Enrollment
324
High
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GERVAIS SD 1·NCES 410001500853
Gervais High School
300 E Douglas St, Gervais, OR 97026 · (503) 792-3803 · Marion County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
322 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 69 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 92 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 85 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 78 | 24% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Gervais SD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.1%
OR avg 43.0% . +13.6pp since 2023
Math
11.4%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.1% | 11.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 12.3% |
% 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
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 Gervais High School
Gervais High School's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gervais High School this school | 324 | 99.4% | 24.4% |
| Nyssa High School Nyssa | 335 | 91.6% | 41.9% |
| Ontario High School Ontario | 709 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| North Marion High School Aurora | 564 | 87.4% | 21.8% |
| Lost River High School Merrill | 242 | 91.7% | 38.2% |
| The Dalles High School The Dalles | 795 | 99.2% | 28.6% |
Matched among Oregon high 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 Gervais High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #123 of 177 | #6 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #142 of 194 ▼ 11 | #7 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #69 of 201 ▲ 60 | #4 of 15 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #140 of 257 | #12 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #50 of 171 | #5 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #121 of 171 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #18 of 207 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #38 of 67 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
324
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 324 | 18.7 | 17.3:1 | 99% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 18.6 | 17.3:1 | 77% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 20.4 | 15.5:1 | 75% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 19 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 17.4 | 17.7:1 | 72% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 16 | 22.4:1 | 72% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 83% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 59% (170) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gervais High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (308 to 324); teachers up 8% (17.4 to 18.7).
About Gervais High School
Gervais High School is a high school in Gervais, Oregon, reachable at (503) 792-3803. The school enrolls 324 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Oregon) has about 630 students.
Gervais SD 1 is responsible for 4 schools, Gervais High School included, with 1,247 students in all.
Hispanic students account for 72% of enrollment at Gervais High School. Enrollment also includes 26% White. The school's Hispanic share is 43 points above the 29% share among Marion County residents. By the diversity index, Gervais High School comes in at 41%.
Gervais High School's 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.3:1. For comparison, high schools in Oregon average 19.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 99%. The gap from the 83% average for public schools in Marion County is 16 points.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Gervais High School is +0.4 points: 24.4% actual, 24.0% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Marion County show that median household income is about $77,351, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gervais High School is one of 111 public schools in Marion County, which together enroll about 53,799 students.
The nearest public school is Gervais Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Gervais High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Gervais High School comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 331 in 2020-21, 324 in 2024-25.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gervais SD 1
- Gervais Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 341 students
- Gervais Middle SchoolMiddle · 198 students
Other schools in Gervais
- Gervais Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 341 students
- Gervais Middle SchoolMiddle · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Gervais Middle School0.0 mi · 198
- Gervais Elementary School0.2 mi · 384
- Frontier Charter Academy2.4 mi · 341
- Valor Middle School2.4 mi · 591
- Heritage Elementary2.5 mi · 678
- Nellie Muir Elementary School3.1 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About Gervais High SchoolHow many students attend Gervais High School?
Gervais High School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Gervais High School serve?
Gervais High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Gervais High School have?
Gervais High School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Gervais High School?
Student demographics at Gervais High School are roughly 26% White, 72% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Gervais High School?
Gervais High School is overseen by Gervais SD 1 in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.