Summary:
ZIP code 97041 contains exactly one elementary school: Parkdale Elementary School, a K–5 campus in Mount Hood Parkdale with 264 students, part of Hood River County School District. Because there is only one school here, there is no in-ZIP comparison to make — the benchmarks below are the school's own district and the state of Oregon. One structural note matters: test scores are from 2025-2026, while attendance, spending, and the student-teacher ratio are from 2024-2025, so comparisons across metrics are approximate in time.
Attendance is this school's clearest strength. Chronic absenteeism is 13.8%, less than half the district's 29.0% and roughly 41% of the state's 33.5% — a striking result for a school where 71.21% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Science proficiency (31%) sits right at state parity (30.6%), the only all-grades subject where the school matches Oregon, and fifth graders exceed the state in math (33.3% vs. 32.4%) and science (31% vs. 30.8%).
The concern is achievement and the direction of travel. Parkdale has slid from the 56th to the 43rd to the 29th percentile over three years, dropping from 3 stars to 1, while its district ranks 46th of 141 Oregon districts. ELA proficiency is 31.5% against 47.1% district and 43.8% state; math is 26.4% against 36.4% and 32.9%. Third grade is the pressure point, with ELA at 24.4% and math at 22.5% — both roughly 18 points below state. With $20,944 spent per student and excellent attendance, neither resources nor absenteeism appears to explain the gap. Proficiency does rise from 3rd to 5th grade, but with a single year of test data those are different cohorts rather than proof of growth, and small grade sizes of roughly 40–45 students mean a few students can move a percentage several points.
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