Best Public Schools in Rogue River, OR

Rogue River, Oregon has four schools serving roughly 1,071 students in grades K–12, all part of Rogue River School District 35, a district ranked 59th of 141 Oregon districts (58th percentile, 3 stars). The city has one elementary school, Rogue River Elementary School (K–6), one combined upper school, Rogue River Junior/Senior High (7–12), and two alternative schools, Rivers Edge Academy Charter School (K–12) and South Valley Academy (3–12). Enrollment is concentrated at the elementary (388 students, 36.2%) and the junior/senior high (339, 31.7%).

Rogue River Junior/Senior High is the strongest standout, ranking 48th of 271 Oregon high schools (82nd percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026, a big jump from 198th the year before. Its 11th-grade results — ELA 62.1%, math 32.8%, science 50% — all beat state averages. But its 7th- and 8th-grade math is far below state at 15.9% and 15.4%. Rivers Edge Academy Charter School posts a 100% graduation rate versus 83% statewide, with 11th-grade ELA at 69.2%. Rogue River Elementary School sits in the 36th percentile (2 stars) with 93.04% free/reduced lunch and 41.4% chronic absenteeism, though 4th-grade ELA (53.1%) beats the state.

Math is a district-wide weakness: all four schools fall below the state's 32.9% all-grade math proficiency, with the district average at 22.6%. South Valley Academy is the clearest concern — 71% graduation, ELA 20%, math 7.5%, science under 5%, 40.2% chronic absenteeism, and the highest student-teacher ratio (26.5). Meanwhile, spending doesn't track results: the high school spends the most per student ($22,887) with the lowest ratio (15.4), while Rivers Edge spends the least ($9,168) yet has the highest graduation rate. Several scores are suppressed by the state, especially at South Valley, so those figures should be treated as unknown rather than as zeros.