Best High Schools in Zip Code 97002

Zip code 97002 (Aurora, Oregon) is served by exactly one public high school — North Marion High School — a grades 9–12 campus at 20167 Grim Rd NE enrolling 564 students as part of North Marion School District 15. Because it is the only public high school in the area, families have no in-area alternative at this level, and its numbers describe the entire local high school landscape rather than a selected slice of it. The record is unusually complete, so the figures below can be compared against district and state benchmarks even though there is no local peer school.

North Marion currently ranks 246th of 271 Oregon high schools for 2025-26 — the 9th percentile, with 0 stars — a slide from 216 of 268 (19th percentile, 1 star) in 2023-24 and 224 of 270 (17th percentile, 1 star) in 2024-25. Test results are lowest in mathematics: 6.8% proficient at both all grades and 11th grade, against 32.9% statewide (all grades) and 22.9% (11th grade). ELA sits at 27.2% (state: 43.8%) and science at 14.2% (state: 30.6%). Graduation is 73.9%, below the state's 83.0%, and chronic absenteeism is 37.0% — more than one in three students — above both district (33.5%) and state (33.5%). The district itself ranks 133 of 141 statewide (6th percentile, 0 stars), so the school tracks a district that is also near the bottom of the state distribution.

Context worth knowing: 87.41% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $20,794 (2024-25), and the student-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. Note that the "all grades" and "11th grade" test rows are identical, because Oregon high school testing concentrates at grade 11 — they are the same students, not two separate results. Overall, this is a school with high need and substantial per-student investment, but proficiency, graduation, and attendance all sit below state averages, with math the sharpest gap.