Driftwood Elementary School

Located at 1202 Oregon St, in Port Orford, Oregon, Driftwood Elementary School is an intimate K-5 school that teaches 174 students (grades K through 8), part of Port Orford-Langlois SD 2CJ. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 46% smaller than typical.

Port Orford-Langlois SD 2CJ runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 235 students. Driftwood Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Driftwood Elementary School lists that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder reads as 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Curry County's rate of about 90%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Driftwood Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Curry County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,244, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Curry County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,913 students), of which Driftwood Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pacific High School, around 6.8 miles off. On composite proficiency, Driftwood Elementary School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 35.7%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Driftwood Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 170 students in 2018 to 174 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

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