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Parkside Elementary

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Parkside Elementary ranks 485 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

485^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Parkside Elementary is a public elementary school located in Grants Pass, Oregon, serving 389 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Grants Pass School District 7, which is ranked 46 out of 140 districts in the state.

Parkside Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past few years. The school faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 24.6% to 38.1%, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Parkside's proficiency rates on state assessments are generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Parkside's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 41.7%, compared to 36.5% for the district and 40.3% for the state.

When compared to nearby schools within the Grants Pass School District 7, such as Riverside Elementary, Allen Dale Elementary, and Highland Elementary, Parkside's performance is generally lower, with these schools tending to have higher academic proficiency rates and better overall rankings. However, Parkside does outperform some schools in the neighboring Three Rivers/Josephine County School District, such as Fruitdale Elementary and Manzanita Elementary.

361

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,137

Per pupil spending ?

73.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

735 SW Wagner Meadows Dr
Grants Pass, OR 97526-5408

(541) 474-5777

District: Grants Pass School District 7

Students who attend Parkside Elementary usually attend:

High:

Grants Pass High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.1%

Hispanic:

15.8%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2022 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2025) from a 22nd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (30% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Near the bottom of Grants Pass School District 7's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg38%

Oregon avg38%

485^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Grants Pass School District 7

46^th of 140Grants Pass School District 7 among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	485 of 706	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	470 of 710	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	454 of 706	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	548 of 706	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	450 of 705	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	500 of 709	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.0	415 of 701	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.0	424 of 697	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.0	469 of 706	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.4	321 of 695	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.9	254 of 707	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.5	272 of 730	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.5	323 of 695	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.1	361 of 674	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	69.8	186 of 665	72.0%	★★★★☆
2008	52.0	341 of 655	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.0	188 of 652	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	68.2	188 of 636	70.4%	★★★★☆
2005	78.1	83 of 629	86.8%	★★★★☆
2004	60.1	232 of 586	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	371 of 653	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	379 of 658	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	349 of 652	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	453 of 646	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	486 of 621	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	547 of 681	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	197 of 362	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	130 of 365	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	143 of 360	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	122 of 339	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.3	28 of 364	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	47.5	239 of 475	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	159 of 518	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	198 of 523	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	275 of 595	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.5	544 of 703	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.2	173 of 597	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	50.4	309 of 640	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	508 of 664	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	492 of 662	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	446 of 665	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	556 of 654	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	352 of 623	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	401 of 680	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	57.3	92 of 212	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	254 of 352	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	200 of 231	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.1	79 of 215	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	116 of 303	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	192 of 481	60.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	503 of 669	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	497 of 670	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	485 of 656	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	585 of 666	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	533 of 662	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	569 of 683	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+38 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)57th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-7 vs state

Mathematics26%-10 vs state

Science24%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Parkside Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parkside Elementary	Public	K-5	735 SW Wagner Meadows Dr	Grants Pass	97526	Josephine County	Grants Pass School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 474-5777	361	23	15.6	73.4%	271 (75.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.9%)	31.2	485^th of 706 public elementary schools	31.3%		32.3	470^th of 710 public elementary schools	33.8%	15	41.7	30.0	34.8	34.7	24.3	18.5	23.8	$16,137	$00	$16,137
Allen Dale Elementary School	Public	K-5	2320 Williams Hwy	Grants Pass	97527	Josephine County	Grants Pass School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 474-5760	397	22	18.0	74.3%	311 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	40.5	393^rd of 706 public elementary schools	44.3%		39	407^th of 710 public elementary schools	42.7%	14	35.8	35.0	44.4	41.8	25.6	27.4	31.9	$18,566	$00	$18,566
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1845 NW Highland Ave	Grants Pass	97526	Josephine County	Grants Pass School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 474-5765	344	20	17.2	69.8%	262 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	48.9	314^th of 706 public elementary schools	55.5%		56.4	268^th of 710 public elementary schools	62.3%	46	29.2	35.1	57.6	33.8	29.8	43.9	37.3	$16,486	$00	$16,486
Fruitdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1560 Bill Baker Way	Grants Pass	97527	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 476-2276	225	15	15.0	100.0%	163 (72.4%)	2 (0.9%)	40 (17.8%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	83	105^th of 706 public elementary schools	85.1%		74.6	147^th of 710 public elementary schools	79.3%	42	62.7	50.0	63.4	66.7	47.2	56.1	48.8	$20,425	$3,140	$17,285
Redwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3163 Leonard Rd	Grants Pass	97527	Josephine County	Grants Pass School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 474-5775	443	23	19.2	71.8%	288 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (23.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.9%)	48.8	316^th of 706 public elementary schools	55.2%		55.4	275^th of 710 public elementary schools	61.3%	41	39.5	46.8	42.6	37.0	43.0	29.4	29.6	$17,088	$00	$17,088
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1132 NE 10th St	Grants Pass	97526	Josephine County	Grants Pass School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 474-7719	386	21	18.6	69.9%	271 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (17.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (10.1%)	49.1	312^th of 706 public elementary schools	55.8%		40.5	392^nd of 710 public elementary schools	44.8%	80	31.4	47.8	43.8	47.8	44.8	27.4	28.4	$15,958	$00	$15,958
Riverside Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 SE Harvey Dr	Grants Pass	97526	Josephine County	Grants Pass School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 474-5780	351	22	16.2	72.6%	256 (72.9%)	3 (0.9%)	54 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.3%)	66.2	198^th of 706 public elementary schools	72.0%		52.1	296^th of 710 public elementary schools	58.3%	98	40.4	56.5	65.0	25.0	56.5	35.0	47.5	$18,183	$00	$18,183
Ft Vannoy Elementary School	Public	K-5	5250 Upper River Rd	Grants Pass	97526	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 479-4440	239	12	19.9	100.0%	194 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.9%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	27.5	521^st of 706 public elementary schools	26.2%		15.1	640^th of 710 public elementary schools	9.9%	119	28.2	29.8	25.0	33.3	36.2	23.1	19.2	$19,089	$3,071	$16,019
Madrona Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 Detrick Dr	Grants Pass	97527	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 476-6624	281	15	19.0	98.9%	221 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.2%)	22.4	570^th of 706 public elementary schools	19.3%		26.9	525^th of 710 public elementary schools	26.1%	45	33.3	30.0	28.6	27.8	26.8	14.3	14.3	$18,624	$2,892	$15,732
Manzanita Elementary School	Public	K-5	310 San Francisco St	Grants Pass	97526	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 479-6433	342	20	17.1	99.4%	258 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.7%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.8%)	52.9	282^nd of 706 public elementary schools	60.1%		67.9	186^th of 710 public elementary schools	73.8%	96	43.9	47.1	46.9	36.4	44.1	40.6	23.4	$19,733	$3,125	$16,608

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkside Elementary

How many students attend Parkside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Parkside Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Parkside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Parkside Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Grants Pass High School

What is the racial makeup of Parkside Elementary?

Students at Parkside Elementary are 75% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Parkside Elementary in?

Grants Pass School District 7

Is Parkside Elementary a good school?

Parkside Elementary ranks 485^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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