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Schools in Cayuse · Pendleton School District 16

Cayuse’s public schools score below 52% of Oregon districts

The public schools Cayuse’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of Oregon’s districts on state tests and graduation.

Math proficiency
27%
▼ 4 pts vs OR 31%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80%
▼ 3 pts vs OR 83%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 12% vs OR $17.7K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade

How Cayuse compares

B Test scoresC Graduation
Oregon school districts we grade (163)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 612 tested students and a graduating class of 222; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Oregon’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Oregon only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cayuse.

4 schools teach K in Cayuse’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sherwood Heights Elementary School, Washington Elementary School, McKay Creek Elementary School and Pendleton Early Learning Center.
The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Sunridge Middle Schoolin Pendleton
9–12Pendleton High Schoolin Pendleton

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math27%
State average 30.9%

Every school in Cayuse

0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

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Within reach

Colleges near Cayuse

There’s no college in Cayuse, but 3 are within 30 miles. The closest is Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, 11.8 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Cayuse. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Oregon. Stars are from neighbors.

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