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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH UMPQUA SD 19·NCES 411161000313

South Umpqua High School

501 NW Chadwick Ln, Myrtle Creek, OR 97457 · (541) 863-3118 · Douglas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Oregon public high schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats 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

Enrollment
442
High
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 630
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
367 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 911726%
Grade 1011626%
Grade 1111426%
Grade 129521%
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
34578%
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
4410%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
389%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
112%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
23152%
Female
20847%

School pathway

Feeds from
Coffenberry Middle School06–08Canyonville SchoolKG–08
Based on grade levels within South Umpqua SD 19. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
26.9%
OR avg 43.0% . -12.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Oregon average is about 43 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2526.9%N/A
2023-2438.9%7.8%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 South Umpqua High School

South Umpqua High School's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
South Umpqua High School this school44283.0%21.3%
Baker High School
Baker City
47883.9%27.5%
Siuslaw High School
Florence
41382.8%24.5%
Rainier Jr/Sr High School
Rainier
36679.0%30.1%
Santiam Junior/Senior High School
Mill City
31981.2%17.4%
Clatskanie Middle/High School
Clatskanie
30778.2%28.1%
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 South Umpqua High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn Douglas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
21.3%#144 of 177#6 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
7.8%#175 of 194#7 of 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.9%#163 of 201
▼ 43
#6 of 9
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
442#122 of 257#2 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.4:1#66 of 171#5 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
36.4%#143 of 171#3 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
83.0%#69 of 207#2 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+15.1%#14 of 67N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
442
+52 (+13%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254422418.4:183% (367)
2023-2444317.824.8:172% (320)
2022-234432418.5:172% (317)
2020-213902217.7:1N/A
2017-1838419.519.5:159% (226)
2015-164062119.3:161% (247)
2010-114732419.7:152% (248)
2000-015542919.1:127% (150)
1990-916323518.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Umpqua High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 15% (384 to 442); teachers up 23% (19.5 to 24).

About South Umpqua High School

South Umpqua High School, a low-enrollment high school, is located in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. A total of 442 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Oregon is about 630 students, so this school is 30% smaller than average.

A total of 6 schools make up South Umpqua SD 19, with 1,420 students enrolled.

A majority of students at South Umpqua High School, 78%, are White. The next largest groups are 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Native American. The school's White share is 8 points below the 86% share among Douglas County residents. By the diversity index, South Umpqua High School comes in at 36%.

With 24 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at South Umpqua High School was 18.4:1. The 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 83%. That is close to the 82% average for public schools in Douglas County.

allk12 grades South Umpqua High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For South Umpqua High School, the prediction is 30.4% and the result is 21.3%.

Within Douglas County, median household income is about $61,310, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 50 public schools in Douglas County, with a combined enrollment of about 13,417.

The closest public school to South Umpqua High School is South Umpqua Online Academy, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 7. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, South Umpqua High School ranks 4th on proficiency.

In the federal locale system, South Umpqua High School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 13%, from 390 to 442.

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Douglas County at a glance

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Population
112,072
Census ACS
Median income
$61,310
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
13,417 students

Quick facts

School name
South Umpqua High School
District
South Umpqua SD 19
Address
501 NW Chadwick Ln, Myrtle Creek, OR 97457
Phone
(541) 863-3118
County
Douglas County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
442
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
18.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
367 (83%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
411161000313
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About South Umpqua High School
What is the total enrollment at South Umpqua High School?
South Umpqua High School enrolls approximately 442 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does South Umpqua High School serve?
South Umpqua High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at South Umpqua High School?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at South Umpqua High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Umpqua High School?
At South Umpqua High School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is South Umpqua High School public or private?
South Umpqua High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Umpqua SD 19.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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