Summary:
ZIP code 97031 in Hood River is home to three elementary schools — May Street Elementary School, Westside Elementary School, and Mid Valley Elementary School — all serving grades K–5 within the Hood River County School District. Together they enroll 1,227 students, and their free/reduced lunch rates are remarkably similar, sitting between 70.6% and 71.07% at every school.
Westside Elementary School is the clear standout. It ranks 53rd of 709 Oregon elementary schools (93rd percentile, 5 stars) and has held 5 stars for three straight years. Its all-grade proficiency leads the group in ELA (66.0%), math (63.1%), and science (63.5%), all well above district and state averages, and its chronic absenteeism of 14.9% is less than half the state rate. May Street Elementary School is solidly above average — 182nd of 709, 74th percentile, 4 stars — at ELA 55.5%, math 48.3%, and science 41.3%. Its 4th grade is a bright spot (ELA 69.3%, math 63.9%), but 3rd grade falls below district and state in both subjects, and its 27.9% chronic absenteeism is the highest of the three.
Mid Valley Elementary School is the low-end outlier: 538th of 709, 24th percentile, 1 star, and below district and state in every subject (ELA 30.6%, math 28.5%, science 13.8%). Its science result is less than half the state average. Notably, Mid Valley spends the most per student ($23,247) and has the smallest classes (14.3 students per teacher), while Westside — with nearly identical poverty rates — spends $21,512 and posts far higher scores. Resources and demographics alone do not explain the gap within this ZIP code; school-level performance varies dramatically.
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