Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANTS PASS SD 7·NCES 410591000970
Parkside Elementary
735 SW Wagner Meadows Dr, Grants Pass, OR 97526 · (541) 474-5777 · Josephine County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
265 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
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
35.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
26.1%
OR avg 31.8% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.6% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 31.2% | 32.1% |
% 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
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Parkside Elementary
Parkside Elementary's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside Elementary this school | 361 | 73.4% | 28.1% |
| Harrisburg Elementary School Harrisburg | 338 | 74.0% | 42.3% |
| Riverside Elementary School Grants Pass | 351 | 72.6% | 43.7% |
| Allen Dale Elementary School Grants Pass | 397 | 74.3% | 33.5% |
| Veneta Elementary School Veneta | 340 | 70.6% | 41.2% |
| Fullerton IV Elementary School Roseburg | 319 | 73.0% | 30.6% |
Matched among Oregon elementary 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 Parkside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Josephine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #395 of 591 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #435 of 646 ▼ 93 | #9 of 12 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #420 of 646 ▲ 44 | #8 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #290 of 710 | #5 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #175 of 587 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #444 of 587 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.4% | #333 of 645 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #281 of 493 | #5 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
361
+34 (+10%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 361 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 73% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 72% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 70% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 20 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 82% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 22 | 20.4:1 | 82% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 84% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 419 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 59% (247) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (438 to 361); teachers down 4% (24 to 23).
About Parkside Elementary
Parkside Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Oregon, located in Grants Pass. The school reports 361 students in kindergarten through 5.
Grants Pass SD 7 has a total of 11 schools and 5,562 students, Parkside Elementary among them.
White students are the majority at Parkside Elementary, with 75% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. The school's White share is 11 points below the 86% share among Josephine County residents. Parkside Elementary's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
Parkside Elementary counts 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.7 students for each one. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. About 73% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Josephine County, the average is 84%.
Parkside Elementary is 6.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (28.1% versus 34.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Oregon.
Federal survey data for Josephine County show that the median household income is $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 Josephine County, enrolling about 9,944 students in all.
The next-closest public school is South Middle School, about 1.4 miles away. Parkside Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 40.4% on proficiency, and Parkside Elementary is below that at 28.1%.
The NCES locale for Parkside Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment grew 10% from its 2020-21 level of 327.
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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
- Grants Pass High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- 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
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
- North Valley High SchoolHigh · 424 students
Other Parkside Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 19 states are named Parkside Elementary. Parkside Elementary is the 17th largest of the 27.
- Parkside ElementaryFredericksburg, VA · 946 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolGEORGETOWN, TX · 807 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolColumbus, IN · 733 students
- Parkside ElementaryMorrisville, NC · 730 students
- PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCORAL SPRINGS, FL · 713 students
Nearby schools
- South Middle School1.4 mi · 610
- Allen Dale Elementary School1.6 mi · 397
- Grants Pass High School1.8 mi · 1,658
- North Middle School1.9 mi · 673
- Highland Elementary School2.1 mi · 344
- Fruitdale Elementary School2.1 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Parkside ElementaryHow many students attend Parkside Elementary?
Parkside Elementary enrolls approximately 361 students in grades KG-05.
Is Parkside Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parkside Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Parkside Elementary have?
Parkside Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Parkside Elementary?
Student demographics at Parkside Elementary are roughly 75% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more.
What district is Parkside Elementary in?
Parkside Elementary is part of Grants Pass SD 7.
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