Camas Valley School, Camas Valley OR

Original Research by School Decision on Camas Valley School

Camas Valley School is a K-12 charter school in the heart of an unincorporated rural community of the same name, located in a seven-mile-long valley in Oregon's Coast Range. The school operates out of a building along Main Camas Road, which is also Oregon Route 42, and serves as a central civic anchor in a place where the built environment is essentially a highway corridor with farms, a gas station with a market, a bakery-cafe, and a church. Logging, church, and football are frequently described as the lifeblood of the community, and the school's football program is a point of local pride that draws interest from outside the valley. The area has a stable, small population, with some newcomers arriving from cities seeking a low-key rural lifestyle. There is no traditional downtown grid, no public library identified in search results, and no formal transit system; everyday life is centered along the road and around the school.

The school itself is small, with a total enrollment that reflects the size of the community it serves. Its student body is predominantly white, with a substantial share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. As a charter school, it operates with a degree of autonomy within the Camas Valley SD 21J, and it covers the full PK-12 grade span, meaning a child could attend the same building from preschool through senior year.

On state assessments, the results tell a clear story. Proficiency rates in mathematics are low across every tested grade, with only a small share of students meeting the bar in grades three through eight. English language arts scores are somewhat higher but still below what many families might expect, with the exception of eighth grade, where a strong majority of students scored proficient. Science proficiency is also low in both fifth and eighth grades. The school's overall proficiency index, which averages results across all tested subjects and grades, places it above the midpoint relative to other districts in Douglas County—a reminder that the comparison is within a county where proficiency rates are generally modest. Only a single year of assessment data was available, so no trend can be established; parents who want to understand whether performance is improving or declining would need to ask the school for earlier results.

Graduation rate data was not available in the state data provided. Since the school serves all twelve grades and presumably awards diplomas, this is a meaningful gap. A parent or resident interested in the high school experience would want to ask the school directly about its four-year graduation rate, how many students complete college or career credentials, and what pathways exist for seniors. We also looked for program offerings such as AP, dual credit, or career-technical education and found nothing in the available data. The school's website or a direct inquiry would be the way to learn whether the high school program includes such options.

No information on chronic absenteeism, discipline, or staffing was available, and the district brief turned up no evidence of recent referendums, curriculum changes, or other lasting parent-relevant developments. The school environment appears to be that of a small, tight-knit rural charter where community identity and the school are closely intertwined. For a family considering the area, this is the kind of place where a child's school experience will be shaped by the small cohort size and the close relationships among students, staff, and families. The academic numbers are an honest reflection of a school that serves a community with limited resources, and they are comparable to those of nearby districts. A parent wanting a more detailed picture of academic supports, high school outcomes, and program breadth should reach out to the school directly.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=50%Cohort of 14 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

326 schools plotted. 10 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 21%

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 58%

School 8% · District 8%

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 614%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 719%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 11 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 836%

School 36% · District 36%

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 336%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 415%

School 15% · District 15%

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 629%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 744%

School 44% · District 44%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Science

Grade 515%

School 15% · District 15%

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 814%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

This schoolCamas Valley SD 21J, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.