Cottage Grove High School

Cottage Grove High School is a 9-12 campus of reasonably sized scale in Cottage Grove, Oregon, operated by South Lane SD 45J3, teacheing 640 students in grades 9 through 12.

Within South Lane SD 45J3, which oversees 9 schools and 2,697 students, Cottage Grove High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cottage Grove High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.4:1. The state averages about 19.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Lane County's rate of about 76%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cottage Grove High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.1%; this one delivers 24.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lane County indicate median household income runs about $71,544, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lane County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), of which Cottage Grove High School is one.

Lincoln Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cottage Grove High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.5%.

Cottage Grove High School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 742 students in 2018 compared to 640 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 76% across the same window.

On allk12, members of the Cottage Grove High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.