.9%★★★★☆
201969.1164 of 62173.6%★★★★☆
201854.3296 of 68156.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202378.178 of 59586.9%★★★★☆
202268.2180 of 70374.4%★★★★☆
201941.7362 of 59739.4%★★☆☆☆
201841.2396 of 64038.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202647.8313 of 65752.4%★★★☆☆
202559.8215 of 66467.6%★★★☆☆
202457.4236 of 66264.4%★★★☆☆
202360.8222 of 66566.6%★★★☆☆
202256.2247 of 65462.2%★★★☆☆
201953.0264 of 62357.6%★★★☆☆
201839.0414 of 68039.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202653.8285 of 67057.5%★★★☆☆
202558.9239 of 66964.3%★★★☆☆
202457.3257 of 67061.6%★★★☆☆
202345.4344 of 65647.6%★★☆☆☆
202257.0257 of 66661.4%★★★☆☆
201946.8350 of 66247.1%★★☆☆☆
201835.6472 of 68330.9%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)87th percentile+23 vs school
Female (2026)75th percentile+10 vs school
White (2026)57th percentile-7 vs school
Male (2026)52nd percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts48%+4 vs state
Science44%+13 vs state
Mathematics41%+8 vs state

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Heppner Elementary School ranks 249th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Heppner Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Heppner Junior/Senior High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended Heppner Elementary School.

Students at Heppner Elementary School are 92% White, 6% Hispanic.

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Latest Oregon data All new data »
2015–16 through 2017–18 immunization rates (updated)Oct 20, 2026
2014–15 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 OSAS test scoresSep 25, 2026
2023–24 through 2024–25 school spending dataAug 24, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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