Summary
Irrigon Elementary School in Irrigon, OR, serves 159 students in grades 4–6 and is classified by state data as a middle school despite its name, making it the smallest school in its comparison group. It belongs to Morrow School District 1, which ranks 74th of 141 Oregon districts. Its closest same-district peer is Windy River Elementary School in Boardman, about 10.8 miles away, also serving grades 4–6. Other nearby options are larger Hermiston schools — Sandstone Middle School and Armand Larive Middle School, grades 6–8, in Hermiston School District 8 — plus Clara Brownell Middle School, grades 7–8, in Umatilla School District 6R, so grade spans differ and comparisons beyond Windy River need care.
On the 2025–2026 state tests, Irrigon's all-grade proficiency was 35.5% in English language arts, 28.3% in math, and 14.9% in science, below Oregon's 43.8%, 32.9%, and 30.6%. Against Windy River, Irrigon leads in every subject: +9.1 points in ELA, +5.5 in math, and +9.7 in science. Sixth grade is the bright spot — 39.6% in ELA, close to the state's 41.8%, and 31.3% in math, above both district and state and well ahead of Windy River. Science is the weakest area relative to the state, and science comparisons with the Hermiston and Umatilla schools are not grade-aligned.
Chronic absenteeism was 29.9% in 2024–2025, better than the district's 35.4% and the state's 33.5%, and much better than Windy River's 35.9%, but still nearly three in ten students, and the rate has swung widely in recent years. Irrigon has the highest per-student spending ($23,909) and lowest student-teacher ratio (12.7) in the group. Its free/reduced-lunch rate is 67.3%, similar to Windy River's 67.63% and below Sandstone's 91.95% and Armand Larive's 91.69%. Overall, Irrigon is a mid-performing school that outperforms its nearest Morrow peer with a genuine sixth-grade bright spot, but does not yet match Oregon averages.
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