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Pendleton SD 16 Schools
Pendleton SD 16 is a public school district in Oregon, based in Umatilla County (Pendleton). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Pendleton SD 16 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Pendleton SD 16
7 of 8 schools in Pendleton SD 16 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 3D: 2
Best schools in Pendleton SD 16
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Mckay Creek Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Nixyaawii Community School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Washington Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Pendleton High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Sunridge Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D Sherwood Heights Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Hawthorne Alternative High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Pendleton SD 16
High schools (2)
- D- Hawthorne Alternative High School, Pendleton
- C Pendleton High School, Pendleton
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C- Sunridge Middle School, Pendleton
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- B Mckay Creek Elementary School, Pendleton
- Pendleton Early Learning Center, Pendleton
- D Sherwood Heights Elementary School, Pendleton
- C Washington Elementary School, Pendleton
Other schools and academies (1)
- B- Nixyaawii Community School, Pendleton
Where Pendleton SD 16 schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Pendleton (8)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Oregon
- County: Umatilla County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,955 students with 168 full-time-equivalent teachers and 366 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4109510
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Athena-Weston SD 29RJ (3 schools, 15 mi)
- Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 (4 schools, 28 mi)
- La Grande SD 1 (5 schools, 29 mi)
- Hermiston SD 8 (8 schools, 33 mi)
- Umatilla SD 6R (3 schools, 40 mi)
- Morrow SD 1 (9 schools, 46 mi)
- Baker SD 5J (11 schools, 71 mi)
- John Day SD 3 (3 schools, 100 mi)
Questions about Pendleton SD 16
How many schools are in Pendleton SD 16?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Pendleton SD 16, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Pendleton SD 16 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Pendleton.
How good are the schools in Pendleton SD 16?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 27% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 28.9%. 71% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Pendleton SD 16?
2,955 students were enrolled in Pendleton SD 16 in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Pendleton SD 16?
Pendleton SD 16 is in Oregon, based in Umatilla County, with its district office in Pendleton. Its boundary covers about 757 sq mi.