Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Evergreen Elementary School #422 → #99
Metro overview
Grants Pass, OR — 2024 Decoded Rankings
10 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 2026
- 3 outperforming expectations
- 1 strong by both measures
- 0 high scores, context matters
- 2 typical profile
Where rankings diverge
These are the schools where raw test performance and decoded performance disagree most. The shift column shows the gap between Achievement Rank and Decoded Rank.
Strong by Both Measures
High raw scores AND high decoded performance — doing more with their context than peer schools at the same level.
- Fruitdale Elementary School #140 → #5
High Scores, Context Matters
Raw scores are high, but the school's advantaged context predicts even higher — raw scores may overstate the school's effect.
- North Middle School #221 → #146
Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 10 →Elementary / Middle Schools (10 ranked)
7 official · 3 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitdale Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Three Rivers/Josephine County SD | #140 | #5 (OR)plausibly #3–58#1 (Grants Pass metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Evergreen Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Three Rivers/Josephine County SD | #422 | #99 (OR)plausibly #37–190#2 (Grants Pass metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| South Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Grants Pass SD 7 | #258 | #115 (OR)plausibly #48–303#3 (Grants Pass metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| North Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Grants Pass SD 7 | #221 | #146 (OR)plausibly #65–251#4 (Grants Pass metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Grants Pass SD 7 | #345 | #221 (OR)plausibly #134–379#5 (Grants Pass metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Redwood Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Grants Pass SD 7 | #243 | #271 (OR)plausibly #108–446#6 (Grants Pass metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lincoln Savage Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Three Rivers/Josephine County SD | #412 | #596 (OR)plausibly #398–633#7 (Grants Pass metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Unranked (3 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| GPFLEX School | Grants Pass SD 7 | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| New Bridge High School | ODE YCEP District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Southern Oregon Success Academy | Three Rivers/Josephine County SD | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.
High Schools
View all 5 →High Schools (5 ranked)
3 official · 2 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants Pass High SchoolNeighborhood | Grants Pass SD 7 | #23 | #39 (OR)HS#1 (Grants Pass metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Illinois Valley High SchoolNeighborhood | Three Rivers/Josephine County SD | #46 | #61 (OR)HS#2 (Grants Pass metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Hidden Valley High SchoolNeighborhood | Three Rivers/Josephine County SD | #58 | #92 (OR)HS#3 (Grants Pass metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Unranked (2 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Gladiola High School | Grants Pass SD 7 | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| North Valley High School | Three Rivers/Josephine County SD | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Districts in Grants Pass, OR
Districts in this metro
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Oregon OSAS 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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