Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97003

The 97003 zip code area is home to two schools - Beaver Acres Elementary School and Community School, both part of the Beaverton School District 48J. While the district is ranked 17th out of 140 in Oregon, these two schools face significant academic and demographic challenges.

Beaver Acres Elementary School serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 761 students. The school has struggled academically, ranking in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools in the past three years, with a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Student test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly below the district and state averages, and the school has high rates of chronic absenteeism (34.3%) and free/reduced lunch recipients (67.41%).

Community School, a public high school serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 120 students, has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Oregon high schools over the past three years, with a 0-star or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a relatively low four-year graduation rate of 81.8%, and student test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are well below the district and state averages. Like Beaver Acres Elementary, Community School has a high rate of chronic absenteeism (34.3%) and a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (73.33%).