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What's one thing Redwood Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANTS PASS SD 7·NCES 410591000461
Redwood Elementary School
3163 Leonard Rd, Grants Pass, OR 97527 · (541) 474-5775 · Josephine County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
318 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
51%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
43.0%
OR avg 43.0% . -6.5pp since 2023
Math
36.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 36.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 33.3% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Redwood Elementary School
Redwood Elementary School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Elementary School this school | 443 | 71.8% | 38.3% |
| Westside Elementary School Hood River | 394 | 71.1% | 61.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Grants Pass | 386 | 69.9% | 34.9% |
| Tom McCall Elementary School Redmond | 463 | 74.3% | 40.9% |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary School St Helens | 426 | 72.3% | 26.3% |
| Sage Elementary School Redmond | 493 | 75.7% | 50.3% |
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 Redwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Josephine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #242 of 591 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #275 of 646 ▲ 37 | #5 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #300 of 646 ▼ 89 | #4 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #132 of 710 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #489 of 587 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #283 of 587 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #355 of 645 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #388 of 493 | #9 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
443
+83 (+23%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 301
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 443 | 23 | 19.3:1 | 72% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 23.1 | 18.4:1 | 71% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 22 | 20.0:1 | 70% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 23 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 23 | 21.5:1 | 64% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 23 | 21.4:1 | 64% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 20 | 21.9:1 | 61% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 397 | 20 | 19.9:1 | 56% (221) |
| 1990-91 | 301 | 16 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Redwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (495 to 443); teachers unchanged (23 to 23).
About Redwood Elementary School
Redwood Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Grants Pass, Oregon, (ZIP code 97527). The school serves 443 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students.
Across its 11 schools, Grants Pass SD 7 enrolls 5,562 students. Redwood Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Redwood Elementary School, White students make up 65% of the student body. Next come 24% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. The county population is about 86% White. Redwood Elementary School's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers at Redwood Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 19.3:1. That is higher than the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. The lunch program counts 72% of students at Redwood Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Josephine County is 84%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Redwood Elementary School is 34.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.3%.
Census Bureau estimates 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. Redwood Elementary School is one of 28 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Redwood Elementary School is Ft Vannoy Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.8 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Redwood Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
Redwood Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Federal data show a 23% enrollment increase, from 360 in 2020-21 to 443 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.7:1 to 19.3:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Allen Dale Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Parkside ElementaryElementary · 361 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
- North Valley High SchoolHigh · 424 students
- Allen Dale Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
Other Redwood Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 6 states are named Redwood Elementary. Redwood Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 9.
- Redwood ElementaryFontana, CA · 654 students
- Redwood ElementaryShafter, CA · 601 students
- Redwood ElementaryHARTFORD, MI · 516 students
- Redwood ElementaryCrescent City, CA · 452 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJ · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Ft Vannoy Elementary School1.8 mi · 239
- Parkside Elementary2.1 mi · 361
- Allen Dale Elementary School2.5 mi · 397
- South Middle School3.0 mi · 610
- North Middle School3.6 mi · 673
- Highland Elementary School3.7 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Redwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Redwood Elementary School?
Redwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades KG-05.
Is Redwood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Redwood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Redwood Elementary School?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Redwood Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Redwood Elementary School?
At Redwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Redwood Elementary School public or private?
Redwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grants Pass SD 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.