Grants Pass High School

Summary:

Grants Pass High School is a public high school serving 1,722 students in grades 9-12 in Grants Pass, Oregon, which is part of the Grants Pass School District 7. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the state and district averages in academic proficiency, with strong performance across various student subgroups.

In the 2023-2024 school year, Grants Pass High School had 61.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.9% for the district and 45.2% for the state. In mathematics, 29% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 22.8% for the district and 20% for the state. The school also performed better in science, with 46.2% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 37.7% for the district and 32% for the state. Additionally, the school has shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 178th out of 266 in 2018-2019 to 42nd out of 268 in 2023-2024.

While Grants Pass High School outperforms the state and district averages, there are some nearby schools, such as Gladiola High School, that have lower academic performance. Additionally, the GPFLEX School, a virtual high school within the same school district, has significantly lower academic performance compared to Grants Pass High School. Despite these challenges, Grants Pass High School has been able to maintain its academic excellence, setting it apart from some of the nearby schools in the region.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 830 NE 9th St
       Grants Pass, OR  97526-1698


(541) 474-5710

District: Grants Pass School District 7

SchoolDigger Rank:
42nd of 268 Oregon High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,669 Help


Feeder schools for Grants Pass High School:

Elementary:    Allen Dale Elementary School
    Highland Elementary School
    Lincoln Elementary School
    Parkside Elementary
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Middle:    North Middle School
    South Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.2 Help
Number of students:  1,657

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.1%
Hispanic:
14.7%
Two or more races:
7.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Grants Pass High School ranks better than 84.3% of high schools in Oregon. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.44. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Grants Pass High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Grants Pass High School has the largest high school student body size in the Grants Pass School District 7. Racial makeup is: White (75.1%), Hispanic (14.7%), two or more races (7.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Grants Pass School District 7. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grants Pass High School is 20.2. 1 high schools in the Grants Pass School District 7 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Grants Pass High School employs 81.7 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grants Pass High School is $19,669, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Grants Pass School District 7!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grants Pass High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Grants Pass High School 42nd of 268 Oregon public high schools. (See Grants Pass High School in the ranking list.)

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Grants Pass School District 7:

SchoolDigger ranks Grants Pass School District 7 51st of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Grants Pass High School

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Rank History for all students at Grants Pass High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 52.27 104th 225 53.8%
2005 63.72 79th 231 65.8%
2006 59.64 87th 235 63.0%
2007 48.68 132nd 244 45.9%
2008 61.45 96th 249 61.4%
2009 62.56 98th 263 62.7%
2010 60.14 126th 285 55.8%
2011 62.07 127th 299 57.5%
2012 68.75 91st 308 70.5%
2013 71.67 71st 303 76.6%
2014 66.27 102nd 301 66.1%
2015 40.94 193rd 292 33.9%
2016 49.90 149th 292 49.0%
2017 55.74 124th 283 56.2%
2018 55.44 126th 283 55.5%
2019 36.81 178th 266 33.1%
2022 66.46 70th 241 71.0%
2023 69.45 66th 258 74.4%
2024 77.44 42nd 268 84.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Grants Pass High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.89 72nd 98 26.5%
2019 14.61 60th 66 9.1%
2022 56.04 15th 47 68.1%
2023 75.64 15th 69 78.3%
2024 54.50 29th 68 57.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Grants Pass High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.64 57th 132 56.8%
2019 41.45 56th 98 42.9%
2022 27.83 49th 53 7.5%
2023 64.78 19th 80 76.3%
2024 48.48 28th 69 59.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grants Pass High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.06 56th 254 78.0%
2019 54.78 96th 229 58.1%
2022 66.85 69th 241 71.4%
2023 83.18 22nd 224 90.2%
2024 69.23 42nd 170 75.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Grants Pass High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 36.49 15th 23 34.8%
2022 88.61 1st 7 85.7%
2023 56.85 6th 13 53.8%
2024 65.58 2nd 13 84.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Grants Pass High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.85 145th 251 42.2%
2019 40.97 134th 199 32.7%
2022 59.16 71st 194 63.4%
2023 68.90 44th 200 78.0%
2024 68.80 46th 213 78.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Grants Pass High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.06 9th 43 79.1%
2022 87.62 4th 57 93.0%
2023 73.88 15th 75 80.0%
2024 72.88 11th 69 84.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Grants Pass High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.22 83rd 250 66.8%
2019 26.68 169th 206 18.0%
2022 69.65 42nd 200 79.0%
2023 69.46 53rd 214 75.2%
2024 81.89 32nd 216 85.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Grants Pass High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.81 55th 156 64.7%
2019 34.09 101st 144 29.9%
2022 63.50 31st 123 74.8%
2023 85.29 12th 134 91.0%
2024 66.03 30th 132 77.3%
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Rank History for White students at Grants Pass High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.25 132nd 266 50.4%
2019 33.43 182nd 245 25.7%
2022 65.04 69th 228 69.7%
2023 59.65 82nd 237 65.4%
2024 77.81 40th 244 83.6%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Open Quote Grants Pass high school discriminates against medical and religious freedoms. My child is being left behind, because of her medical condition, and her religious beliefs. I have spoken with the school board and while they agree that my child should be able to attend GPHS, they are doing nothing to protect children from government overreach. We need people with a backbone to stand up for our children when they see students being discriminated against. I would give the school a negative 10 star rating if I could, because of the cowardice of the school board. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Grants Pass High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1170 6 17 39 1 n/a n/a 0 1233
1989 1173 6 23 25 7 n/a n/a 0 1234
1990 1134 7 23 36 5 n/a n/a 0 1205
1991 1115 5 22 28 3 n/a n/a 0 1173
1992 1135 4 26 37 26 n/a n/a 0 1228
1993 1192 7 27 47 38 n/a n/a 0 1311
1994 1167 9 26 63 39 n/a n/a 0 1304
1995 1186 5 23 60 34 n/a n/a 0 1308
1996 1186 5 23 60 34 n/a n/a 0 1308
1997 1264 3 25 62 26 n/a n/a 0 1380
1998 1348 5 20 66 28 n/a n/a 0 1467
1999 1368 4 16 65 13 n/a n/a 0 1466
2000 1448 4 21 85 18 n/a n/a 0 1576
2001 1372 3 24 80 2 n/a n/a 0 1481
2002 1422 6 19 95 31 n/a n/a 131 1704
2003 1422 6 19 95 31 n/a n/a 131 1704
2004 1638 15 29 94 34 n/a n/a 0 1810
2005 1621 13 32 121 33 n/a n/a 33 1853
2006 1714 20 39 136 38 n/a n/a 0 1947
2007 1696 19 39 159 37 n/a n/a 32 1982
2008 1609 17 39 163 47 n/a n/a 30 1905
2009 1540 22 48 169 37 n/a n/a 29 1845
2010 1564 26 53 179 39 n/a n/a 29 1890
2011 1672 13 23 131 16 5 49 0 1909
2012 1514 9 22 223 18 10 91 0 1887
2013 1476 5 19 226 11 11 83 0 1831
2014 1430 5 19 232 13 11 97 0 1807
2015 1390 10 22 233 13 5 107 0 1780
2016 1437 11 19 225 10 6 123 0 1831
2017 1379 13 16 216 13 3 120 0 1760
2018 1438 7 14 239 9 4 125 0 1836
2019 1442 7 19 277 17 2 135 0 1899
2020 1446 8 21 307 16 1 138 0 1937
2021 1337 6 21 294 20 4 141 0 1823
2022 1245 9 17 284 15 5 126 4 1705
2023 1271 7 18 288 13 4 118 3 1722
2024 1245 5 14 243 13 6 127 4 1657

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Grants Pass High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1233 65.1 18.9 13.2
1989 1234 65.6 18.8 9.9
1990 1205 69.2 17.4 11.7
1991 1173 64.4 18.2 10.9
1992 1228 62.0 19.8 11.9
1993 1311 68.2 19.2 14.4
1994 1304 72.1 18.1 14
1995 1308 72.2 18.1 19.3
1996 1308 72.2 18.1 19.3
1997 1380 71.0 19.4 20.9
1998 1467 74.4 19.7 21.1
1999 1466 74.5 19.7 28.9
2000 1576 78.9 20.0 26.8
2001 1481 85.9 17.2 31.8
2002 1704 81.4 20.9 42.4
2003 1704 81.4 20.9 42.4
2004 1810 82.1 22.0 35.9
2005 1853 71.0 26.1 39.7
2006 1947 72.0 27.0 38.2
2007 1982 82.2 24.1 37.2
2008 1905 80.3 23.7 42.5
2009 1845 83.1 22.2 41.8
2010 1890 78.7 24.0 51.5
2011 1909 79.8 23.9 49.1
2012 1887 76.9 24.5 49.9
2013 1831 78.2 23.3 53.7
2014 1807 81.5 22.1 51.4
2015 1780 82.0 21.7 50.5
2016 1831 84.0 21.7 50.5
2017 1760 81.5 21.5 50.6
2018 1836 86.5 21.2 50.5
2019 1899 81.1 23.4 50.5
2020 1937 86.5 22.3 50.5
2021 1823 85.5 21.3 n/a
2022 1705 78.5 21.7 n/a
2023 1722 77.9 22.0 67.9
2024 1657 81.7 20.2 83.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Grants Pass High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1233 65.1 18.9 13.2
1989 1234 65.6 18.8 9.9
1990 1205 69.2 17.4 11.7
1991 1173 64.4 18.2 10.9
1992 1228 62.0 19.8 11.9
1993 1311 68.2 19.2 14.4
1994 1304 72.1 18.1 14
1995 1308 72.2 18.1 19.3
1996 1308 72.2 18.1 19.3
1997 1380 71.0 19.4 20.9
1998 1467 74.4 19.7 21.1
1999 1466 74.5 19.7 28.9
2000 1576 78.9 20.0 26.8
2001 1481 85.9 17.2 31.8
2002 1704 81.4 20.9 42.4
2003 1704 81.4 20.9 42.4
2004 1810 82.1 22.0 35.9
2005 1853 71.0 26.1 39.7
2006 1947 72.0 27.0 38.2
2007 1982 82.2 24.1 37.2
2008 1905 80.3 23.7 42.5
2009 1845 83.1 22.2 41.8
2010 1890 78.7 24.0 51.5
2011 1909 79.8 23.9 49.1
2012 1887 76.9 24.5 49.9
2013 1831 78.2 23.3 53.7
2014 1807 81.5 22.1 51.4
2015 1780 82.0 21.7 50.5
2016 1831 84.0 21.7 50.5
2017 1760 81.5 21.5 50.6
2018 1836 86.5 21.2 50.5
2019 1899 81.1 23.4 50.5
2020 1937 86.5 22.3 50.5
2021 1823 85.5 21.3 n/a
2022 1705 78.5 21.7 n/a
2023 1722 77.9 22.0 67.9
2024 1657 81.7 20.2 83.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Grants Pass High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $13,487
2020 n/a n/a $13,698
2021 n/a n/a $15,392
2022 n/a $18,543 (100.0%) $18,543
2023 $00 (0.0%) $19,669 (100.0%) $19,669

Data source: Oregon Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Grants Pass High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 178th of 266 High schoolsRanks 66th of 258 High schools
 41.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (Grants Pass High School)64.963.5
 1.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Grants Pass School District 7)64.358
 6.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)66.546.2
 20.3%
11th Grade Mathematics (Grants Pass High School)27.224.5
 2.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Grants Pass School District 7)2721.2
 5.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)32.120.4
 11.7%
11th Grade Science (Grants Pass High School)25.443.6
 18.2%
   11th Grade Science (Grants Pass School District 7)2538.7
 13.7%
   11th Grade Science (Oregon)39.532.7
 6.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students18991722
 9.3%
African American77
American Indian1713
 23.5%
Asian1918
 5.3%
Hispanic277288
 4%
Pacific Islander24
 100%
White14421271
 11.9%
Two or More Races135118
 12.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.5%67.9%
 17.4%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 1,657 students attended Grants Pass High School.

Grants Pass High School ranks 42nd of 268 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Grants Pass High School are 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.


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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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