Summary:
Silverton, Oregon is served by 10 public schools — eight elementary, one middle, and one high school — all within Silver Falls School District 4J, enrolling about 3,136 students in a district rated 28th of 141 Oregon districts (80th percentile, 4 stars).
The clearest academic standout is Evergreen Elementary School, with all-grade ELA at 88.6%, math at 81.8%, and science at 80%, plus the lowest chronic absenteeism in the city at 7.5% and the smallest student-teacher ratio at 16.8 — though it enrolls only 67 students and its grade-level scores are suppressed. Victor Point Elementary School (83rd percentile, 4 stars), Bethany Charter School (81st percentile, 4 stars), and Robert Frost Elementary School also perform well above district and state averages. Notably, the three schools with the lowest absenteeism — Evergreen, Victor Point, and Bethany — are also among the strongest in reading and math.
Families should look closely at the schools needing support. Silverton Middle School falls below district and state in all three subjects, with 8th-grade ELA at 25.2% and math at 21.2%. The Community Roots School ranks lowest at the 20th percentile, 1 star, and Mark Twain Elementary has declined from the 70th to the 48th percentile over three years. Silverton High School has a strong 90.1% graduation rate but all-grade math at 28% and the highest absenteeism at 37.9%. Spending does not track with outcomes, and suppressed scores should be read as unknown rather than weak.
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