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GPFLEX School is a public virtual high school serving grades 6-12 in Grants Pass, Oregon, with 111 students enrolled. However, the school appears to be underperforming compared to its local and statewide peers, with lower test scores, a high student-teacher ratio, and lower spending per student.
GPFLEX School's test scores are significantly lower than the Grants Pass School District 7 and state averages across multiple grade levels and subjects. For example, in 11th grade English Language Arts, GPFLEX School scored 53.3% proficient or better compared to 53.9% for the district and 45.2% for the state. The school also has a very high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 56.9 in 2021-2022 to 27.7 in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the nearby Grants Pass High School, which has a ratio of 22. Additionally, GPFLEX School spends significantly less per student, at $5,114, compared to Grants Pass High School ($18,543 per student) and the nearby Crater schools ($14,500 - $15,340 per student).
The nearby Grants Pass High School, which is only 1.66 miles away from GPFLEX, significantly outperforms GPFLEX School in test scores, ranking, and other metrics. Grants Pass High School is ranked 42nd out of 268 Oregon high schools, while GPFLEX is ranked 151st. The closest virtual school to GPFLEX, New Bridge High School, has even lower test scores and a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch students than GPFLEX, suggesting that virtual schools in the area may be struggling. These findings raise questions about equity and the ability of the virtual model to effectively support the potentially disadvantaged population that GPFLEX serves.
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