The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in English language arts. The lowest is 42% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Eastside School
Eastside School serves kindergarten through second grade within the Coos Bay School District, positioning it as an early-primary gateway for families in the Eastside neighborhood of Coos Bay. Because the school stops at second grade, it does not administer state assessments for the grade levels it teaches—state testing in Oregon begins in third grade—so there are no school-level academic proficiency results to report. A family evaluating academic performance here would need to look at the receiving elementary school for third-grade outcomes, or track the broader district trends.
The school enrolls a substantial number of students for a primary-only building. The student body is predominantly white, with a modest share of Hispanic students and a smaller number of students identifying with two or more races; Black, Asian, and American Indian or Alaska Native students each account for a very small portion of enrollment. A significant majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which signals that the school serves a community with considerable economic need. Data on students with individualized education plans and English learners was not available in the profile, so a parent wanting to understand special education or language support offerings should inquire directly with the school.
Eastside is located in the Eastside neighborhood of Coos Bay, which is described as primarily residential. The school shares its neighborhood with Millicoma Middle School, creating a natural pipeline for students who move through the district. The city of Coos Bay functions as the regional hub for Oregon’s south coast, with healthcare, education, maritime trade, and retail as dominant sectors. The Marshfield District downtown contains historic buildings, a waterfront boardwalk, and civic institutions, while the Eastside area is quieter and car-oriented. Housing values in the area are below the state benchmark and have seen a modest decline recently, which may be relevant for families considering a move.
The district itself—Coos Bay SD 9—did not surface recent major changes in available public sources, so the broader context is stable from what is available to report. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and operates as a standard neighborhood elementary feeder within the district.
Overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades in Coos County, as measured by a combined index for schools that do test, shows Eastside in the top quartile among the county’s seven districts. This ranking is based on test data from other schools rather than Eastside’s own results, and a parent should treat that as a district-level signal rather than a direct read on this building.
For a family deciding whether Eastside fits, the equation is straightforward. The school offers a concentrated early-primary program in a residential neighborhood of a small regional city, with a student body that reflects the area’s economic diversity. There are no test scores to weigh, which is typical for a K-2 building. The absence of graduation rate and chronic absenteeism data is similarly explained by the grade band. A parent who wants to understand how the school prepares children for third grade and beyond would want to talk with the school about its early literacy and math approaches, as well as how it transitions students to the next elementary campus. The data does not speak to those specifics, so that conversation is the natural next step.
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