Best Schools for Low-income Students in Oregon (2026)

These are the Oregon public schools where low-income students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested low-income students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Fruitdale Elementary School Grants Pass	72%	62%	176	A
2	Memorial Elementary School Mcminnville	65%	64%	307	A
3	Oak Creek Elementary School Lake Oswego	65%	65%	38	A+
4	Helman Elementary School Ashland	75%	55%	51	A+
5	High Lakes Elementary School Bend	70%	50%	27	A+
6	Sexton Mountain Elementary School Beaverton	65%	55%	55	A+
7	Scholls Heights Elementary School Beaverton	65%	55%	48	A+
8	Ridgewood Elementary School Portland	65%	55%	35	A+
9	Oak Hills Elementary School Beaverton	75%	45%	50	A+
10	William E Miller Elementary Bend	65%	55%	33	A+
11	Charlemagne French Immersion Elementary School Eugene	70%	50%	29	A+
12	Territorial Elementary School Junction City	70%	50%	20	A
13	St Helens Arthur Academy St Helens	70%	50%	27	A
14	Middleton Elementary School Sherwood	70%	50%	20	A+
15	Portland Arthur Academy Charter School Portland	70%	50%	23	A
16	Wascher Elementary School Lafayette	57%	62%	200	A
17	Island City Elementary School Island City	62%	57%	159	A
18	North Albany Elementary School Albany	70%	50%	28	A
19	Bessie Coleman Elementary School Corvallis	50%	65%	26	A+
20	Redwood Elementary School Grants Pass	57%	57%	246	B+
21	Grandhaven Elementary School Mcminnville	62%	52%	268	B+
22	Antonia Crater Elementary School Newberg	62%	52%	64	A+
23	Ainsworth Elementary School Portland	70%	45%	30	A+
24	Thurston Elementary School Springfield	57%	57%	80	A+
25	Valley Inquiry Charter School Salem	55%	55%	32	B+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Ridgeline Montessori Eugene	85%	65%	48	A+
2	TRAILS Outdoor School Ashland	90%	50%	30	A+
3	Lake Oswego Middle School Lake Oswego	77%	62%	72	A+
4	Oregon Trail Academy Boring	70%	70%	23	A+
5	Sand Ridge Charter School Lebanon	72%	67%	87	A+
6	Willowcreek Elementary School Vale	77%	57%	70	A+
7	Winterhaven School Portland	70%	65%	29	A+
8	Crane Elementary School Crane	75%	55%	36	A
9	Realms Middle School Bend	70%	50%	24	A+
10	Sunny Wolf Charter School Wolf Creek	65%	55%	48	A
11	Waldport Middle School Waldport	75%	45%	60	A
12	The Valley School of Southern Oregon Medford	70%	50%	21	A
13	West Sylvan Middle School Portland	62%	52%	65	A+
14	Coquille Valley Elementary Coquille	62%	52%	267	A
15	Haines Elementary School Baker City	65%	45%	33	A+
16	Bend International School Bend	65%	45%	47	A
17	Ferguson Elementary School Klamath Falls	57%	52%	272	B+
18	Keno Elementary School Keno	57%	52%	130	B+
19	Malin Elementary School Malin	57%	52%	77	A
20	Pioneer School Lebanon	57%	52%	206	B+
21	Sherwood Middle School Sherwood	62%	47%	121	A+
22	North Plains Elementary School North Plains	62%	42%	66	A+
23	Arts and Technology Academy at Jefferson Eugene	61%	43%	344	B+
24	Happy Valley Middle School Happy Valley	57%	47%	223	A+
25	McLoughlin Middle School Medford	62%	40%	870	B

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Early College High School Salem	90%	90%	27	A+
2	Baker Early College Baker City	90%	50%	23	A+
3	Grant High School Portland	70%	—	20	A+
4	Glendale Community Charter School Pre-K-12 Glendale	70%	—	20	C
5	Sherwood High School Sherwood	85%	45%	50	A+
6	Henley High School Klamath Falls	87%	42%	65	A+
7	Alliance Charter Academy Oregon City	72%	52%	135	A
8	South Eugene High School Eugene	77%	45%	63	A+
9	Mountainside High School Beaverton	77%	42%	76	A+
10	Elmira High School Elmira	75%	45%	36	A+
11	La Grande High School La Grande	82%	37%	168	A
12	Lake Oswego Senior High School Lake Oswego	70%	50%	22	A+
13	Silverton High School Silverton	77%	42%	74	A+
14	Wallowa High School Wallowa	70%	50%	23	A
15	International School of Beaverton Beaverton	72%	47%	105	A+
16	Creswell High School Creswell	90%	25%	30	A
17	Joseph Charter School Joseph	67%	47%	67	B+
18	Vale High School Vale	75%	35%	60	A
19	Ashland High School Ashland	72%	37%	66	A+
20	Imbler Charter School Imbler	55%	55%	54	B
21	Mazama High School Klamath Falls	72%	37%	66	A
22	Lincoln High School Portland	75%	30%	34	A+
23	Crook County High School Prineville	72%	32%	79	B
24	Dufur School Dufur	67%	37%	170	B+
25	Lost River High School Merrill	62%	42%	117	B+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

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