Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 97058

Elementary schools in zip code 97058 serve The Dalles, Oregon, and include three K–5 schools in North Wasco County School District 21: Dry Hollow Elementary School, Chenowith Elementary School, and Colonel Wright Elementary School. Together they enroll 1,133 students. The district is ranked 119th of 141 in Oregon, at the 16th percentile with 1 star, and all three schools have very high free/reduced lunch rates, from 98.63% to 100%. None of the three has aggregate ELA or math above the state average, so this is a low-performing local context.

Dry Hollow Elementary School is the clear academic standout: ELA 34.7%, math 28.0%, science 39.5%, and its science score is the only aggregate subject above the state’s 30.6%. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 33.6%, essentially matching the state’s 33.5%. Still, its rank slipped from the 54th to the 40th percentile, and 3rd-grade ELA is 16.9% and math 19.7%. Chenowith Elementary School is the clearest challenge: ELA 15.2%, math 9.9%, science 6.0%, a rank of 703rd of 709, 1st percentile, 0 stars, and the highest absenteeism at 40.8%. Colonel Wright Elementary School sits in between: ELA 20.5%, math 17.1%, science 22.0%, rank 649th of 709, 8th percentile, 0 stars, and the largest three-year rank decline, from the 23rd to the 8th percentile.

Resource and attendance patterns are striking. Chenowith Elementary School has the highest per-student spending at $21,138 and lowest student-teacher ratio at 14.9, yet the weakest results; Dry Hollow Elementary School has the lowest spending at $17,570 and largest classes at 19.2, yet the best outcomes. That does not prove cause, but it is notable. Chronic absenteeism tracks achievement: Dry Hollow Elementary School 33.6%, Colonel Wright Elementary School 38.7%, Chenowith Elementary School 40.8%, all at or above the state’s 33.5%. All three schools declined in SchoolDigger rank over three years, so parents should ask about academic supports, attendance, and grade-level progress.