Highland Elementary School

Located at 1845 NW Highland Ave, in Grants Pass, Oregon, Highland Elementary School is an average-sized K-5 school that caters to 344 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Grants Pass SD 7.

Highland Elementary School is one of 11 schools operated by Grants Pass SD 7, a district that serves 5,562 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Highland Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 76%; the rest reads as 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Josephine County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Highland Elementary School shows 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Josephine County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Highland Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Josephine County indicate median household income runs about $60,098, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Highland Elementary School is one of 28 public schools in Josephine County (combined enrollment of about 9,944 students).

The closest other public school is North Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Highland Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Highland Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.4%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Highland Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 458 (now 344). The White share of enrollment decreased from 84% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

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