Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97003

Summary:

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%).

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)				OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Community School	Public	9-12	1841 SW Merlo Dr	Beaverton	97003	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 356-3650	149	16	9.6	50.3%	59 (39.6%)	2 (1.3%)	71 (47.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.1%)	4.5	267^th of 270 public high schools	1.1%		15.5	242^nd of 268 public high schools	9.7%	25				13.6					5.3	$46,078	$1,814	$44,264
Beaver Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2125 SW 170th Ave	Beaverton	97003	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 356-2020	778	52	15.0	52.3%	208 (26.7%)	41 (5.3%)	313 (40.2%)	127 (16.3%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.0%)	78 (10.0%)	25.6	539^th of 706 public elementary schools	23.7%		18.8	608^th of 710 public elementary schools	14.4%	69	25.6	22.7	42.4		27.4	19.4	24.2	24.8		$18,287	$1,147	$17,140

Cities Near Zip Code 97003

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Aloha	0.54 mi	5	113^th
Hillsboro	1.12 mi	31	69^th
Beaverton	1.36 mi	36	56^th
Portland	2.79 mi	154	41^st
Tigard	6.42 mi	13	47^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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