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C−

Three Rivers School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Cave Junction, and parts of Grants Pass.

Cave Junction’s School Grade C− better than 22% of Oregon school districts

Students
4,440
Schools
17
Spent per student
$16,657
OR $17,749
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$10.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Three Rivers School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 22% of Oregon districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the OR average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10.5M, about $2,375 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 22% of the 178 Oregon school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cave Junction. Grade by grade →

K–4Evergreen Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Lorna Byrne Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Illinois Valley High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 30.6% · 2,202 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 44% · 2,193 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)73%
State average 81.3% · 361 in the class

91% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,657 per student · 6% below OR
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 45%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 54%Federal 18%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,445’20
4,468’21
4,530’22
4,462’23
4,440’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 78%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

17 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oregon’s other public schools.

Sunny Wolf Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wolf Creek
A
91 students13:1
Evergreen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Cave Junction
C+
378 students19:1
Manzanita Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Grants Pass
B
342 students17:1
Madrona Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Grants Pass
C−
281 students19:1
Ft Vannoy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Grants Pass
C+
239 students20:1
Fruitdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Grants Pass
B−
225 students15:1
Woodland Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Grants Pass
C
205 students20:1
Applegate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Applegate
B
92 students13:1
Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Williams
C−
77 students26:1
Lorna Byrne Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Cave Junction
C−
349 students29:1
Fleming Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Grants Pass
C−
381 students22:1
Lincoln Savage Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Grants Pass
C+
283 students18:1
Southern Oregon Success Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Merlin
C−
213 students
Hidden Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Grants Pass
C+
522 students22:1
North Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Grants Pass
B+
424 students22:1
Illinois Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cave Junction
C
291 students18:1
Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cave Junction
47 students11:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Oregon.