Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 214 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THREE RIVERS/JOSEPHINE COUNTY SD·NCES 410690000468
Ft Vannoy Elementary School
5250 Upper River Rd, Grants Pass, OR 97526 · (541) 479-4440 · Josephine County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
239 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.5%
OR avg 43.0% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
30.4%
OR avg 31.8% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.5% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 21.1% | 19.7% |
% 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Ft Vannoy Elementary School
Ft Vannoy Elementary School's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ft Vannoy Elementary School this school | 239 | 100.0% | 22.0% |
| Madrona Elementary School Grants Pass | 281 | 98.9% | 23.8% |
| Oakridge Elementary School Oakridge | 280 | 96.1% | 23.4% |
| Fruitdale Elementary School Grants Pass | 225 | 100.0% | 51.8% |
| Eagle Rock Elementary School Eagle Point | 288 | 94.8% | 36.2% |
| Patrick Elementary School Gold Hill | 255 | 97.6% | 26.6% |
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 Ft Vannoy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Josephine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #487 of 591 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #365 of 646 ▲ 163 | #8 of 12 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #530 of 646 ▲ 53 | #11 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #531 of 710 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #527 of 587 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #525 of 587 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #78 of 645 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #391 of 493 | #10 of 11 |
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
239
-14 (-6%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 239 | 12 | 19.9:1 | 100% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 13 | 19.9:1 | 78% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 14 | 18.2:1 | 60% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 13 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 266 | 12 | 22.2:1 | 56% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 12 | 22.2:1 | 56% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 12 | 24.7:1 | 52% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 16 | 22.2:1 | 45% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 16 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ft Vannoy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (266 to 239); teachers unchanged (12 to 12).
About Ft Vannoy Elementary School
Ft Vannoy Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Grants Pass, Oregon. The school serves 239 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students.
Ft Vannoy Elementary School is run by Three Rivers/Josephine County SD, whose 17 schools enroll 4,440 students.
White students make up 81% of enrollment at Ft Vannoy Elementary School. Next come 11% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Ft Vannoy Elementary School's diversity index is 33%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.9 students per teacher. That is 3.4 students per teacher above the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. The average for public schools in Josephine County is 84%.
Ft Vannoy Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.0%, compared with a predicted 23.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Josephine County, the median household income is $60,098, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 28 public schools in Josephine County, enrolling about 9,944 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Redwood Elementary School, about 1.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Ft Vannoy Elementary School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
2024-25 enrollment was 239, a 6% decrease from 253 in 2020-21.
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Josephine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,179
Census ACS
Median income
$60,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,944 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Three Rivers/Josephine County SD
- Hidden Valley High SchoolHigh · 522 students
- North Valley High SchoolHigh · 424 students
- Fleming Middle SchoolMiddle · 381 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Lorna Byrne Middle SchoolMiddle · 349 students
- Manzanita Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Other schools in Grants Pass
- Grants Pass High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Hidden Valley High SchoolHigh · 522 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- North Valley High SchoolHigh · 424 students
Nearby schools
- Redwood Elementary School1.8 mi · 443
- Parkside Elementary3.5 mi · 361
- Allen Dale Elementary School4.2 mi · 397
- Highland Elementary School4.3 mi · 344
- North Middle School4.3 mi · 673
- Fleming Middle School4.6 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Ft Vannoy Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ft Vannoy Elementary School?
Ft Vannoy Elementary School enrolls approximately 239 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Ft Vannoy Elementary School serve?
Ft Vannoy Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Ft Vannoy Elementary School have?
Ft Vannoy Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Ft Vannoy Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ft Vannoy Elementary School are roughly 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Ft Vannoy Elementary School public or private?
Ft Vannoy Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Three Rivers/Josephine County SD.
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