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Riddle Elementary School

Public Grades K-6
581st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools
Better than 18% of Oregon elementary schools
Summary

Riddle Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Riddle, Oregon, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 193 students. The school is part of the Riddle School District 70, which is ranked 134 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riddle Elementary School consistently performs below the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency was 14.3% compared to the state average of 40.3%, and its 6th-grade Math proficiency was only 5.4% compared to the state average of 29.3%. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 30.3% to 39.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 76.17% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

When comparing Riddle Elementary School to nearby schools, such as Eastwood Elementary School, it consistently performs worse academically. However, the school's special education students performed exceptionally well, ranking 27th out of 481 Oregon elementary schools in the 2017-2018 school year. The performance gap between male and female students at Riddle Elementary School is also notable, with female students ranking 560th out of 653 Oregon elementary schools, while male students ranked 477th out of 664 in the 2024-2025 school year.

168
Students ?
12.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,608
Per pupil spending ?
75%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 Fifth & Park Sts
       Riddle, OR  97469

(541) 874-2226

District: Riddle School District 70


Students who attend Riddle Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Riddle High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
83.9%
Hispanic:
9.5%
Two or more races:
4.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2014 → 18th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oregon average (22% vs 38% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Oregon average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school22%
District avg22%
Oregon avg38%
581st of 706
Oregon public elementary schools ?
Bottom 18%▲ up 1 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
134th of 140Riddle School District 70 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202520.6581 of 70617.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.2573 of 71019.3%★☆☆☆☆
202335.0442 of 70637.4%★★☆☆☆
202244.6368 of 70647.9%★★☆☆☆
201926.9533 of 70524.4%★☆☆☆☆
201831.6504 of 70928.9%★☆☆☆☆
201721.6582 of 70117.0%★☆☆☆☆
201616.2627 of 69710.0%★☆☆☆☆
201521.5589 of 70616.6%★☆☆☆☆
201423.4575 of 69517.3%★☆☆☆☆
201329.1555 of 70721.5%★☆☆☆☆
201224.9614 of 73015.9%★☆☆☆☆
201130.3559 of 69519.6%★☆☆☆☆
201013.8630 of 6746.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200935.2485 of 66527.1%★☆☆☆☆
200847.8375 of 65542.7%★★☆☆☆
200738.0438 of 65232.8%★★☆☆☆
200666.8204 of 63667.9%★★★☆☆
200555.7309 of 62950.9%★★★☆☆
200444.1366 of 58637.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202519.4560 of 65314.2%★☆☆☆☆
202423.7528 of 65819.8%★☆☆☆☆
202347.8302 of 65253.7%★★★☆☆
202247.6304 of 64652.9%★★★☆☆
201931.9452 of 62127.2%★☆☆☆☆
201840.1426 of 68137.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202534.7350 of 51832.4%★★☆☆☆
202443.9280 of 52346.5%★★☆☆☆
202346.4300 of 59549.6%★★★☆☆
202244.9364 of 70348.2%★★☆☆☆
201942.6350 of 59741.4%★★☆☆☆
201842.9378 of 64040.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202529.2477 of 66428.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.1485 of 66226.7%★☆☆☆☆
202328.0488 of 66526.6%★☆☆☆☆
202243.2350 of 65446.5%★★☆☆☆
201918.6541 of 62313.2%★☆☆☆☆
201823.8551 of 68019.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201885.627 of 48194.4%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202514.1626 of 6696.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.4608 of 6709.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202327.3493 of 65624.8%★☆☆☆☆
202236.4425 of 66636.2%★★☆☆☆
201920.8564 of 66214.8%★☆☆☆☆
201823.8573 of 68316.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2018)94th percentile+65 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+15 vs school
Male (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?
Science28%~ state avg
English Language Arts22%-20 vs state
Mathematics20%-15 vs state

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Riddle Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.7% of Oregon elementary schools.

Students at Riddle Elementary School are 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Students who attend Riddle Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Riddle High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 168 students attended Riddle Elementary School.


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