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McGovern Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5
451st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools
Better than 36% of Oregon elementary schools
Summary

McGovern Elementary School in Winston, Oregon, serves 229 students in grades 3–5 and is the upper-grades half of a two-building elementary setup in the Winston-Dillard School District 116, with Brockway Elementary School (PK–2) feeding into it. The school's standing has climbed sharply: in 2025–2026 it ranked 451st of 709 Oregon elementary schools (36th percentile, 2 stars) — its best result in a decade and its first 2-star rating in that window, up from the 8th percentile in 2018–2019 and 17th in 2021–2022. Its district as a whole ranks 129th of 141 Oregon districts.

Among nearby schools, McGovern is the strongest performer in its own district by a wide margin — Lookingglass Elementary School, the district's only other ranked school, sits at the 11th percentile. Science is McGovern's standout: 35.4% proficiency tops every nearby school except Melrose Elementary School (56.5%), Hucrest Elementary School (44.8%) and Fir Grove Elementary School (39.5%), and beats both its district and the state. McGovern also outperforms its district in every subject, by 6.4 points in English language arts, 9.9 in math and 14.7 in science. It spends less than most peers — about $17,270 per student, roughly $1,675 below the comparison average — while class sizes are larger, at 15.4 students per teacher, up from 13.0 three years earlier.

Low-income students are a bright spot, performing at the 62nd percentile statewide and earning 3 stars, above the school's own overall standing. Math is the main gap: 3rd grade math (22.2%) trails the state by 19.1 points, the largest single deficit here, and every grade level trails the state in math. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, from 53.5% to 34.4%, now at the state average though still higher than most nearby schools.

229
Students ?
15.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,270
Per pupil spending ?
74.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
92.9%
Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)
Exemptions: 7.1% (any vaccine)
 600 NW Elwood
       Winston, OR  97496-8568

(541) 679-3003

District: Winston-Dillard School District 116


Students who attend McGovern Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Winston Middle School
High:    Douglas High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
78.2%
Hispanic:
12.2%
Two or more races:
7.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school32%
District avg23%
Oregon avg37%
451st of 709
Oregon public elementary schools ?
Bottom 36%▲ up 27 pts since 2016
From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2Elementary Schools in the Winston-Dillard School District 116
129th of 141Winston-Dillard School District 116 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
202635.0451 of 70936.4%★★☆☆☆
202524.5550 of 70622.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.1560 of 71021.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.5579 of 70618.0%★☆☆☆☆
202220.8584 of 70617.3%★☆☆☆☆
201912.0650 of 7057.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.1615 of 70913.3%★☆☆☆☆
201724.0567 of 70119.1%★☆☆☆☆
201615.0635 of 6978.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201528.8533 of 70624.5%★☆☆☆☆
201443.2425 of 69538.8%★★☆☆☆
201354.6326 of 70753.9%★★★☆☆
201238.4498 of 73031.8%★★☆☆☆
201135.9509 of 69526.8%★☆☆☆☆
201048.4390 of 67442.1%★★☆☆☆
200932.0514 of 66522.7%★☆☆☆☆
200835.9482 of 65526.4%★☆☆☆☆
200721.0579 of 65211.2%★☆☆☆☆
200642.6443 of 63630.3%★★☆☆☆
200519.6555 of 62911.8%★☆☆☆☆
200420.6514 of 58612.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202641.1365 of 65544.3%★★☆☆☆
202525.2514 of 65321.3%★☆☆☆☆
202417.3581 of 65811.7%★☆☆☆☆
202316.0589 of 6529.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.2587 of 6469.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.5476 of 62123.3%★☆☆☆☆
201824.3560 of 68117.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201940.1227 of 36437.6%★★☆☆☆
201866.6102 of 47578.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202653.2198 of 52162.0%★★★☆☆
202541.4303 of 51841.5%★★☆☆☆
202443.3287 of 52345.1%★★☆☆☆
202332.3423 of 59528.9%★☆☆☆☆
202220.8581 of 70317.4%★☆☆☆☆
201920.2532 of 59710.9%★☆☆☆☆
201827.3530 of 64017.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202630.7459 of 65730.1%★★☆☆☆
202525.7510 of 66423.2%★☆☆☆☆
202432.3442 of 66233.2%★★☆☆☆
202328.1487 of 66526.8%★☆☆☆☆
202228.5480 of 65426.6%★☆☆☆☆
201910.8589 of 6235.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.3611 of 68010.1%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202532.653 of 7327.4%★☆☆☆☆
201876.136 of 21283.0%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202623.3291 of 35518.0%★☆☆☆☆
202514.0349 of 3520.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.4291 of 2992.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202330.3164 of 23129.0%★☆☆☆☆
202224.3184 of 21514.4%★☆☆☆☆
201831.7344 of 48128.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202620.1576 of 67014.0%★☆☆☆☆
202516.1608 of 6699.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.5614 of 6708.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.8610 of 6567.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.8633 of 6665.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.2652 of 6621.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.0662 of 6833.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+26 vs school
Female (2026)44th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2019)38th percentile+30 vs school
Male (2026)30th percentile-6 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2026)18th percentile-18 vs school
White (2026)14th percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts36%-8 vs state
Science35%+5 vs state
Mathematics26%-6 vs state

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McGovern Elementary School ranks 451st of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 229 students attended McGovern Elementary School.

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

Middle : Winston Middle School
High : Douglas High School

Students at McGovern Elementary School are 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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Latest Oregon data All new data »
2015–16 through 2017–18 immunization rates (updated)Oct 20, 2026
2014–15 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 OSAS test scoresSep 25, 2026
2023–24 through 2024–25 school spending dataAug 24, 2026


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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