Fruitdale Elementary School

Located at 1560 Bill Baker Way, in Grants Pass, Oregon, Fruitdale Elementary School is a small primary school that educates 225 students (grades K through 5), run under Three Rivers/Josephine County SD. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Fruitdale Elementary School sits 30% leaner than that benchmark.

Three Rivers/Josephine County SD comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 4,440 students; Fruitdale Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Fruitdale Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Fruitdale Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Josephine County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fruitdale Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 23.8%; this one delivers 51.8%, a residual of +28.1 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Josephine County) shows that median household earnings sit near $60,098, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Fruitdale Elementary School is one of 28 public schools in Josephine County (combined enrollment of about 9,944 students).

The closest other public school is Riverside Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fruitdale Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Fruitdale Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 39% since 2018, when it stood at 368 (now 225). White enrollment moved from 77% to 72% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.