Summary:
Myrtle Point, Oregon is a small, high-poverty town in Coos County served by one district, Myrtle Point School District 41, where all 573 students attend one of three schools: Myrtle Crest School (K–5, 271 students), Maple Middle School (6–8, 148 students), and Myrtle Point High School (9–12, 154 students). The district as a whole is rated 1 star, at the 29th percentile of Oregon districts — but that single district rating is a rollup and hides real differences among the three campuses.
The bright spot is Myrtle Point High School. Its state rank has climbed three years in a row, from the 17th percentile to the 61st, and it now earns 3 stars. It beats the state in science (51.7% proficiency versus 33.8%), graduates 87.2% of its students against a state rate of 83.0%, and sits essentially at parity with the state in 11th-grade math. Those results come at a school where about 88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Elsewhere the picture is harder. All three schools trail the state in English language arts and math, and math weakens as students get older — 8th-grade math proficiency at Maple Middle School is under 10%, the lowest figure in this data set. Maple Middle is also the lowest-ranked campus (18th percentile, 1 star), reports the largest classes, and shows the lowest per-student spending. Chronic absenteeism exceeds the state's 33.5% at every school where it is reported, reaching 39.6% at the high school. Poverty is deep, at 95.2% free/reduced lunch at Myrtle Crest School. Keep in mind that with roughly 45–50 students per grade, a handful of students can swing these percentages.
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