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Schools in Pistol River

Pistol River’s public schools

Central Curry School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pistol River. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Oregon’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▲ 15% vs OR $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.3
OR 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
400 students on the public path
In brief

Pistol River’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Pistol River’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oregon’s 753 public schools. Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School places highest (better than 56%); Riley Creek Elementary School lowest (13%). 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 Pistol River, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Riley Creek Elementary Schoolin Gold BeachD
7–12Gold Beach Jr/Sr High Schoolin Gold BeachB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Central Curry School District 1.

The district

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

Central Curry School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 400 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (OR 17.9)
$20,334OR $17,749 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 44% · 220 students tested
Math22%
State average 30.6% · 219 students tested

Pistol River vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Pistol River—Central Curry School District 1

Every school in Pistol River

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).

Also serving Pistol Riverin other towns
Riley Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gold Beach
D
212 students16:1Rate it →
Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Gold Beach
B
188 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Pistol River’s schools

Are Pistol River’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pistol River. Central Curry School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pistol River. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Pistol River in?

Central Curry School District 1.

Where do Pistol River kids go to high school?

Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School.

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What Pistol River 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.