Summary
Destinations Academy is a small public high school in Coos Bay, Oregon, serving grades 9–12 with 46 students, located just 0.35 miles from the much larger Marshfield Senior High School and part of Coos Bay School District 9, which ranks 90 of 141 districts (36th percentile, 2 stars).
The school's rank history is volatile and currently low: 244 of 271 (10th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–26, 206 of 270 (1 star) in 2024–25, and 236 of 268 (1 star) in 2023–24 — with a striking exception in 2022–23, when it ranked 92 of 258 (64th percentile, 3 stars). Test proficiency in 2025–26 trails district and state levels: ELA 25% (district 36.1%, state 43.8%), math 9.1% (district 23.2%, state 32.9%), and science 14.3% (district 30.2%, state 30.6%). Among nearby schools, Destinations is lowest in ELA and science. On the plus side, graduation reached 87.5% in 2024–25, above the district (75.7%) and state (83.0%) and second only to Coquille Junior Senior High locally. Chronic absenteeism, however, was 77.5% — far above district (40.4%) and state (33.5%) and the highest among neighbors. Per-student spending of $7,092 is the lowest by a wide margin, and the student-teacher ratio is 15.3.
Trends are encouraging but start from a low base: graduation climbed from 29.4% in 2021–22 to 87.5%, and absenteeism fell from 91.9% to 77.5%, still an outlier. With only 46 students, rates and ranks swing widely year to year, so single-year changes deserve caution. Subgroup data are mixed — low-income students ranked 48 of 224 (79th percentile, 4 stars) in 2022–23, while male students ranked 199 of 237 (1 star) in 2024–25. Nearby, Bandon Senior High School is the regional standout, while Winter Lakes High faces similar challenges with a much lower graduation rate.
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