Summary:
ZIP code 97024 in Fairview, Oregon is home to four elementary schools — three K–5 schools (Multnomah Learning Academy is the exception, serving K–8) — all operating within Reynolds School District 7, a district ranked 131st of 141 in Oregon, and together enrolling about 1,559 students.
Among the four, Multnomah Learning Academy stands out most: it holds the best state rank (484 of 709, 32nd percentile, two stars), scores above its district in reading, math, and science, and posts the lowest chronic absenteeism at 32.7% — the only school here below the state rate of 33.5%. It also spends far less per student ($6,889) than its neighbors. Fairview Elementary School is the strongest of the traditional K–5s, with math at 23.7% (nearly double the district's 12.8%) and the only upward ranking trend in the group. At the other end, Salish Ponds Elementary School (690 of 709) has the highest absenteeism at 48.4%, and Woodland Elementary (699 of 709) sits in the bottom 1% statewide and below its own district in all three subjects.
For parents, the key context is that every school in this ZIP code scores below the state average in every subject, and free/reduced-lunch rates near 100% at all four suggest economic disadvantage is effectively universal here, so it does not distinguish one school from another. Two patterns are worth noting: the three K–5 schools spend roughly $23,000–$26,000 per student without posting proficiency gains, while the least-funded school gets the strongest results; and rising absenteeism tends to accompany lower performance, except at Fairview, which ranks well despite higher absence rates. At the K–8, middle-grade results are the weakest part of an otherwise stronger school — 8th-grade math falls to 7.7%. Ask each school directly about attendance supports and grade-level performance.
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