Crater Lake Academy

Crater Lake Academy operates as a mid-tier unified-grade school in Eagle Point, Oregon, run under Eagle Point SD 9. Current enrollment sits at 395 students spanning grades K through 12.

Eagle Point SD 9 runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 4,134 students. Crater Lake Academy is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Crater Lake Academy lists that nearly all students (86%) are White; the rest looks like 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Jackson County's rate of about 84%.

With demographic context factored in, Crater Lake Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.6%; this one delivers 21.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household income runs about $73,999, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Crater Lake Academy is one of 70 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 30,143 students).

URCEO-Upper Rogue Center for Educational Opportunities is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Crater Lake Academy at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 25.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area. As a public charter, Crater Lake Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Crater Lake Academy's enrollment has edged up 48% since 2018, when it stood at 266 (now 395). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 41.6:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 today.

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