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What's one thing North Valley High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
424
High
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THREE RIVERS/JOSEPHINE COUNTY SD·NCES 410690000481
North Valley High School
6741 Monument Dr, Grants Pass, OR 97526 · (541) 479-3388 · Josephine County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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.
- ABeats 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
22.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
421 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 122 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 109 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 90 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 103 | 24% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
39.2%
OR avg 43.0% . -13.9pp since 2023
Math
16.5%
OR avg 31.8% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.2% | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 21.9% |
% 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 North Valley High School
North Valley High School's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Valley High School this school | 424 | 99.3% | 35.0% |
| Hidden Valley High School Grants Pass | 522 | 100.0% | 28.0% |
| Illinois Valley High School Cave Junction | 291 | 97.9% | 34.9% |
| Pendleton High School Pendleton | 763 | 96.3% | 28.0% |
| Coquille Junior Senior High Coquille | 360 | 89.7% | 24.6% |
| Henley High School Klamath Falls | 720 | 92.2% | 60.8% |
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 North Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Josephine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #59 of 177 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #104 of 194 ▼ 31 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #112 of 201 ▼ 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #124 of 257 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #133 of 171 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #148 of 171 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #19 of 207 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #15 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
424
-41 (-9%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 424 | 19 | 22.3:1 | 99% (421) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 20 | 21.4:1 | 76% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 23.9 | 17.9:1 | 49% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 21 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 22 | 23.7:1 | 44% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 22 | 24.8:1 | 50% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | 24 | 26.5:1 | 52% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 709 | 33 | 21.5:1 | 34% (243) |
| 1990-91 | 655 | 35 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (521 to 424); teachers down 14% (22 to 19).
About North Valley High School
North Valley High School is one of the public schools in Grants Pass, Oregon. It is a small high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 424 students enrolled. High schools in Oregon have about 630 students on average; enrollment here is 33% lower.
North Valley High School is one school in Three Rivers/Josephine County SD, a system of 17 schools with 4,440 students.
White students are 80% of those enrolled at North Valley High School. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 34%.
The school's 19 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1. High schools in Oregon average 19.8:1, 2.5 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 84% average for public schools in Josephine County.
North Valley High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 78% of Oregon public high schools.
North Valley High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (35.0%) and its predicted rate (24.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools.
For Josephine County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $60,098, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 28 public schools in the county, enrolling about 9,944, North Valley High School among them.
Of the public schools around it, North Valley High School is closest to Fleming Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. North Valley High School ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 35.0% against a local average of 36.5%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment was 424 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 465.
On allk12, people connected to North Valley High School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Three Rivers/Josephine County SD
- Hidden Valley High SchoolHigh · 522 students
- Fleming Middle SchoolMiddle · 381 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Lorna Byrne Middle SchoolMiddle · 349 students
- Manzanita Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Illinois Valley High SchoolHigh · 291 students
Other schools in Grants Pass
- Grants Pass High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Hidden Valley High SchoolHigh · 522 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Allen Dale Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
Other North Valley High schools
One other US public school is named North Valley High. North Valley High School is the largest of the 2.
- North Valley HighAnderson, CA · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Fleming Middle School0.8 mi · 381
- Manzanita Elementary School0.8 mi · 342
- Southern Oregon Success Academy2.5 mi · 213
- Highland Elementary School4.5 mi · 344
- North Middle School4.6 mi · 673
- Ft Vannoy Elementary School5.4 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About North Valley High SchoolHow large is North Valley High School?
North Valley High School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does North Valley High School serve?
North Valley High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Valley High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Valley High School is approximately 22.3:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Valley High School?
At North Valley High School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is North Valley High School public or private?
North Valley High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Three Rivers/Josephine County SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.