Enrollment
188
High
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL CURRY SD 1·NCES 410576000257
Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School
29516 Ellensburg Ave, Gold Beach, OR 97444 · (541) 247-6647 · Curry County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL188 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
175 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 7 | 41 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 16% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Central Curry SD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.2%
OR avg 43.0% . -34.3pp since 2023
Math
20.8%
OR avg 31.8% . -14.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 34 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.2% | 20.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.5% | 35.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Oregon's top 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 Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School
Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School this school | 188 | 93.1% | 45.4% |
| South Wasco County Middle/High School Maupin | 138 | 90.6% | 21.5% |
| Sheridan High School Sheridan | 211 | 87.7% | 13.0% |
| Network Charter School Eugene | 119 | 91.6% | N/A |
| Bandon Senior High School Bandon | 212 | 88.7% | N/A |
| Bonanza Junior/Senior High School Bonanza | 222 | 94.1% | 11.5% |
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 Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #19 of 177 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #76 of 194 ▼ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #104 of 201 ▼ 90 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 188 | #178 of 257 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.1% | #34 of 207 |
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
188
+50 (+36%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 245
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 188 | 13 | 14.5:1 | 93% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 13.7 | 14.2:1 | 63% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 123 | 9.1 | 13.6:1 | 67% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 138 | 9 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 166 | 9 | 18.4:1 | 58% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 172 | 9 | 19.1:1 | 65% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | 11 | 17.8:1 | 58% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 12 | 21.4:1 | 36% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 245 | 17 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (166 to 188); teachers up 44% (9 to 13).
About Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School
Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School is a small high school located in Gold Beach, Oregon. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 188 students. The average among high schools in Oregon is roughly 630 students; this school is 70% smaller than that.
Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School is part of a district of 2 schools: Central Curry SD 1, with 400 students.
At 76%, White students outnumber all other groups at Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School combined. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. By the diversity index, Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School comes in at 39%.
Teachers at the school number 13 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.5:1. Among high schools in Oregon, the typical ratio is 19.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 93% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School ranks in the top 10% of Oregon schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 45.4%. Predicted: 26.4%. Difference: 18.9 points.
Curry County census figures show that median household income is about $62,244, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School is among the 7 public schools in Curry County.
The closest public school to Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School is Riley Creek Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 138 in 2020-21 and 188 in 2024-25, a rise of 50 students.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 schools in Central Curry SD 1
- Riley Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 212 students
Other schools in Gold Beach
- Riley Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 212 students
Nearby schools
- Riley Creek Elementary School0.4 mi · 212
- Driftwood Elementary School23.8 mi · 174
- Kalmiopsis Elementary School25.1 mi · 547
- Brookings-Harbor High School25.3 mi · 422
- Azalea Middle School25.3 mi · 309
- Pacific High School30.4 mi · 61
Frequently asked questions
About Gold Beach Jr/Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School?
Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 188 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School serve?
Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School.
How diverse is Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School?
Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School reports a student body of 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School?
Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School is overseen by Central Curry SD 1 in Curry County.
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