Gladiola High School

Gladiola High School is a small public high school in Grants Pass, Oregon, serving grades 9–12 with about 158 students as part of Grants Pass School District 7, a district that ranks comparatively well statewide.

The school's own results, though, sit far below its district and state. In 2025–2026 it ranked 215th of 271 Oregon high schools (21st percentile, 1 star). Its 2024–25 graduation rate was 50.0%, compared with 83.6% districtwide and 83.0% statewide, and chronic absenteeism was 53.7% versus about 32–34% for the district and state. Test proficiency is low across the board: 35.1% in English language arts, 18.7% in science, and under 5% in math — far below district and state figures for every subject. The closest comparison is Grants Pass High School, a same-district school 1.66 miles away with 1,658 students, a 75th percentile rank, a 96.2% graduation rate, 28.2% chronic absenteeism, and 26.9% math proficiency. Notably, the two schools have similar poverty rates (70.87% vs. 69.62% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch) and similar per-student spending ($18,532 vs. $17,707), so Gladiola's weaker outcomes are not explained by higher poverty or lower funding. Other nearby schools serving very high-poverty populations, such as Hidden Valley High School (100% FRL) and North Valley High School (99.29% FRL), still post higher math proficiency.

One bright spot: the school's low-socioeconomic-status subgroup ranked 60th percentile with 3 stars — well above its overall 21st percentile — up from 11th percentile in 2022–23. That suggests something is working relatively well for low-income students, though with only 158 students, year-to-year results can swing widely, so it is best read as a promising signal rather than a settled pattern.