Best High Schools in Zip Code 97526

Zip code 97526 in Grants Pass, Oregon contains four high schools serving a combined 2,274 students, nearly all in grades 9–12, except New Bridge High School, which spans grades 6–12. Enrollment is heavily concentrated: Grants Pass High School enrolls 1,658 students—about 73% of the group—followed by North Valley High School at 424, Gladiola High School at 158, and New Bridge at just 34. Two schools belong to Grants Pass School District 7, one to Three Rivers/Josephine County School District, and one to ODE YCEP District.

Grants Pass High School stands out as the strongest performer. It posts a 96.2% graduation rate (vs. 83.0% statewide), the lowest chronic absenteeism among the three larger schools at 28.2%, and the top proficiency results in the zip: 58% in ELA, 26.9% in math, and 45.9% in science. It is the only school here rated 4 stars, ranked 68 of 271. North Valley offers a sharp contrast: its 94.1% graduation rate is well above the state, yet its math proficiency is only 6%. It also spends the most per student at $21,218 and has the highest student-teacher ratio at 22.3, with chronic absenteeism at 37.0%.

The remaining two schools trail significantly. Gladiola has the highest chronic absenteeism in the group at 53.7% and a 50.0% graduation rate, with math under 5%. New Bridge has the lowest graduation rate (33.3%) and lowest ELA (16.7%), with math also under 5%—yet it has the lowest absenteeism (13.3%) and by far the smallest classes (6.4 students per teacher), suggesting a specialized setting. Across all four schools, math is the clearest shared weakness, and graduation rates split into two tiers, a gap of 62.9 percentage points. Note that district ratings can mask school-level differences: Grants Pass School District 7 is rated 4 stars and 79th percentile, while Gladiola, in that same district, is rated 1 star and 21st percentile.