Summary:
ZIP code 97119 in Gaston, Oregon, has just one high school: Gaston Junior/Senior High School, a combined junior and senior high serving grades 7–12 with 246 students. It is part of Gaston School District 511J, and about 61.79% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Because it is the only school in the area, families should compare it with district and state averages rather than with another local school. Per-student spending is $20,178, with a 14.6-to-1 student-teacher ratio.
The school’s clearest strengths are its graduation rate and its middle-grade English results. The graduation rate is 95.3%, matching the district and running 12.3 percentage points above the state’s 83.0%. Seventh-grade English Language Arts proficiency is 65.6%, well above the state’s 45.3%, and 8th-grade ELA is 46.7% versus 41.5% statewide. Science is also above the state overall, at 33.9% versus 30.6%, including 8th grade at 33.3% versus 27.7% and 11th grade at 34.5% versus 33.8%.
Math is the main academic weakness, falling below the state at every grade level: 22.6% proficient in all grades versus 32.9% statewide, 12.5% in 11th grade versus 22.9%, 25.8% in 7th grade versus 33.3%, and 27.6% in 8th grade versus 30.0%. Eleventh-grade ELA is also below the state at 32.0% versus 46.0%. Chronic absenteeism is high at 47.6%, compared with 38.4% in the district and 33.5% statewide. The school ranks 181st of 271 schools (33rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, while the district is rated 51st of 141 (64th percentile, 3 stars).
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