Parkside Elementary School
Welcome to Parkside Elementary
Home of the pioneers
We are a Title 1 school that receives federal funds used to support our kindergarten through fifth-grade students with three highly qualified teachers at each grade level.
Parkside is fortunate to house our Life Skills program, which serves students from the entire Grants Pass School District. Our classroom sizes range from 20 – 28 students with PE and Music provided to all grade levels. Read More
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For the seventh year, Grants Pass School District 7 is holding its districtwide art contest to select the artwork for holiday cards.
Kindergarten through 12th-grade students are invited to create holiday card designs using a variety of materials, including pencils, paint, markers, and more.
We look forward to seeing what students create this year!
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On November 3, 2026, voters in Grants Pass School District 7 will consider a measure that would authorize the district to issue $10.89 million in general obligation bonds for proposed school facility and safety projects. The measure would cost property owners $0.10 per $1000 of assessed property value.
If the measure is passed, the district would receive an $8.168 million matching grant from the State of Oregon. If the measure is not passed, the State grant would not be awarded, the proposed projects would not proceed, and property taxes would not be increased.
This page provides information about the measure, its estimated tax impact, and the projects it would fund if passed.
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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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Highland Elementary School, 1845 NW Highland Ave, Grants Pass, OR 97526, USA
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Highland Elementary School, 1845 NW Highland Ave, Grants Pass, OR 97526, USA
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