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Oregon Connections Academy

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12
523rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 709 Oregon Alternative Schools
Better than 26% of Oregon alternative schools
Summary

Oregon Connections Academy is a K–12 alternative public school serving 884 students in Prairie City School District 4 in Prairie City, Oregon, a small rural community in Grant County. It is by far the largest school in its comparison group — larger than Prairie City School (247 students) and Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oregon (80 students) combined — and accounts for roughly 73% of the students across those three schools.

Its data profile is mixed. Test scores are a relative bright spot: in 2025–26, 36.8% of students met standards in English language arts, 33.6% in math, and 33.2% in science, ahead of the other two same-district schools in every subject and slightly above the state in math and science. Eleventh-grade results are especially strong — 51.5% in ELA, 46% in math, and 45.2% in science — while 5th-grade math (5.1%) and 6th-grade ELA (19%) fall well behind state averages. On the other hand, only 49.3% of students graduated in 2024–25, compared with 83.0% statewide and 90.9% at Prairie City School, and 54.4% of students were chronically absent, versus 33.5% statewide and 17.3% at Prairie City School.

The two schools present opposite profiles: Prairie City School posts far better attendance and graduation outcomes but much lower test proficiency (its science rate is reported only as under 5%), while Oregon Connections Academy shows the reverse. Oregon Connections Academy spends $3,725 per student — the same as Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oregon but far below Prairie City School's $25,324 — and has a student-teacher ratio of 25.3, more than double Prairie City School's 11.3. Note that its free/reduced-price lunch rate is not reported and some comparison data is suppressed, so these comparisons are directional.

884
Students ?
25.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$3,725
Per pupil spending ?
 740 S Overholt Ave
       Prairie City, OR  97869-2145

(541) 820-3314

District: Prairie City School District 4

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.5%
Hispanic:
19.9%
Two or more races:
8.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2023 → 81st in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2023
Worth a look
!Graduation rate below the Oregon average (49% vs 83%)
!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 34% Oregon)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school35%
District avg32%
Oregon avg37%
Elementary school
523rd of 709
Oregon public elementary schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 50 pts since 2022
From top 24% (2022) to bottom 26% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
211th of 371
Oregon public middle schools ?
Bottom 43%▬ steady since 2022
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
52nd of 271
Oregon public high schools ?
Top 19%▲ up 43 pts since 2022
From bottom 37% (2022) to top 19% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Oregon High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202627.6523 of 70926.2%★☆☆☆☆
202541.0389 of 70644.9%★★☆☆☆
202471.3166 of 71076.6%★★★★☆
202376.9130 of 70681.6%★★★★☆
202270.9167 of 70676.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202628.8475 of 65527.5%★☆☆☆☆
202545.3321 of 65350.8%★★★☆☆
202466.6177 of 65873.1%★★★★☆
202378.7118 of 65281.9%★★★★☆
202266.0183 of 64671.7%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202652.0153 of 37759.4%★★★☆☆
202585.618 of 36295.0%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202652.3207 of 52160.3%★★★☆☆
202554.0189 of 51863.5%★★★☆☆
202488.422 of 52395.8%★★★★★
202375.099 of 59583.4%★★★★☆
202271.4165 of 70376.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202629.4476 of 65727.5%★☆☆☆☆
202540.2373 of 66443.8%★★☆☆☆
202472.3147 of 66277.8%★★★★☆
202371.0151 of 66577.3%★★★★☆
202270.9151 of 65476.9%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202540.8167 of 35252.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202624.0543 of 67019.0%★☆☆☆☆
202531.9462 of 66930.9%★★☆☆☆
202453.7285 of 67057.5%★★★☆☆
202362.2231 of 65664.8%★★★☆☆
202263.3209 of 66668.6%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202641.2211 of 37143.1%★★☆☆☆
202553.2146 of 36860.3%★★★☆☆
202447.8168 of 37154.7%★★★☆☆
202353.6149 of 38060.8%★★★☆☆
202240.1207 of 36743.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202642.6175 of 32145.5%★★☆☆☆
202561.395 of 31669.9%★★★★☆
202445.5153 of 31351.1%★★★☆☆
202352.2138 of 32357.3%★★★☆☆
202235.0204 of 31034.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202673.235 of 20082.5%★★★★☆
202590.111 of 19694.4%★★★★★
202464.935 of 19682.1%★★★★☆
202368.740 of 20180.1%★★★★☆
202269.325 of 19487.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202671.434 of 25686.7%★★★★☆
202558.564 of 24073.3%★★★★☆
202457.174 of 24469.7%★★★★☆
202359.1102 of 31267.3%★★★☆☆
202240.4204 of 36444.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202639.3198 of 32739.4%★★☆☆☆
202541.9173 of 33047.6%★★☆☆☆
202447.3147 of 32354.5%★★★☆☆
202354.1121 of 31861.9%★★★☆☆
202248.4143 of 31254.2%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202638.975 of 12841.4%★★☆☆☆
202543.466 of 13350.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202668.528 of 19385.5%★★★★☆
202536.4109 of 18039.4%★★☆☆☆
202471.622 of 15385.6%★★★★☆
202367.220 of 15086.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202628.8262 of 35426.0%★☆☆☆☆
202540.1206 of 35141.3%★★☆☆☆
202439.0207 of 34940.7%★★☆☆☆
202343.7186 of 36048.3%★★☆☆☆
202231.0256 of 35527.9%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202677.552 of 27180.8%★★★★☆
202571.952 of 27080.7%★★★★☆
202452.9106 of 26860.4%★★★☆☆
202340.9150 of 25841.9%★★☆☆☆
202237.1151 of 24137.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202663.466 of 21469.2%★★★★☆
202567.256 of 21173.5%★★★★☆
202443.9110 of 21348.4%★★☆☆☆
202349.788 of 20056.0%★★★☆☆
202237.9122 of 19437.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202691.48 of 13494.0%★★★★★
202580.015 of 13889.1%★★★★☆
202442.466 of 13250.0%★★★☆☆
202365.533 of 13475.4%★★★★☆
202233.983 of 12332.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202688.212 of 15292.1%★★★★★
202588.513 of 16692.2%★★★★★
202428.5116 of 17031.8%★★☆☆☆
202352.893 of 22458.5%★★★☆☆
202237.3150 of 24137.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202683.431 of 22686.3%★★★★☆
202571.643 of 23781.9%★★★★☆
202464.462 of 21671.3%★★★★☆
202328.7156 of 21427.1%★☆☆☆☆
202229.0150 of 20025.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202687.67 of 9392.5%★★★★★
202570.220 of 9478.7%★★★★☆
202352.331 of 8061.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202673.357 of 25177.3%★★★★☆
202569.659 of 25076.4%★★★★☆
202462.580 of 24467.2%★★★☆☆
202331.5176 of 23725.7%★☆☆☆☆
202232.3159 of 22830.3%★★☆☆☆
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
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+34 vs school
Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+33 vs school
Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)28th percentile~ school
Female (2026)27th percentile~ school
White (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+44 vs school
Special Education (2026)85th percentile+42 vs school
Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile+39 vs school
Female (2026)45th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2026)41st percentile~ school
Male (2026)39th percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)26th percentile-17 vs school
High school
Hispanic (2026)94th percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2026)92nd percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+11 vs school
Male (2026)86th percentile+5 vs school
White (2026)77th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2026)69th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts37%-7 vs state
Mathematics34%~ state avg
Science33%+3 vs state

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Students at Oregon Connections Academy are 64% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Not Specified, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Oregon Connections Academy ranks 523rd of 709 Oregon alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 884 students attended Oregon Connections Academy.

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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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