Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 97040

Zip code 97040 contains exactly one elementary-level school, Mosier Community School, a K–8 school in Mosier, Oregon, serving 161 students in North Wasco County School District 21. Since it is the only school in the area, the best context is its district and Oregon averages. The district is ranked 119th of 141 in Oregon—16th percentile, 1 star—while the school’s 2025–26 rank is 373rd of 709, or 47th percentile, 2 stars. It also reports 91.93% free/reduced lunch, $7,476 per-student spending, and an 11.5 student-teacher ratio, so it is a small, high-poverty K–8 school with a relatively low student-teacher ratio.

In 2025–26 OSAS All Grades results, the school outperformed its district in all three subjects but trailed the state: English Language Arts (ELA) 38.3% vs district 30.5% and state 43.8%; math 28.9% vs 19.0% and 32.9%; science 22.6% vs 20.6% and 30.6%. Bright spots include 4th grade math at 45.5% proficient, above the district’s 20.4% and state’s 38.9%; 6th grade ELA at 47.8%, above district 34.9% and state 41.8%; and 8th grade ELA at 41.7%, above district 30.3% and just above state 41.5%. Challenges include 7th grade math at 9.5% proficient, far below district 20.1% and state 33.3%; 8th grade science at 16.7%, below district 17.9% and state 27.7%; and 8th grade math at 16.7%, slightly above district 15.2% but far below state 30.0%.

Chronic absenteeism is a relative strength: 32.1% in 2024–25, lower than the district’s 39.5% and slightly lower than the state’s 33.5%, though about one in three students is still chronically absent. Rank history is volatile: 40th percentile and 2 stars in 2023–24, 57th percentile and 3 stars in 2024–25, then 47th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–26. Overall, the school outperforms its local district while trailing Oregon averages in aggregate test scores, with strengths in 4th grade math, 6th grade ELA, 8th grade ELA, and chronic absenteeism. Notable concerns are 7th grade math and 8th grade science; because enrollment is small at 161 students, grade-level rates can swing from year to year.