Best Elementary & Middle Schools in The Dalles, OR
6 ranked · 10 listed · sorted by Decoded Rank. Click any column header to re-sort, or any school for the full SchoolDecoder Scorecard.
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Elementary / Middle Schools (6 ranked)
6 official · 4 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Chenowith Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | North Wasco County SD 21 | #6 | #1 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Mosier Community SchoolCharter | North Wasco County SD 21 | #2 | #2 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Dry Hollow Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | North Wasco County SD 21 | #1 | #3 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| The Dalles Middle SchoolNeighborhood | North Wasco County SD 21 | #5 | #4 | Typical Profile | High | |
| South Wasco County Middle/High SchoolNeighborhood | South Wasco County SD 1 | #4 | #5Also HS #1 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Colonel Wright Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | North Wasco County SD 21 | #3 | #6 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Unranked (4 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| Big Muddy Elementary | Jefferson County SD 509J | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Dufur School | Dufur SD 29 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Innovations Academy | North Wasco County SD 21 | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| South Wasco County Elementary School | South Wasco County SD 1 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
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Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- July 26, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.9.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-07-26)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-07-26)
- Oregon OSAS 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-07-26)
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