Enrollment
206
High
DISTRICT 155 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHN DAY SD 3·NCES 410678000350
Grant Union Junior/Senior High School
911 S Canyon Blvd, John Day, OR 97845 · (541) 575-1799 · Grant County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Oregon public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
149 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 13% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Based on grade levels within John Day SD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2023-24 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.8%
OR avg 43.0%
Math
32.9%
OR avg 31.8%
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32.
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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Grant Union Junior/Senior High School
Grant Union Junior/Senior High School's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Union Junior/Senior High School this school | 206 | 72.3% | 36.7% |
| Vernonia High School Vernonia | 178 | 72.5% | 21.3% |
| Elgin High School Elgin | 180 | 72.2% | 21.6% |
| Riddle High School Riddle | 178 | 75.8% | 14.6% |
| Central Linn High School Halsey | 243 | 75.7% | 35.8% |
| Douglas High School Winston | 357 | 73.4% | 36.2% |
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 Grant Union Junior/Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #50 of 177 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #28 of 194 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #66 of 201 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #170 of 257 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #3 of 171 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.6% | #168 of 171 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.3% | #105 of 207 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #9 of 102 |
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
206
-38 (-16%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 206 | 17.1 | 12.1:1 | 72% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 18.1 | 11.3:1 | 55% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 16.7 | 12.9:1 | 40% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 18 | 13.6:1 | 48% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 17.1 | 16.0:1 | 48% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 17 | 17.0:1 | 46% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | 16 | 13.4:1 | 34% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 21% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 229 | 18 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Union Junior/Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (273 to 206); teachers unchanged (17.1 to 17.1).
About Grant Union Junior/Senior High School
Grant Union Junior/Senior High School is a very small high school. Its address is in John Day, Oregon. The school counted 206 students in 2024-25, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 67% below the 630-student average for high schools in Oregon.
John Day SD 3 (3 schools, 465 students) runs Grant Union Junior/Senior High School.
Of every 100 students at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School, about 86 are White. The school is also 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Grant County at about 88% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 25% means there is a 25% chance two randomly chosen students at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School are from different groups.
Grant Union Junior/Senior High School has 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. The gap from the 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon is 7.8 students per teacher. At Grant Union Junior/Senior High School, 72% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Grant Union Junior/Senior High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of Oregon public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.5%.
For Grant County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $59,450 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Grant Union Junior/Senior High School, Grant County has 9 public schools.
The closest school to Grant Union Junior/Senior High School is Humbolt Elementary School, located about 0.4 miles away. Grant Union Junior/Senior High School ranks 1st of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.7% against a local average of 26.9%.
Grant Union Junior/Senior High School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 16% decline, from 244 to 206. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.6:1 in 2020-21, and 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,209
Census ACS
Median income
$59,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,805 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in John Day SD 3
- Humbolt Elementary SchoolElementary · 247 students
- Seneca Elementary SchoolElementary · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Humbolt Elementary School0.4 mi · 247
- Oregon Connections Academy12.3 mi · 884
- Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oregon12.3 mi · 80
- Prairie City School12.3 mi · 247
- Seneca Elementary School18.5 mi · 12
- Long Creek School22.6 mi · 28
Frequently asked questions
About Grant Union Junior/Senior High SchoolHow many students attend Grant Union Junior/Senior High School?
Grant Union Junior/Senior High School enrolls approximately 206 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Grant Union Junior/Senior High School serve?
Grant Union Junior/Senior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Grant Union Junior/Senior High School have?
Grant Union Junior/Senior High School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
How diverse is Grant Union Junior/Senior High School?
Grant Union Junior/Senior High School reports a student body of 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Grant Union Junior/Senior High School?
Grant Union Junior/Senior High School is overseen by John Day SD 3 in Grant County.
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