Enrollment
174
Elementary
DISTRICT 118 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT ORFORD-LANGLOIS SD 2CJ·NCES 411002000246
Driftwood Elementary School
1202 Oregon St, Port Orford, OR 97465 · (541) 332-2712 · Curry County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Oregon public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
133 students
DISTRICT 125% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 16% larger than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Driftwood Elementary School→Pacific High School
Based on grade levels within Port Orford-Langlois SD 2CJ. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.3%
OR avg 43.0% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
14.3%
OR avg 31.8% . -11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.3% | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 25.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Driftwood Elementary School
Driftwood Elementary School's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driftwood Elementary School this school | 174 | 76.4% | 26.1% |
| Riddle Elementary School Riddle | 168 | 75.0% | 21.3% |
| Holley Elementary School Sweet Home | 157 | 73.9% | 32.6% |
| Stella Mayfield Elementary School Elgin | 204 | 73.5% | 29.2% |
| Rogue Primary School Central Point | 154 | 79.9% | N/A |
| Powell Butte Community Charter School Powell Butte | 212 | 72.6% | 49.3% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Driftwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #431 of 591 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #600 of 646 ▼ 149 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #466 of 646 ▼ 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #602 of 710 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.4% | #299 of 645 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
174
+28 (+19%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 24.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 174 | 10 | 17.4:1 | 76% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 7 | 25.4:1 | 55% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 8.7 | 19.5:1 | 59% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 146 | 6 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 170 | 8.5 | 20.0:1 | 74% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 132 | 7 | 18.9:1 | 71% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 160 | 9 | 17.8:1 | 68% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 122 | 6 | 20.3:1 | 64% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 226 | 13 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Driftwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (170 to 174); teachers up 18% (8.5 to 10).
About Driftwood Elementary School
Driftwood Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in Port Orford, Oregon. The school has 174 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Oregon enroll about 321 students on average.
The 2 schools in Port Orford-Langlois SD 2CJ enroll 235 students altogether, Driftwood Elementary School among them.
Driftwood Elementary School is 86% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is in line with Curry County, where about 84% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
Classroom staffing at Driftwood Elementary School totals 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. Compared with the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 76% of students (133) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Curry County is 90%.
On the allk12 Grade, Driftwood Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 25% of Oregon public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Driftwood Elementary School would be expected to post about 32.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.1%.
Curry County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $62,244, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Driftwood Elementary School shares Curry County with 6 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Pacific High School, is about 6.8 miles. By average proficiency, Driftwood Elementary School is 5th among 6 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 19% gain, from 146 to 174. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 24.3:1 in 2020-21 to 17.4:1 in 2024-25.
Driftwood Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Curry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,381
Census ACS
Median income
$62,244
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,913 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Driftwood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Driftwood Elementary. Driftwood Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
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Nearby schools
- Pacific High School6.8 mi · 61
- Powers Elementary School23.6 mi · 62
- Powers High School23.7 mi · 52
- Riley Creek Elementary School23.8 mi · 212
- Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School23.8 mi · 188
- Ocean Crest Elementary School25.6 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About Driftwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Driftwood Elementary School?
Driftwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 174 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Driftwood Elementary School serve?
Driftwood Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Driftwood Elementary School have?
Driftwood Elementary School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
How diverse is Driftwood Elementary School?
Driftwood Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Is Driftwood Elementary School public or private?
Driftwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Port Orford-Langlois SD 2CJ.
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