Patrick Elementary School

Set in Gold Hill, Oregon, Patrick Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary school, overseen by Central Point SD 6. It instructs 255 students across grades K through 8. That puts it 21% smaller than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Within Central Point SD 6, which oversees 12 schools and 6,241 students, Patrick Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Patrick Elementary School records that 76% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, Patrick Elementary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Patrick Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.7%; this one delivers 26.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Jackson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $73,999 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Jackson County's 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,143 students), Patrick Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Hanby Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Patrick Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 28.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Patrick Elementary School has decreased 8%, going from 277 students in 2018 to 255 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 76% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

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