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Best High Schools in Zip Code 97523

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At a glance

Schools

338

Students

Top rankedIllinois Valley High School187^th of 270 Oregon high schools

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Newly ranked this year

Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School

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Summary:

The 97523 zip code in Oregon is home to two high schools: Illinois Valley High School and Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School. While Illinois Valley High School appears to be the larger and higher-performing of the two, the data suggests that both schools face significant challenges.

Illinois Valley High School has a significantly higher enrollment of 316 students compared to 32 students at Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School. Additionally, Illinois Valley High School has better academic performance, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Science compared to the Three Rivers/Josephine County School District and state averages. In contrast, Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School is struggling, with the lowest statewide ranking among Oregon high schools and significantly lower proficiency rates in core subjects.

Both schools face challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates of 34.3%. Illinois Valley High School also has a high rate of 75% free/reduced lunch recipients, indicating a socioeconomically disadvantaged student population. While Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School has a smaller student-teacher ratio of 7.8:1 compared to 20.3:1 at Illinois Valley High School, this does not seem to be translating into better academic outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)	OSAS Science (2025)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	31.3	187^th of 270 public high schools	30.7%		60.4	88^th of 268 public high schools	67.2%	99	42.0	17.6	$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%)	6.2	265^th of 270 public high schools	1.9%					(n/a)	16.7	7.7	$8,580	$1,166	$7,415

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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