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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
188
+22 (+13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 18.4:1
% White
76%
was 71%
% Hispanic
14%
was 8%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School
As a rural-scale 9-12 campus in Gold Beach, Oregon, Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School instructs 188 students from grades 7 through 12, one of the schools within Central Curry SD 1. Enrollment runs roughly 70% smaller than the state mean of about 630.
Within Central Curry SD 1, which oversees 2 schools and 400 students, Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School reports that 76% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages around 19.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, Gold Beach Jr/Sr High 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 26.4%; this one delivers 45.4%, a residual of +18.9 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Curry County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,244 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Curry County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,913 students), of which Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Riley Creek Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 26.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School has climbed 13%, going from 166 students in 2018 to 188 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 14% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.
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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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