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Schools in Zip Code 97523

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At a glance

Schools

1,111

Students

Top rankedIllinois Valley High School114^th of 271 Oregon high schools

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Biggest riser

Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School up 87 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Illinois Valley High School 18.1 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 97523 (Cave Junction, Oregon) is served by four schools — all part of the Three Rivers/Josephine County School District — that together form a full K–12 pipeline plus a second small high school: Evergreen Elementary School (K–4, 378 students), Lorna Byrne Middle School (5–8, 349), Illinois Valley High School (9–12, 291), and Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School (9–12, 47). Total enrollment is about 1,065. The district ranks 67th of 141 in Oregon — the 52nd percentile, with 3 stars — making it a mid-pack district overall.

The strongest current performer is Lorna Byrne Middle School, which has climbed from the 46th to the 60th percentile over three years and earns 3 stars. Its eighth graders exceed the state in English language arts (56.6% vs. 41.5%), math, and science (39.7% vs. 27.7%). Illinois Valley High School posts the area's best graduation rate at 92.1%, far above the district's 71.9% and the state's 83.0%. Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School jumped from the 2nd to the 34th percentile, has the best attendance (30.0% chronic absenteeism) and smallest classes (11.1 students per teacher), but graduates only 36.4% of students. Evergreen Elementary is the area's most concerning school: 18th percentile, 1 star, below district and state in every reported subject, with 47.6% chronic absenteeism.

Math is the shared weak spot — every school's all-grades math proficiency sits below the state's 32.9%, from Illinois Valley's 27.1% down to Kalmiopsis's 14.3%. Attendance is also a challenge: Evergreen (47.6%) and Illinois Valley (40.9%) both exceed the state's 33.5% chronic absenteeism rate. Poverty indicators are high where reported — Lorna Byrne at 90.54% and Illinois Valley at 97.94% free/reduced lunch — while Evergreen's 101.06% figure is likely a universal-meal reporting artifact. Spending and class size don't line up simply with results: Illinois Valley spends the most ($27,620 per student), Kalmiopsis the least ($8,580), and Lorna Byrne has the largest classes (29.0) yet the highest rank percentile.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)								OSAS Mathematics (2026)								OSAS Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-4	520 W River St	Cave Junction	97523	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 592-3136	378	20	18.9	—	266 (70.4%)	1 (0.3%)	60 (15.9%)	5 (1.3%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.5%)	20.8	581^st of 709 public elementary schools	18.1%		23.7	557^th of 706 public elementary schools	21.1%	24	20.0	29.7						25.2	18.5	34.2						26.8					$18,046	$1,999	$16,047
Lorna Byrne Middle School	Public	5-8	101 S Junction Ave	Cave Junction	97523	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 592-2163	349	12	29.0	90.5%	260 (74.5%)	3 (0.9%)	48 (13.8%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.6%)	51.7	147^th of 371 public middle schools	60.4%		45.1	182^nd of 368 public middle schools	50.5%	35			40.8	39.2	42.7	56.6		44.9			23.6	22.8	29.3	30.7		26.6	28.2	39.7		34.0	$19,472	$1,733	$17,738
Illinois Valley High School	Public	9-12	625 E. River St.	Cave Junction	97523	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 592-2116	291	16	18.1	97.9%	219 (75.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (13.7%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.2%)	51.8	114^th of 271 public high schools	57.9%		31.3	187^th of 270 public high schools	30.7%	73							46.7	46.7							27.1	27.1			31.0	31.0	$27,620	$3,866	$23,754
Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School	Public, Charter	9-12	139 S Caves Ave	Cave Junction	97523	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(541) 630-4522	47	4	11.1	—	34 (72.3%)	1 (2.1%)	7 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.6%)	33.9	178^th of 271 public high schools	34.3%		6.2	265^th of 270 public high schools	1.9%	87							42.9	42.9							14.3	14.3			26.3	26.3	$8,580	$1,166	$7,415
Madrone Adventist Elementary School	Private, Seventh-Day Adventist	PK, KG-7	4300 Holland Loop Rd	Cave Junction	97523	Josephine County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(541) 592-3330	17	2	7.5	—	11 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
The Dome School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-5	9367 Takilma Rd	Cave Junction	97523	Josephine County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(541) 592-3911	29	3	7.2	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 97523

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cave Junction	1.93 mi	4	163^rd
Williams	18.73 mi	1	5^th
Grants Pass	19.48 mi	21	93^rd
Applegate	25.37 mi	1	13^th
Merlin	27.93 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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