McGovern Elementary School

McGovern Elementary sits in Winston, a small working-class town tucked into the Umpqua Valley of southern Oregon, where the pace is slow and the community ties run deep. The school serves a tight-knit neighborhood where many families have roots going back generations, and while academic scores fall in the lower range statewide, the school reflects the character of the community around it. Families drawn to rural Douglas County life — think access to the South Umpqua River, Wildlife Safari just down the road, and a quieter alternative to the bustle of Roseburg — will find a school that's genuinely embedded in the fabric of small-town Oregon.