The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in English language arts. The lowest is 26% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Warrenton Grade School
Warrenton Grade School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in the coastal city of Warrenton, Oregon, a small community shaped by fishing, logging, and marine industry. The school is part of the Warrenton-Hammond School District 30, and its enrollment of several hundred students makes it a mid-sized elementary school for the region.
The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic presence and smaller shares of students who identify as two or more races, Asian, Black, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaska Native. About half of the students come from households with income low enough to qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that places the school in a context of moderate economic need that a parent may want to discuss directly with the school for the most current picture.
On the 2024-2025 Oregon state assessments, the school's performance was uneven across subjects and grade levels. In English language arts, the share of students meeting proficiency rose notably from the lower elementary grades to fifth grade, where a majority of students demonstrated proficiency. Third and fourth grade ELA results were weaker, and a parent looking at those earlier grades may want to ask the school about reading intervention and early literacy support. In math, proficiency rates were lower overall, with a slight upward trend from third through fifth grade but with no grade reaching a majority proficient. Science results for fifth graders, the only tested grade in that subject, were similar to the math pattern. Across all tested subjects and grades combined, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among Clatsop County elementary schools, though the index is based on a single year of data and trend comparability could not be established with prior years.
Warrenton Grade School is a regular public school and is not a charter or magnet school. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and chronic absenteeism data was not available in the provided information. No information on special education or English learner populations was present in the data, nor was there data on discipline, staffing ratios, or course access at the elementary level. A parent seeking detail on these topics would need to contact the school or district directly.
The community of Warrenton has a dispersed, multi-node geography, as it absorbed the formerly separate communities of Flavel, Fort Stevens, Hammond, Lexington, and Skipanon. The school sits on a separate campus rather than in a downtown civic center, consistent with the city's spread-out development pattern. The area has seen modest growth, with a new middle school opening in the district in 2021, reflecting investment in educational infrastructure. Housing values in the area are moderate relative to national benchmarks, and the local economy is anchored by commercial fishing, logging, and tourism tied to nearby Fort Stevens State Park. The district has not reported any recent major changes or strategic priorities in the available information, so it is unclear what direction the school board or administration is charting for the coming years.
For a family considering this school, the core picture is of an elementary school where literacy outcomes strengthen by fifth grade but math and science proficiency remain areas of challenge. The school operates in a small coastal town with a working waterfront economy and a spread-out residential pattern. The lack of data on special populations and the single-year assessment snapshot mean that a parent's best next step is a conversation with the principal or a visit to the school to understand how the staff addresses the gaps visible in the early-grade results and what supports exist for students who need extra help.
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