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What's something Grants Pass High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,658
High
DISTRICT 908 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANTS PASS SD 7·NCES 410591000464
Grants Pass High School
830 NE 9th St, Grants Pass, OR 97526 · (541) 474-5710 · Josephine County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,658 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
1,175 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 468 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 447 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 383 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 360 | 22% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
60.9%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
31.1%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 29.0% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Grants Pass High School
Grants Pass High School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants Pass High School this school | 1,658 | 70.9% | 46.5% |
| Thurston High School Springfield | 1,215 | 65.4% | 25.3% |
| Crook County High School Prineville | 842 | 71.0% | 31.9% |
| St Helens High School St Helens | 823 | 72.7% | 26.8% |
| Dallas High School Dallas | 948 | 66.0% | 20.2% |
| Redmond Proficiency Academy Redmond | 906 | 73.0% | 27.3% |
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 Grants Pass High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Josephine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #17 of 177 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #32 of 194 ▲ 4 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #29 of 201 ▲ 2 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,658 | #27 of 257 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #130 of 171 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #125 of 171 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.9% | #111 of 207 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #46 of 102 | 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
1,658
-165 (-9%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 1,173
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 1,658 | 75.6 | 21.9:1 | 71% (1,175) |
| 2023-24 | 1,657 | 81.8 | 20.3:1 | 83% (1,383) |
| 2022-23 | 1,722 | 77.9 | 22.1:1 | 68% (1,169) |
| 2020-21 | 1,823 | 85 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,836 | 86.6 | 21.2:1 | 51% (928) |
| 2015-16 | 1,831 | 83 | 22.1:1 | 51% (925) |
| 2010-11 | 1,909 | 79 | 24.2:1 | 49% (937) |
| 2000-01 | 1,481 | 85 | 17.4:1 | 32% (471) |
| 1990-91 | 1,173 | 64 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grants Pass High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,836 to 1,658); teachers down 13% (86.6 to 75.6).
About Grants Pass High School
Grants Pass High School, a high-enrollment high school, is located in Grants Pass, Oregon. There are 1,658 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Oregon enroll around 630, and this school is 163% above that mark.
Grants Pass High School reports to Grants Pass SD 7, which has 11 schools and 5,562 students.
About 75% of the student body at Grants Pass High School is White. Other groups make up 15% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. County-wide, 86% of Josephine County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
For every teacher at Grants Pass High School, there are about 21.9 students; the school has 75.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 71%. That is lower than the 84% average for public schools in Josephine County.
Grants Pass High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.5%, compared with a predicted 35.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Josephine County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $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 the county, enrolling about 9,944, Grants Pass High School among them.
About 0.4 miles separate Grants Pass High School from the closest public school, Lincoln Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Grants Pass High School places 2nd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Grants Pass High School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 1,823 (2020-21) to 1,658 (2024-25).
The Grants Pass High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Grants Pass SD 7
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Allen Dale Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Parkside ElementaryElementary · 361 students
Other schools in Grants Pass
- 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
- Allen Dale Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School0.4 mi · 386
- North Middle School1.1 mi · 673
- New Bridge High School1.2 mi · 34
- Highland Elementary School1.3 mi · 344
- Riverside Elementary School1.5 mi · 351
- GPFLEX School1.7 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About Grants Pass High SchoolHow large is Grants Pass High School?
Grants Pass High School enrolls approximately 1,658 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Grants Pass High School serve?
Grants Pass High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grants Pass High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grants Pass High School is approximately 21.9:1 (76 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grants Pass High School?
At Grants Pass High School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Grants Pass High School public or private?
Grants Pass High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grants Pass SD 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.