Summary:
Central Curry School District 1 is a small district on the Oregon coast whose elementary grades are served entirely by a single school: Riley Creek Elementary School in Gold Beach, OR, a PK–6 campus with 212 students. Because it is the only elementary school in Central Curry School District 1, it is the sole elementary option for families here and defines the elementary picture for the area.
Its academic results are mixed. Third grade math is a clear strength at 50% proficient, 8.7 percentage points above the state's 41.3% and equal to the district's 3rd grade figure. Elementary science is near the state level at 31% versus 30.6% statewide, though the district's all-grade science score is higher at 42.5%. Overall ELA and math lag, however: ELA all grades is 37.5% against 43.8% statewide, and math all grades is 27.2% against 32.9%. Math drops sharply after 3rd grade — 27.3% in 4th and 30.8% in 5th — then falls to 10.7% in 6th, 19 points below the state's 29.7%. Grade-level ELA is essentially at the state level in 3rd grade (41.2% vs 41.5%) but below in 4th, 5th, and 6th, with the widest gap in 6th grade (32.1% vs 41.8%).
Attendance and poverty indicators are also notable. Chronic absenteeism is 35.9%, above the district's 34.9% and the state's 33.5%, and 91.04% of students are eligible for free/reduced lunch. Per-student spending is $20,275, with a student-teacher ratio of 16. One striking contrast: the district ranks 26th of 141 in Oregon (82nd percentile, 4 stars), while Riley Creek has earned 2 stars in each of the last three reported years, ranking at the 38th percentile in 2025–2026 — an improvement from 31st in 2024–2025, but still well below the district's standing.
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