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Schools in Gaston

Gaston’s public schools

Gaston School District 511J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gaston. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Oregon’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 85% of students in Oregon’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▲ 1% vs OR $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
OR 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
474 students on the public path
In brief

Gaston’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Gaston’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oregon’s 753 public schools. Gaston Elementary School places highest (better than 47%); Gaston Jr/Sr High School lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gaston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Gaston Elementary SchoolGaston School District 511JB−
7–12Gaston Jr/Sr High SchoolGaston School District 511JC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gaston School District 511J.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Gaston School District 511JGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 474 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (OR 17.9)
$18,006OR $17,749 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 44% · 221 students tested
Math25%
State average 30.6% · 224 students tested

Gaston vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Oregon towns that share Gaston’s borders.

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Gaston—Gaston School District 511J

Every school in Gaston

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oregon’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Gastonby address
Gaston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
B−
228 students16:1Rate it →
Gaston Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
246 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Gaston’s schools

Are Gaston’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gaston. Gaston School District 511J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gaston. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oregon’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gaston in?

Gaston School District 511J.

Where do Gaston kids go to high school?

Gaston Jr/Sr High School.

Parents talk

What Gaston families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.