Riverside Elementary School
Welcome to Riverside Elementary
Home of the rams
We are a school community dedicated to academic success, social responsibility, and the pursuit of lifelong learning. Our typical enrollment is about 400 students in kindergarten through fifth-grade.
Our school motto is “we show up and never give up”. We believe in building positive relationships, creating positive experiences for students and families, and focusing on academic growth. Read More
School News
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Grants Pass School District 7 students made significant gains in both English Language Arts (ELA) and math on the 2025-26 Oregon Statewide Assessment System (OSAS) tests, with growth across the district and particularly strong gains in grades 3, 5, and 7.
These results reflect years of work by our teachers and staff. Our district has made a long-term investment in literacy, including science of reading training, a new K-5 reading and writing curriculum, interim and benchmark assessments, and regular collaboration around student data.
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Grants Pass High School has been recognized among the nation's best public high schools in the 2026-2027 Best High Schools rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
GPHS is ranked #19 in Oregon, #1 in Josephine County, and #1 in Southern Oregon, making it the highest-ranked high school south of Eugene.
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Grants Pass School District's Early Learning Program still has free full-time Preschool Promise slots available for eligible families for the 2026-27 school year.
Learn more about eligibility and how to apply.
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Since 2023, our district has been completing facility improvement projects across our schools through a debt restructuring plan approved by the School Board. The plan freed up approximately $13 million for projects at no additional cost to taxpayers.
Read the latest facility improvement update, including what projects are still to come this summer.
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Our senior-citizen season-ticket program is expanding!
Currently, community members age 62 and older can attend Grants Pass High School's regular-season athletic events for free. Beginning in the 2026–27 school year, the program will also include art, music, and theatre performances.
This is our way of honoring our senior community members while celebrating the incredible talents of our students and staff.
Join the waitlist today to be the first to receive registration details for this limited release.
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The Class of 2025 made history. Grants Pass School District 7 achieved its highest graduation rate ever, surpassing the state average and showcasing the systems that help students stay on track to graduate.
School Calendar
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Early Learning Program at Highland Elementary School, Rm. 7
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Highland Elementary School, 1845 NW Highland Ave, Grants Pass, OR 97526, USA
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