Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

Summary:

Grant Union Junior/Senior High School is a public high school located in John Day, Oregon, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 216 students. This school is part of the John Day School District 3, which is ranked 15 out of 140 school districts in Oregon and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grant Union Junior/Senior High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Oregon, with a statewide ranking of 20 out of 268 schools for the 2023-2024 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on state assessments is impressive, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across various grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 71.4% of 11th-grade students at Grant Union were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 45.2%. The school has also shown exceptional performance in several student subgroups, particularly among female and white students, ranking 1st and 7th out of Oregon high schools, respectively, in the 2022-2023 school year.

Grant Union Junior/Senior High School has a relatively high per-student spending of $25,693 for the 2021-2022 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.9 to 13.8 over the past three school years. This efficient use of resources, coupled with the school's outstanding academic outcomes, suggests that the school is effectively leveraging its funding to support student learning and success. Overall, Grant Union Junior/Senior High School is an exemplary educational institution that has consistently demonstrated excellence in academic performance, equity, and resource allocation.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 911 S Canyon Blvd
       John Day, OR  97845-1281


(541) 575-1799

District: John Day School District 3

SchoolDigger Rank:
20th of 268 Oregon High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $30,632 Help


Feeder schools for Grant Union Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:    Humbolt Elementary School
    Seneca Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.2 Help
Number of students:  204

Racial breakdown:

White:
88.7%
Hispanic:
6.4%
Two or more races:
2.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  55.4% Help


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Compare Details Grant Union Junior/Senior High School ranks better than 59.6% of middle schools in Oregon. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.26. (See more...)
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Compare Details Grant Union Junior/Senior High School ranks better than 92.5% of high schools in Oregon. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.12. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Grant Union Junior/Senior 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 Racial makeup is: White (88.7%), Hispanic (6.4%), two or more races (2.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 55.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School is 11.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School is $30,632.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grant Union Junior/Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Grant Union Junior/Senior High School 150th of 371 Oregon public middle schools. (See Grant Union Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Grant Union Junior/Senior High School 20th of 268 Oregon public high schools. (See Grant Union Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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John Day School District 3:

SchoolDigger ranks John Day School District 3 15th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2012 48.29 227th 395 42.5%
2013 36.24 269th 377 28.6%
2014 56.38 167th 382 56.3%
2015 65.68 110th 381 71.1%
2016 58.54 137th 383 64.2%
2017 55.99 149th 382 61.0%
2018 40.54 230th 384 40.1%
2019 46.29 196th 379 48.3%
2022 52.31 151st 367 58.9%
2023 62.03 114th 380 70.0%
2024 52.26 150th 371 59.6%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.50 80th 206 61.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.26 240th 325 26.2%
2019 46.53 140th 282 50.4%
2022 52.68 148th 364 59.3%
2023 70.32 55th 312 82.4%
2024 55.84 77th 244 68.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.82 164th 342 52.0%
2019 71.75 63rd 277 77.3%
2022 44.03 161st 310 48.1%
2023 57.83 117th 323 63.8%
2024 57.08 107th 313 65.8%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.50 236th 341 30.8%
2019 33.33 202nd 291 30.6%
2022 61.08 103rd 312 67.0%
2023 67.23 76th 318 76.1%
2024 47.36 146th 323 54.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.66 255th 357 28.6%
2019 40.48 210th 344 39.0%
2022 44.96 184th 355 48.2%
2023 56.38 129th 360 64.2%
2024 44.26 184th 349 47.3%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 54.28 98th 225 56.4%
2005 60.30 88th 231 61.9%
2006 65.45 68th 235 71.1%
2007 76.24 49th 244 79.9%
2008 86.97 16th 249 93.6%
2009 77.71 46th 263 82.5%
2010 80.38 37th 285 87.0%
2011 81.09 31st 299 89.6%
2012 80.59 34th 308 89.0%
2013 67.45 93rd 303 69.3%
2014 80.16 37th 301 87.7%
2015 72.89 58th 292 80.1%
2016 73.01 58th 292 80.1%
2017 81.72 39th 283 86.2%
2018 88.68 19th 283 93.3%
2019 62.39 94th 266 64.7%
2022 67.84 67th 241 72.2%
2023 97.04 6th 258 97.7%
2024 90.12 20th 268 92.5%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.89 14th 254 94.5%
2019 63.87 68th 229 70.3%
2022 68.22 66th 241 72.6%
2023 93.26 10th 224 95.5%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.60 6th 251 97.6%
2022 41.43 114th 194 41.2%
2023 99.98 1st 200 99.5%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.26 44th 250 82.4%
2019 83.76 24th 206 88.3%
2022 77.23 33rd 200 83.5%
2023 67.88 58th 214 72.9%
2024 57.35 76th 216 64.8%
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Rank History for high school White students at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.22 21st 266 92.1%
2019 57.41 103rd 245 58.0%
2022 64.99 70th 228 69.3%
2023 96.03 7th 237 97.0%
2024 84.13 29th 244 88.1%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 241 1 2 1 2 n/a n/a 0 247
1989 247 1 2 8 3 n/a n/a 0 261
1990 230 0 1 1 3 n/a n/a 0 235
1991 225 0 0 0 4 n/a n/a 0 229
1992 48 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 48
1993 274 0 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 276
1994 312 0 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 315
1995 325 3 2 0 3 n/a n/a 0 333
1996 325 3 2 0 3 n/a n/a 0 333
1997 329 0 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 336
1998 328 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 330
1999 316 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 319
2000 314 1 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 318
2001 297 1 2 4 1 n/a n/a 0 305
2002 271 0 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 279
2003 271 0 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 279
2004 267 0 3 8 1 n/a n/a 0 279
2005 249 1 4 7 3 n/a n/a 1 265
2006 280 1 2 9 4 n/a n/a 0 296
2007 260 1 5 6 5 n/a n/a 1 278
2008 240 2 2 5 3 n/a n/a 2 254
2009 234 1 1 6 1 n/a n/a 2 245
2010 216 2 4 7 1 n/a n/a 0 230
2011 209 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 215
2012 258 1 1 9 3 0 4 0 276
2013 270 1 0 11 2 0 8 0 292
2014 273 1 0 6 3 1 7 0 291
2015 247 2 1 7 4 0 6 0 267
2016 263 3 2 9 5 0 7 0 289
2017 251 3 1 7 5 0 8 0 275
2018 255 2 0 3 5 2 6 0 273
2019 246 2 3 6 5 2 3 0 267
2020 256 1 1 7 3 1 3 0 272
2021 228 2 1 9 2 0 2 0 244
2022 214 0 3 12 3 0 2 2 236
2023 192 0 2 12 4 0 5 1 216
2024 181 0 1 13 2 0 6 1 204

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 Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 247 17.7 13.9 13.4
1989 261 18.5 14.1 10
1990 235 17.6 13.3 25.5
1991 229 18.0 12.7 10.9
1992 48 4.0 12.0 14.6
1993 276 19.5 14.2 22.5
1994 315 19.5 16.2 17.5
1995 333 19.8 16.8 13.8
1996 333 19.8 16.8 13.8
1997 336 19.0 17.7 19.3
1998 330 20.0 16.5 17
1999 319 19.0 16.8 93.7
2000 318 19.1 16.6 17.6
2001 305 19.0 16.1 21.3
2002 279 19.0 14.7 37.3
2003 279 19.0 14.7 37.3
2004 279 16.7 16.7 35.5
2005 265 17.7 15.0 40.5
2006 296 19.0 15.6 38.9
2007 278 20.5 13.6 36.5
2008 254 16.1 15.8 42.9
2009 245 16.3 15.0 30.9
2010 230 16.3 14.0 37.4
2011 215 16.8 12.7 34.4
2012 276 19.1 14.4 52.2
2013 292 18.5 15.7 34.6
2014 291 17.6 16.4 48.8
2015 267 17.0 15.7 50.9
2016 289 17.0 17.0 46
2017 275 16.6 16.5 50.2
2018 273 17.1 15.9 47.6
2019 267 17.9 14.8 45.3
2020 272 18.5 14.7 50.4
2021 244 18.2 13.3 47.5
2022 236 17.0 13.8 n/a
2023 216 16.7 12.9 39.8
2024 204 18.0 11.2 55.4

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 Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 247 17.7 13.9 13.4
1989 261 18.5 14.1 10
1990 235 17.6 13.3 25.5
1991 229 18.0 12.7 10.9
1992 48 4.0 12.0 14.6
1993 276 19.5 14.2 22.5
1994 315 19.5 16.2 17.5
1995 333 19.8 16.8 13.8
1996 333 19.8 16.8 13.8
1997 336 19.0 17.7 19.3
1998 330 20.0 16.5 17
1999 319 19.0 16.8 93.7
2000 318 19.1 16.6 17.6
2001 305 19.0 16.1 21.3
2002 279 19.0 14.7 37.3
2003 279 19.0 14.7 37.3
2004 279 16.7 16.7 35.5
2005 265 17.7 15.0 40.5
2006 296 19.0 15.6 38.9
2007 278 20.5 13.6 36.5
2008 254 16.1 15.8 42.9
2009 245 16.3 15.0 30.9
2010 230 16.3 14.0 37.4
2011 215 16.8 12.7 34.4
2012 276 19.1 14.4 52.2
2013 292 18.5 15.7 34.6
2014 291 17.6 16.4 48.8
2015 267 17.0 15.7 50.9
2016 289 17.0 17.0 46
2017 275 16.6 16.5 50.2
2018 273 17.1 15.9 47.6
2019 267 17.9 14.8 45.3
2020 272 18.5 14.7 50.4
2021 244 18.2 13.3 47.5
2022 236 17.0 13.8 n/a
2023 216 16.7 12.9 39.8
2024 204 18.0 11.2 55.4

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 Grant Union Junior/Senior 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 $20,779
2020 n/a n/a $20,673
2021 n/a n/a $23,316
2022 $1,170 (4.6%) $24,522 (95.4%) $25,693
2023 $788 (2.6%) $29,844 (97.4%) $30,632

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 196th of 379 Middle schoolsRanks 114th of 380 Middle schools
 21.7%
Ranks 94th of 266 High schoolsRanks 6th of 258 High schools
 33%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Grant Union Junior/Senior High School)66.152.8
 13.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (John Day School District 3)66.151.4
 14.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)54.943.8
 11.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Grant Union Junior/Senior High School)41.145.7
 4.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (John Day School District 3)41.144.4
 3.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)40.129.6
 10.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Grant Union Junior/Senior High School)46.357.6
 11.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (John Day School District 3)46.357.6
 11.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)53.241.9
 11.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Grant Union Junior/Senior High School)26.827.3
 0.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (John Day School District 3)26.827.3
 0.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)38.325.5
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (Grant Union Junior/Senior High School)30.823.5
 7.3%
   8th Grade Science (John Day School District 3)30.823.5
 7.3%
   8th Grade Science (Oregon)37.526
 11.5%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Grant Union Junior/Senior High School)79.576.3
 3.2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (John Day School District 3)77.876.3
 1.5%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)66.546.2
 20.3%
11th Grade Mathematics (Grant Union Junior/Senior High School)22.752.6
 29.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (John Day School District 3)22.252.6
 30.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)32.120.4
 11.7%
11th Grade Science (Grant Union Junior/Senior High School)52.468.4
 16%
   11th Grade Science (John Day School District 3)5068.4
 18.4%
   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 Students267216
 19.1%
African American20
 100%
American Indian54
 20%
Asian32
 33.3%
Hispanic612
 100%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White246192
 22%
Two or More Races35
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.3%39.8%
 5.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

Grant Union Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Humbolt Elementary School
Elementary : Seneca Elementary School

Yes. Grant Union Junior/Senior High School ranks in the top 7.5% of Oregon high schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 204 students attended Grant Union Junior/Senior High School.

Students at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.


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