Driftwood Elementary School

Tucked along Oregon's rugged southern coast, Driftwood Elementary serves the tight-knit fishing and farming community of Port Orford — one of the oldest towns on the Oregon coast and genuinely off the beaten path. The school's scores reflect real challenges, but for families drawn to small-town coastal life, the intimate setting means kids are known by name and the community rallies around its school in ways that larger districts simply can't replicate. If you're relocating to this stretch of the coast for the lifestyle — the dramatic sea stacks, the slower pace, the sense of place — Driftwood is where your neighbors' kids will be, and that sense of belonging counts for something.