Echo School

Echo SD 5
600 E Gerone St
Echo, OR 97826
328 Students
Other Pre-K - 12th
School Overview
Echo School, located in the small rural community of Echo, Oregon, serves as the central educational hub for the Echo School District. As a K-12 institution, it functions as a community-centered campus that consolidates elementary, middle, and high school education into a single setting. This unified structure allows for a close-knit learning environment where students often benefit from long-term mentorship from faculty and a strong sense of school spirit, typical of small-town Oregon districts.

Academically and extracurricularly, Echo School emphasizes the importance of balancing traditional core curriculum with student engagement. The district places a high value on maintaining small class sizes to foster personalized instruction and support student success. Beyond the classroom, the school is deeply integrated into the local culture, frequently serving as a focal point for community events and athletic competitions, which helps to bridge the gap between the town’s residents and the student body.
328
Total Students
21.2
Full-Time Teachers
15.5
Student/Teacher Ratio
60.7%
Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • White
    268 (81.7%)
  • Hispanic
    45 (13.7%)
  • Two or More
    14 (4.3%)
  • American Indian
    1 (0.3%)
School Location
School Details
Status: Open
School Level: Other
School Type: Regular School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status: N/A
District: Echo SD 5
Phone: (541)376-8436
Website: http://www.echo.k12.or.us/home
Grade Range: Pre-K - 12th
Total Students: 328
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): 21.2
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 15.5
NSLP Participation:1 Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch: 199
Qualified Reduced Lunch: 0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

1 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught
Kindergarten 20
Grade 1 27
Grade 2 23
Grade 3 23
Grade 4 27
Grade 5 29
Grade 6 28
Grade 7 34
Grade 8 22
Grade 9 23
Grade 10 24
Grade 11 29
Grade 12 19
Gender Ratio