Madrona Elementary School

Madrona Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Grants Pass, Oregon, overseen by Three Rivers/Josephine County SD. The school instructs 281 students in grades K through 5.

Within Three Rivers/Josephine County SD, which oversees 17 schools and 4,440 students, Madrona Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Madrona Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Madrona Elementary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.1:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Josephine County's rate of about 84%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Madrona Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.2%, the actual is 23.8%, a residual of -0.3 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Josephine County indicate median household income runs about $60,098, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Josephine County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,944 students), of which Madrona Elementary School is one.

Lincoln Savage Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Madrona Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 33.6%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Madrona Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 28% since 2018, when it stood at 392 (now 281). White enrollment moved from 84% to 79% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.