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Hawthorne Alternative High School

Q: Is Hawthorne Alternative High School a good school?

Hawthorne Alternative High School ranks in the bottom 4.4% of Oregon high schools.

Q: How many students attend Hawthorne Alternative High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 56 students attended Hawthorne Alternative High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Alternative High School?

Students at Hawthorne Alternative High School are 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Public Grades 9-12

259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Oregon High Schools

Better than 4% of Oregon high schools

Summary

Hawthorne Alternative High School is a small public alternative high school serving grades 9–12 in Pendleton, Oregon, with 56 students enrolled in Pendleton School District 16; it sits only about 0.14 miles from Pendleton High School.

Hawthorne ranked 259 of 271 Oregon high schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 4th percentile with 0 stars, and recent history is mostly bottom-decile. Its graduation rate for 2024–2025 was 72.2%, below the district's 89.7% and the state's 83.0%, and below nearby schools: Nixyaawii Community School at 80.0%, Pendleton High at 94.6%, Weston-McEwen High School at 95.2%, and Pilot Rock High School at 100.0%. The most striking number is chronic absenteeism: 94.2% in 2024–2025, far above the district and state rates (both around a third) and above every nearby school. ELA proficiency was 9.1%, the lowest among these schools, and science proficiency was 18.2%. Math proficiency was suppressed by the state, so it is unknown rather than a zero.

There are two encouraging and two cautionary points for parents. Graduation has improved substantially, from 38.1% in 2020–2021 to 72.2% in 2024–2025, even while attendance stayed extremely low. On the other hand, Hawthorne reports $4,823 in per-student spending — far below Pendleton High's $19,115 — while its student-teacher ratio of 31.1 is the highest in this group. Because enrollment is only 56 students and some data are suppressed or unreported, year-to-year percentages can swing widely, and comparisons should be read alongside the school's alternative mission.

Students ?

31.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,823

Per pupil spending ?

41.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2021-22) ?

1700 NW 15th Dr
Pendleton, OR 97801-1163

(541) 966-3378

District: Pendleton School District 16

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.6%

Hispanic:

14.3%

American Indian:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2012 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (14% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Oregon average (72% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg30%

Oregon avg37%

259^th of 271

Oregon public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Pendleton School District 16

110^th of 141Pendleton School District 16 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	259 of 271	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	261 of 270	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	261 of 266	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	241 of 283	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	1.9	278 of 283	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	38.4	197 of 292	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	15.9	260 of 292	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	0.5	300 of 301	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.2	297 of 303	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.1	280 of 308	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.6	288 of 299	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.8	280 of 285	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.9	245 of 263	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	27.4	205 of 251	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	11.1	216 of 229	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	181 of 254	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	248 of 250	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	231 of 266	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2018)18th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)6th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

Science18%-12 vs state

English Language Arts9%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hawthorne Alternative High School	Public	9-12	1700 NW 15th Dr	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 966-3378	56	2	31.1	—	39 (69.6%)	1 (1.8%)	8 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	9.9	259^th of 271 public high schools	4.4%		8.5	261^st of 270 public high schools	3.3%	2			9.1	9.1						18.2	18.2	$4,823	$89	$4,734
Pendleton High School	Public	9-12	1800 NW Carden Ave	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 966-3804	763	39	19.7	96.3%	537 (70.4%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (12.3%)	5 (0.7%)	48 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	68 (8.9%)	50.9	117^th of 271 public high schools	56.8%		35.9	174^th of 270 public high schools	35.6%	57			37.3	37.3			20.8	20.8		45.3	45.3	$19,115	$97	$19,018
Nixyaawii Community School	Public, Charter	9-12	73300 July Grounds Ln	Pendleton	97801	Umatilla County	Pendleton School District 16	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 429-7900	89	7	12.4	—	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (14.6%)	10.9	257^th of 271 public high schools	5.2%		66	65^th of 270 public high schools	75.9%	192			28.6	28.6			< 5%	< 5%		6.3	6.3	$5,147	$89	$5,057
Pilot Rock High School	Public	7-12	101 NE Cherry St	Pilot Rock	97868	Umatilla County	Pilot Rock School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 443-2671	149	14	10.6	65.8%	116 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.7%)	30.5	190^th of 271 public high schools	29.9%		87.4	29^th of 270 public high schools	89.3%	161	32.0	43.5	35.7	36.8	24.0	39.1	10.7	23.7	26.1	31.0	28.8	$26,398	$54	$26,344
Weston-McEwen High School	Public	9-12	540 E Main St	Athena	97813	Umatilla County	Athena-Weston School District 29RJ	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 566-3555	173	15	11.7	74.6%	123 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.8%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.2%)	41.1	151^st of 271 public high schools	44.3%		50.5	119^th of 270 public high schools	55.9%	32			43.2	43.2			21.6	21.6		27.0	27.0	$25,468	$744	$24,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Alternative High School

What district is Hawthorne Alternative High School in?

Pendleton School District 16

How many students attend Hawthorne Alternative High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 56 students attended Hawthorne Alternative High School.

Is Hawthorne Alternative High School a good school?

Hawthorne Alternative High School ranks in the bottom 4.4% of Oregon high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Alternative High School?

Students at Hawthorne Alternative High School are 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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2025–26 OSAS test scoresSep 25, 2026

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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 29, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataNov 20, 2025

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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