Best Public Schools in Coos Bay, OR

Summary:

The city of Coos Bay, Oregon is home to 9 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The data reveals a wide range of academic performance across the schools, with Lighthouse Charter School and Destinations Academy standing out as top performers, while Sunset School and some of the elementary schools struggle to meet state averages.

Lighthouse Charter School is a standout, performing significantly better than the Coos Bay School District 9 and state averages across multiple metrics, including 72.7% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to 28.6% for the district and 40.6% for the state. Destinations Academy has also seen strong performance, with 11th-grade English Language Arts proficiency of 58.3% in 2022-2023, higher than the district and state.

In contrast, Marshfield Senior High School, the largest high school in the data set, has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 103rd out of 241 Oregon high schools in 2021-2022 to 160th out of 268 in 2023-2024. However, the school's 2022-2023 English Language Arts proficiency of 54.4% for 11th graders was still higher than the district and state averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				OSAS English Language Arts (2024)							OSAS Mathematics (2024)							OSAS Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Coast Online Learning Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1350 Teakwood Ave	Coos Bay	97420	Coos County	South Coast Education Service District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(541) 269-1611	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Eastside School	Public	K-2	370 2nd Ave	Coos Bay	97420	Coos County	Coos Bay School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 267-1340	283	18	15.7	70.3%	221 (78.1%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (11.7%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.7%)								(n/a)																		$9,476	$1,053	$8,422
Madison Elementary School	Public	K-2	400 Madison St	Coos Bay	97420	Coos County	Coos Bay School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 888-1218	296	18	16.4	70.6%	207 (69.9%)	2 (0.7%)	49 (16.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.5%)								(n/a)																		$19,352	$2,413	$16,939
Millicoma School	Public	3-6	260 2nd Ave	Coos Bay	97420	Coos County	Coos Bay School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 267-1468	473	24	20.1	69.1%	362 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	40 (8.5%)	32.2	472^nd of 710 public elementary schools	33.5%		37.2	417^th of 706 public elementary schools	40.9%	55	32.0	34.1	36.4	42.5				28.0	25.4	17.2	27.7				17.2			$18,244	$3,818	$14,427
Sunset School	Public	3-6	245 S Cammann St	Coos Bay	97420	Coos County	Coos Bay School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 888-1242	378	21	18.4	69.0%	259 (68.5%)	4 (1.1%)	68 (18.0%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.9%)	12.8	656^th of 710 public elementary schools	7.6%		13.2	651^st of 706 public elementary schools	7.8%	5	12.9	19.2	12.0	31.4				19.0	17.2	7.3	17.6				7.4			$20,953	$1,838	$19,115
Marshfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	10th & Ingersoll	Coos Bay	97420	Coos County	Coos Bay School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 267-1400	835	40	21.1	69.2%	592 (70.9%)	3 (0.4%)	125 (15.0%)	10 (1.2%)	24 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (8.3%)	38.5	160^th of 268 public high schools	40.3%		44.6	128^th of 258 public high schools	50.4%	32							45.8							13.9			26.3	$25,654	$1,552	$24,102
Destinations Academy	Public	9-12	333 S 10th St	Coos Bay	97420	Coos County	Coos Bay School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 267-1487	50	4	12.5	64.0%	30 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (16.0%)	17	236^th of 268 public high schools	11.9%		55.4	92^nd of 258 public high schools	64.3%	144							33.3							8.3			8.3	$8,501	$1,053	$7,448
Resource Link Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1255 Hemlock Ave	Coos Bay	97420	Coos County	Coos Bay School District 9	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 267-1485	37	3	14.8		26 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)																		$8,501	$1,053	$7,448
Marshfield Junior High	Public	7-8	755 S 7th St	Coos Bay	97420	Coos County	Coos Bay School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 267-3104	408	19	21.1	71.3%	291 (71.3%)	2 (0.5%)	62 (15.2%)	5 (1.2%)	12 (2.9%)	4 (1.0%)	31 (7.6%)	29.2	258^th of 371 public middle schools	30.5%		31.6	261^st of 380 public middle schools	31.3%	3					40.2	26.3						23.4	11.1			23.9		$8,501	$1,053	$7,448
Lighthouse Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	62858 Hwy 101	Coos Bay	97420	Coos County	Coos Bay School District 9	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 751-1649	205	13	16.3	70.7%	149 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (15.6%)	44.3	361^st of 710 public elementary schools	49.2%		43.7	366^th of 706 public elementary schools	48.2%	5	37.5	46.2	42.3	40.0	46.2	72.7		29.2	53.8	23.1	7.7	38.5	54.5		34.6	63.6		$8,501	$1,053	$7,448

Cities Near Coos Bay

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Bend	4.54 mi	6	52^nd
Coquille	10.07 mi	5	155^th
Bandon	17.7 mi	3	13^th
Myrtle Point	19.35 mi	2	176^th
Reedsport	25.58 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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