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North Powder Charter School

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North Powder Charter School ranks 343 rd of 706 Oregon alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Alternative Schools

Better than 51% of Oregon alternative schools

Summary

North Powder Charter School is an alternative public charter school serving 256 students in grades K-12 in North Powder, Oregon, as part of the North Powder School District 8J. The school focuses on providing a personalized and flexible learning environment for its students.

North Powder Charter School has seen strong graduation rates, with a 4-year graduation rate of 81.8% in 2023-2024 and 100% in the previous two years, outpacing the state average. However, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.3% to 38.1% in recent years. Academically, the school's test scores on the OSAS assessments are generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics, though there are some grade levels where the school's performance lags behind, particularly in Mathematics. Approximately 40% of North Powder Charter School's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to the nearby Cove Charter School and Baker Web Academy, North Powder Charter School generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of test scores and graduation rates. However, Cove Charter School has lower chronic absenteeism and a lower percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. North Powder Charter School's focus on personalized learning and flexible instruction may be contributing to its relatively strong graduation rates, despite some challenges with test scores and chronic absenteeism. The school should continue to address these areas of concern to ensure all students are receiving a high-quality education.

252

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,273

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

333 G St
North Powder, OR 97867

(541) 898-2244

District: North Powder School District 8J

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.3%

Hispanic:

14.3%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2022 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Oregon average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the Oregon median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Oregon avg36%

Elementary school

343^rd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

152^nd of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

117^th of 270

Oregon public high schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	343 of 706	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	422 of 710	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	361 of 706	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	442 of 706	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	539 of 705	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	458 of 709	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.0	467 of 701	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.8	562 of 697	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.8	532 of 706	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.0	597 of 695	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.2	652 of 707	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	29.4	577 of 730	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.5	365 of 695	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.4	260 of 674	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	36.9	477 of 665	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.2	529 of 655	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.6	353 of 652	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.5	288 of 636	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	245 of 653	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	186 of 658	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	176 of 652	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	47.2	306 of 646	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.3	515 of 621	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.9	341 of 681	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	21.9	468 of 523	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.0	202 of 595	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	439 of 703	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	432 of 597	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	388 of 640	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	366 of 664	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	561 of 662	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	402 of 665	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	333 of 654	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	464 of 623	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	510 of 680	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	440 of 669	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	456 of 670	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	412 of 656	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	471 of 666	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	606 of 662	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	528 of 683	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	152 of 368	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	171 of 371	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	166 of 380	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.7	245 of 367	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	294 of 379	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	289 of 384	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.7	280 of 382	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	341 of 383	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.3	289 of 381	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.2	212 of 382	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.4	278 of 377	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.4	255 of 395	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.9	175 of 357	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.9	168 of 343	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	23.1	280 of 323	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.3	268 of 315	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	56.3	124 of 295	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.2	97 of 285	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	64.5	83 of 313	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	44.7	158 of 310	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	195 of 342	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	69.7	57 of 312	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	32.8	242 of 364	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	196 of 282	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	211 of 325	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	42 of 330	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	44.6	164 of 323	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	172 of 318	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	190 of 312	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.0	255 of 291	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	298 of 341	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	192 of 351	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	175 of 349	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	204 of 360	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	263 of 355	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	314 of 344	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	305 of 357	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	117 of 270	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	164 of 268	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	93.6	12 of 258	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	34.3	161 of 241	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	211 of 266	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	72.9	65 of 283	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	57.7	112 of 283	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.0	161 of 292	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.6	209 of 292	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.4	172 of 301	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	70.7	77 of 303	74.6%	★★★★☆
2012	53.4	169 of 308	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	86.1	14 of 299	95.3%	★★★★★
2010	79.0	45 of 285	84.2%	★★★★☆
2009	49.5	151 of 263	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.2	124 of 249	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	82.2	32 of 244	86.9%	★★★★☆
2006	31.0	181 of 235	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	106 of 211	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.0	25 of 200	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	35.0	148 of 199	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.4	61 of 251	75.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	97.8	4 of 224	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	34.5	160 of 241	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	175 of 229	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	92.8	6 of 254	97.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	85 of 237	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	13.5	203 of 216	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	177 of 200	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.9	131 of 250	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	142 of 250	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	150 of 244	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	89.2	14 of 237	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	27.4	175 of 228	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	221 of 245	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	64.8	93 of 266	65.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)11th percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)87th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)82nd percentile+25 vs school

Female (2024)73rd percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-13 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)98th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%+3 vs state

Mathematics33%~ state avg

Science27%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, February 28, 2015

My children graduated from NP and received an excellent education in all areas except for science. It has been weak for over 20 years. When going to college it is as if there was no science. All other academic areas and teachers are excellent. This school and the students are very accepting of those that are different or unique. Excellent college prep. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)							OSAS Mathematics (2025)							OSAS Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Powder Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	333 G St	North Powder	97867	Union County	North Powder School District 8J	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 898-2244	252	23	10.8	89.7%	210 (83.3%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)								(n/a)	39.1	46.7	45.5	41.2	42.9	36.8	66.7	47.8	20.0	36.4	17.6	33.3	47.4	19.0	27.3	35.0	19.0	$22,273	$3,339	$18,934
Baker Web Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3000 Broadway St	Baker City	97814	Baker County	Baker School District 5J	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(541) 524-2300	3,066	121	25.2		2,302 (75.1%)	42 (1.4%)	451 (14.7%)	18 (0.6%)	32 (1.0%)	6 (0.2%)	190 (6.2%)								(n/a)	35.7	38.7	42.6	36.1	47.7	49.5	52.1	34.9	33.6	27.4	21.6	30.9	26.5	29.1	33.3	33.3	40.3	$5,356	$847	$4,510
Cove Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	803 Main St	Cove	97824	Union County	Cove School District 15	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 568-4424	290	19	15.2	51.4%	259 (89.3%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)								(n/a)	52.6	52.2	68.2	69.6	65.4	65.2	52.0	47.4	47.8	40.9	39.1	28.0	30.4	33.3	50.0	43.5	33.3	$19,155	$00	$19,155

Frequently Asked Questions about North Powder Charter School

What is the racial makeup of North Powder Charter School?

Students at North Powder Charter School are 83% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend North Powder Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended North Powder Charter School.

Is North Powder Charter School a good school?

North Powder Charter School ranks 343^rd of 706 Oregon alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is North Powder Charter School in?

North Powder School District 8J

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