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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97527

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At a glance

Schools

2,966

Students

Districts

Top rankedFruitdale Elementary School105^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Fruitdale Elementary School up 42 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Fruitdale Elementary School 15 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The 97527 zip code area is home to 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, spread across two school districts - Grants Pass School District 7 and Three Rivers/Josephine County School District.

Among the standout schools in the area, Fruitdale Elementary School consistently performs above the district and state averages on standardized tests, with 60-65% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 42-66% proficient in Mathematics. It has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, the highest in the data set. In contrast, while Woodland Charter School has lower overall test scores, it stands out for exceptional individual grade-level performances, such as 65.2% of 8th-grade students being proficient or better in English Language Arts.

The schools in the area face some common challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (34.3%) and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (69.44% to 76.96%), indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. The middle schools, South Middle School and Lincoln Savage Middle School, have lower test scores compared to the elementary schools, a trend seen in many school systems. Additionally, the high school, Hidden Valley High School, has a 4-year graduation rate of 81.8%, which is lower than the state average.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)							OSAS Mathematics (2025)							OSAS Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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	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 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 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 Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Allen Dale Elementary School	Public	K-5	2320 Williams Hwy	Grants Pass	97527	Josephine County	Grants Pass School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 474-5760	397	22	18.0	74.3%	311 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	40.5	393^rd of 706 public elementary schools	44.3%		39	407^th of 710 public elementary schools	42.7%	14	35.8	35.0	44.4					41.8	25.6	27.4					31.9			$18,566	$00	$18,566
Redwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3163 Leonard Rd	Grants Pass	97527	Josephine County	Grants Pass School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 474-5775	443	23	19.2	71.8%	288 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (23.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.9%)	48.8	316^th of 706 public elementary schools	55.2%		55.4	275^th of 710 public elementary schools	61.3%	41	39.5	46.8	42.6					37.0	43.0	29.4					29.6			$17,088	$00	$17,088
South Middle School	Public	6-8	350 W Harbeck Rd	Grants Pass	97527	Josephine County	Grants Pass School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 474-5750	610	30	20.3	69.8%	439 (72.0%)	2 (0.3%)	112 (18.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.5%)	49.6	161^st of 368 public middle schools	56.3%		56.9	131^st of 371 public middle schools	64.7%	30				54.5	32.5	41.6					29.6	35.0	26.9			26.3		$15,975	$00	$15,975
Fruitdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1560 Bill Baker Way	Grants Pass	97527	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 476-2276	225	15	15.0	100.0%	163 (72.4%)	2 (0.9%)	40 (17.8%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	83	105^th of 706 public elementary schools	85.1%		74.6	147^th of 710 public elementary schools	79.3%	42	62.7	50.0	63.4					66.7	47.2	56.1					48.8			$20,425	$3,140	$17,285
Lincoln Savage Middle School	Public	6-8	8551 New Hope Rd	Grants Pass	97527	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 862-2171	283	16	17.6	90.8%	228 (80.6%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.4%)	42	191^st of 368 public middle schools	48.1%		39.9	210^th of 371 public middle schools	43.4%	19				37.5	62.5	30.7					18.4	27.3	16.2			30.3		$19,321	$2,427	$16,894
Madrona Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 Detrick Dr	Grants Pass	97527	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 476-6624	281	15	19.0	98.9%	221 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.2%)	22.4	570^th of 706 public elementary schools	19.3%		26.9	525^th of 710 public elementary schools	26.1%	45	33.3	30.0	28.6					27.8	26.8	14.3					14.3			$18,624	$2,892	$15,732
Hidden Valley High School	Public	9-12	651 Murphy Creek Rd	Grants Pass	97527	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 862-2124	522	24	22.2	100.0%	421 (80.7%)	2 (0.4%)	62 (11.9%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	22.8	220^th of 270 public high schools	18.5%		53.2	104^th of 268 public high schools	61.2%	116							29.3							11.2			21.6	$19,334	$2,977	$16,358
Woodland Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	301 Murphy Creek Rd	Grants Pass	97527	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 846-4246	205	10	20.1	102.0%	179 (87.3%)	3 (1.5%)	11 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	13.2	650^th of 706 public elementary schools	7.9%		22.8	563^rd of 710 public elementary schools	20.7%	87	9.1	15.0	32.0	10.0	20.0	22.7		9.5	15.0	16.0	10.0	25.0	9.1		24.0	13.6		$9,092	$2,126	$6,967

Cities Near Zip Code 97527

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Grants Pass	0.71 mi	21	93^rd
Merlin	8.34 mi	1
Rogue River	9.76 mi	4	92^nd
Williams	13.49 mi	1	5^th
Applegate	14.71 mi	1	13^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.