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Best Public Schools in Polk County, OR

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Schools

11,244

Students

Districts

Top rankedLuckiamute Valley Charter School99^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Independence Elementary School up 71 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Falls City Elementary School 12.2 students per teacher

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)								OSAS Mathematics (2026)								OSAS Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Falls City Elementary School	Public	K-8	177 Prospect Ave	Falls City	97344	Polk County	Falls City School District 57	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 787-3521	116	10	12.2	114.7%	105 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	4.6	708^th of 709 public elementary schools	0.1%		10.8	669^th of 706 public elementary schools	5.2%	39	< 5%		7.7	5.0	10.0	20.0		8.5	8.3		7.7	5.0	< 5%	< 5%		5.7	7.7			9.1	$42,435	$4,253	$38,182
Falls City High School	Public	9-12	111 N Main St	Falls City	97344	Polk County	Falls City School District 57	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 787-3521	59	6	10.3	101.7%	53 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)								(n/a)																			30.0	30.0	$52,952	$332	$52,620
Independence Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 S 4th St	Independence	97351	Polk County	Central School District 13J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 838-1322	425	20	21.2	93.2%	142 (33.4%)	3 (0.7%)	263 (61.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.4%)	17.8	611^th of 709 public elementary schools	13.8%		9.8	682^nd of 706 public elementary schools	3.4%	71	33.3	16.4	32.2					26.8	31.0	14.9	13.6					19.6	18.0			18.0	$19,171	$1,440	$17,731
Monmouth Elementary School	Public	K-5	958 E Church St	Monmouth	97361	Polk County	Central School District 13J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 838-1433	468	25	18.9	92.9%	257 (54.9%)	4 (0.9%)	162 (34.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	29 (6.2%)	50.5	317^th of 709 public elementary schools	55.3%		45.5	348^th of 706 public elementary schools	50.7%	31	45.6	48.8	46.8					47.3	55.2	33.7	29.1					37.7	27.2			27.2	$18,576	$1,302	$17,274
Talmadge Middle School	Public	6-8	51 16th Street	Independence	97351	Polk County	Central School District 13J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 606-2252	716	38	18.8	94.6%	322 (45.0%)	3 (0.4%)	333 (46.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	8 (1.1%)	40 (5.6%)	27.6	275^th of 371 public middle schools	25.9%		25.3	285^th of 368 public middle schools	22.6%	10				33.5	40.7	29.1		34.5				20.2	23.0	16.2		19.8		18.1		18.1	$18,410	$785	$17,625
Central High School	Public	9-12	1530 Monmouth St	Independence	97351	Polk County	Central School District 13J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 838-0480	1,008	47	21.5	94.2%	439 (43.6%)	5 (0.5%)	492 (48.8%)	10 (1.0%)	13 (1.3%)	7 (0.7%)	40 (4.0%)	22.6	218^th of 271 public high schools	19.6%		13.9	243^rd of 270 public high schools	10.0%	25							42.9	42.9							7.0	7.0			13.1	13.1	$19,907	$682	$19,225
Ash Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	1360 N 16th St	Monmouth	97361	Polk County	Central School District 13J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 606-9016	433	20	21.6	93.8%	193 (44.6%)	1 (0.2%)	213 (49.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.6%)	20.6	583^rd of 709 public elementary schools	17.8%		25	545^th of 706 public elementary schools	22.8%	38	24.7	25.0	43.7					30.8	19.2	21.0	18.1					19.5	21.1			21.1	$17,782	$1,364	$16,418
Lyle Elementary School	Public	K-3	185 SW Levens St	Dallas	97338	Polk County	Dallas School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 623-8367	305	21	14.5	70.2%	224 (73.4%)	4 (1.3%)	50 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.2%)								(n/a)	20.0							20.0	24.7							24.7					$19,859	$1,076	$18,783
Oakdale Heights Elementary School	Public	K-3	1375 SW Maple St	Dallas	97338	Polk County	Dallas School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 623-8316	300	19	15.7	70.0%	223 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.3%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (8.0%)								(n/a)	22.7							22.7	25.5							25.5					$19,175	$1,389	$17,786
Luckiamute Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	12975 Kings Valley Hwy	Monmouth	97338	Polk County	Dallas School District 2	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 623-4837	213	11	19.3	40.4%	188 (88.3%)	3 (1.4%)	19 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.2	99^th of 709 public elementary schools	86.0%		70	169^th of 706 public elementary schools	76.1%	70	59.3	80.0	90.9	40.9	40.9	44.4		60.3	59.3	76.0	63.6	27.3	40.9	44.4		52.9	63.6	42.1		53.7	$7,432	$348	$7,084
Whitworth Elementary School	Public	4-5	1151 SE Miller Ave	Dallas	97338	Polk County	Dallas School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 623-8351	367	21	17.4	70.0%	273 (74.4%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (14.7%)	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.4%)	23 (6.3%)	33.9	458^th of 709 public elementary schools	35.4%		40.5	392^nd of 706 public elementary schools	44.5%	66		25.1	40.4					32.2		29.0	32.3					30.5	29.5			29.5	$18,349	$876	$17,474
LaCreole Middle School	Public	6-8	701 SE LaCreole Dr	Dallas	97338	Polk County	Dallas School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 623-6662	569	31	18.4	70.3%	418 (73.5%)	2 (0.4%)	104 (18.3%)	6 (1.1%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.6%)	32.3	255^th of 371 public middle schools	31.3%		48.5	168^th of 368 public middle schools	54.3%	87				29.2	44.3	31.6		35.5				23.8	27.0	19.0		23.4		21.5		21.5	$16,513	$349	$16,165
Dallas High School	Public	9-12	1250 Holman Ave	Dallas	97338	Polk County	Dallas School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 623-8336	948	38	24.8	66.0%	719 (75.8%)	11 (1.2%)	137 (14.5%)	9 (0.9%)	25 (2.6%)	6 (0.6%)	37 (3.9%)	20.5	226^th of 271 public high schools	16.6%		20.5	226^th of 270 public high schools	16.3%								20.4	20.4							11.6	11.6			26.2	26.2	$16,201	$167	$16,034
Dallas Community Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	689 Main St	Dallas	97338	Polk County	Dallas School District 2	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 420-4360	251	13	20.0		212 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)								(n/a)	22.2	36.8	44.4	58.3	60.0	55.0	55.6	46.7	11.1	15.8	16.7	16.7	26.7	10.0	11.1	15.0	22.2	30.0	50.0	33.9	$4,836	$73	$4,763
Brush College Elementary School	Public	K-5	2623 Doaks Ferry Rd NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3132	250	14	18.5	88.8%	164 (65.6%)	5 (2.0%)	54 (21.6%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	20 (8.0%)	55.5	279^th of 709 public elementary schools	60.6%		63.2	218^th of 706 public elementary schools	69.1%	61	56.4	36.8	52.8					48.0	41.8	42.1	41.7					41.9	27.8			27.8	$21,067	$984	$20,083
Myers Elementary School	Public	K-5	2160 Jewel St NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3175	342	17	20.1	88.3%	195 (57.0%)	6 (1.8%)	109 (31.9%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.1%)	63.3	223^rd of 709 public elementary schools	68.5%		61.9	224^th of 706 public elementary schools	68.3%	1	42.6	62.1	59.2					54.1	38.2	47.0	37.5					41.2	41.2			41.2	$20,414	$984	$19,430
Hayesville Elementary School	Public	K-5	4545 Ward Dr NE	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3153	442	24	18.6	88.9%	56 (12.7%)	11 (2.5%)	312 (70.6%)	7 (1.6%)	5 (1.1%)	25 (5.7%)	26 (5.9%)	18.2	605^th of 709 public elementary schools	14.7%		10.6	673^rd of 706 public elementary schools	4.7%	68	23.6	32.4	29.3					28.5	25.0	24.3	16.0					21.7	14.7			14.7	$20,776	$1,101	$19,675
Walker Middle School	Public	6-8	1075 8th St NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3220	571	27	20.8	88.6%	277 (48.5%)	13 (2.3%)	191 (33.5%)	16 (2.8%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (1.9%)	55 (9.6%)	53.5	136^th of 371 public middle schools	63.3%		56.5	128^th of 368 public middle schools	65.2%	8				40.8	58.3	38.9		46.0				29.2	44.8	31.3		35.0		23.8		23.8	$19,437	$1,171	$18,265
Chapman Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Doaks Ferry Rd NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3195	306	18	17.0	87.6%	188 (61.4%)	11 (3.6%)	68 (22.2%)	10 (3.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.2%)	54.6	285^th of 709 public elementary schools	59.8%		48	326^th of 706 public elementary schools	53.8%	41	48.9	55.8	44.8					49.7	48.9	42.3	29.8					39.7	27.6			27.6	$24,078	$984	$23,093
Harritt Elementary School	Public	K-5	2112 Linwood St NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3457	498	27	18.2	88.4%	188 (37.8%)	8 (1.6%)	238 (47.8%)	11 (2.2%)	9 (1.8%)	9 (1.8%)	34 (6.8%)	19.1	598^th of 709 public elementary schools	15.7%		21.5	572^nd of 706 public elementary schools	19.0%	26	28.8	29.4	28.2					28.8	22.6	21.2	22.5					22.1	16.9			16.9	$19,895	$1,259	$18,637
Straub Middle School	Public	6-8	1920 Wilmington Ave NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-2030	568	26	22.1	88.6%	359 (63.2%)	16 (2.8%)	106 (18.7%)	23 (4.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.5%)	55.7	128^th of 371 public middle schools	65.5%		61.3	114^th of 368 public middle schools	69.0%	14				40.6	47.7	46.3		45.0				31.4	37.0	41.1		36.8		27.3		27.3	$20,212	$1,124	$19,088
Kalapuya Elementary School	Public	K-5	2085 Wilmington Ave NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-2110	483	22	21.7	88.4%	299 (61.9%)	15 (3.1%)	111 (23.0%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (8.7%)	70.3	177^th of 709 public elementary schools	75.0%		67.4	186^th of 706 public elementary schools	73.7%	9	40.0	42.9	68.9					50.8	47.8	48.8	54.4					50.4	52.2			52.2	$20,054	$984	$19,070
West Salem High School	Public	9-12	1776 Titan Way	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-5533	1,606	64	25.0	89.5%	903 (56.2%)	39 (2.4%)	426 (26.5%)	40 (2.5%)	14 (0.9%)	22 (1.4%)	148 (9.2%)	45.4	132^nd of 271 public high schools	51.3%		37.7	162^nd of 270 public high schools	40.0%	30							46.3	46.3							24.4	24.4			25.2	25.2	$20,199	$1,103	$19,096

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.