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Prairie City School

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

561^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Alternative Schools

Better than 21% of Oregon alternative schools

Summary

Prairie City School is an alternative public school serving grades K-12 in Prairie City, Oregon, with 245 students as part of the Prairie City School District 4. While the school has seen increased funding and a lower student-teacher ratio, it faces significant challenges, including low test scores, volatile graduation rates, and very high chronic absenteeism compared to district and state averages.

Prairie City School generally underperforms the district and state on standardized tests, with only 27.3% of 11th graders proficient or better in ELA and just 5.3% of 6th graders and 7.7% of 7th graders meeting math standards in 2024-2025. Its 4-year graduation rates have fluctuated widely, ranging from 56.9% to 90.9% in recent years, well below the state average of around 80%. Additionally, the school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.3% to 52.4% in recent years, much higher than the state average of 15-20%.

Interestingly, the two nearby schools, Oregon Connections Academy and Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oregon, are both public charter virtual schools that generally outperform Prairie City School on test scores, particularly in math and science. However, these virtual schools also have high chronic absenteeism rates, similar to Prairie City School. While Prairie City School has seen increased funding and a lower student-teacher ratio, the impact on student outcomes is not yet clear, and further analysis and targeted interventions may be needed to address the underlying issues and improve the school's performance.

247

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,346

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

740 Overholt St
Prairie City, OR 97869

(541) 820-3314

District: Prairie City School District 4

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.5%

Hispanic:

4.0%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2022 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Oregon average (83%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (22% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg32%

Oregon avg37%

Elementary school

561^st of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 47 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

327^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

161^st of 270

Oregon public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Alternative Schools in the Prairie City School District 4

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	23.4	561 of 706	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	617 of 710	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	602 of 706	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	562 of 706	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.5	258 of 709	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.9	347 of 701	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.3	407 of 697	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.6	230 of 706	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.4	297 of 695	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.2	206 of 707	70.9%	★★★★☆
2012	84.1	78 of 730	89.3%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	139 of 695	80.0%	★★★★☆
2010	87.1	35 of 674	94.8%	★★★★★
2009	57.1	299 of 665	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.2	171 of 655	73.9%	★★★★☆
2007	76.5	108 of 652	83.4%	★★★★☆
2006	73.2	127 of 636	80.0%	★★★★☆
2005	79.0	74 of 629	88.2%	★★★★☆
2004	70.3	156 of 586	73.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	414 of 653	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.8	156 of 681	77.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	13.4	563 of 595	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	557 of 703	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	566 of 664	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	649 of 662	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	637 of 665	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	599 of 654	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	583 of 669	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	622 of 670	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	609 of 656	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	612 of 666	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	55.2	299 of 683	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	327 of 368	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	295 of 371	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	228 of 380	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	267 of 367	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.8	119 of 379	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.5	57 of 384	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	56.2	146 of 382	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.5	209 of 383	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.9	240 of 381	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.8	154 of 382	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.4	82 of 377	78.2%	★★★★☆
2012	80.0	45 of 395	88.6%	★★★★☆
2011	45.9	213 of 357	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	89.0	14 of 343	95.9%	★★★★★
2009	65.8	89 of 323	72.4%	★★★★☆
2008	70.8	62 of 315	80.3%	★★★★☆
2007	55.3	133 of 295	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.5	49 of 285	82.8%	★★★★☆
2005	37.4	184 of 271	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.0	124 of 270	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	56.1	120 of 323	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	26.0	239 of 312	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	263 of 364	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	93.9	4 of 325	98.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	85.0	36 of 341	89.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	308 of 351	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	311 of 349	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	283 of 360	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	296 of 355	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	74.8	74 of 357	79.3%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	161 of 270	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	85 of 268	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	87.6	28 of 258	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.8	102 of 241	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	107 of 266	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.4	147 of 292	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	80.2	36 of 301	88.0%	★★★★☆
2013	70.6	78 of 303	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	48.7	190 of 308	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	70.7	82 of 299	72.6%	★★★★☆
2010	75.3	59 of 285	79.3%	★★★★☆
2009	20.2	226 of 263	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	78.5	38 of 249	84.7%	★★★★☆
2007	29.4	194 of 244	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.6	165 of 235	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.9	131 of 231	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.2	132 of 225	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	98.7	3 of 200	98.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	52.1	101 of 241	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	54.1	84 of 214	60.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	178 of 250	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.7	104 of 244	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.9	25 of 237	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.3	104 of 228	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	132 of 245	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)37th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)5th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Male (2018)89th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2023)63rd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)23rd percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile~ school

High school

Female (2023)98th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2023)61st percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)58th percentile~ school

White (2025)29th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-16 vs state

Science23%-7 vs state

Mathematics16%-17 vs state

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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
Prairie City School	Public, Alternative	K-12	740 Overholt St	Prairie City	97869	Grant County	Prairie City School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 820-3314	247	22	11.3	79.4%	226 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)								(n/a)	30.0	36.8	26.7	35.0	7.7	20.0	27.3	30.0	21.1	13.3	5.3	7.7	13.3		20.0	16.7	33.3	$19,346	$2,880	$16,466
Oregon Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	740 S Overholt Ave	Prairie City	97869	Grant County	Prairie City School District 4	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(541) 820-3314	884	35	25.3		570 (64.5%)	19 (2.1%)	176 (19.9%)	9 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	79 (8.9%)								(n/a)	40.4	21.4	41.2	40.4	34.4	46.3	47.1	35.4	35.7	15.2	40.0	40.3	33.0	32.7	18.8	25.7	45.2	$4,133	$36	$4,097
Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oregon	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	740 S Overholt St	Prairie City	97869	Grant County	Prairie City School District 4	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(541) 304-2202	80	9	8.8		45 (56.3%)	2 (2.5%)	19 (23.8%)	3 (3.8%)	1 (1.3%)	10 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		18.2	25.0	29.4	14.3	12.5			27.3	25.0	17.6	28.6	6.3		25.0	6.3		$4,133	$36	$4,097

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie City School

How many students attend Prairie City School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended Prairie City School.

What district is Prairie City School in?

Prairie City School District 4

Is Prairie City School a good school?

Prairie City School ranks in the bottom 20.5% of Oregon alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Prairie City School?

Students at Prairie City School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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