Schools in Zip Code 97064

ZIP code 97064 is home to three public schools—one elementary, one middle, and one high school—all in Vernonia School District 47J at 1000 Missouri Ave in Vernonia, serving K–12 students. Enrollment is 523: Vernonia Elementary School has 206 (K–5), Vernonia Middle School has 139 (6–8), and Vernonia High School has 178 (9–12). The district ranks 79 of 141 Oregon districts, 44th percentile, 2 stars. Free/reduced lunch is roughly 70–72% across the three schools, chronic absenteeism exceeds the state’s 33.5% everywhere, per-student spending ranges from $17,699 to $24,829, and student-teacher ratios range from 12.2 to 17.5.

The high school is the standout: it ranks 83 of 271, 69th percentile, 3 stars, up from 18th percentile and 1 star in each of the prior two years. Its ELA proficiency is 66.7% vs district 45.1% and state 43.8%, and science is 51.9% vs state 30.6%. But math is only 11.5% vs state 32.9%, graduation is 80.0% vs state 83.0%, and chronic absenteeism is 47.3%. The elementary school ranks 505 of 709, 29th percentile, 1 star for all three years; science is 8.0% vs state 30.6%, 5th-grade ELA is 20.8% vs state 47.1%, and 5th-grade math is 13.0% vs state 32.4%, though 3rd-grade ELA is 45.9% vs state 41.5%. The middle school ranks 261 of 371, 30th percentile, 1 star, down from 2 stars; math is 12.1% vs state 32.9%, with 6th-grade math at 5.1% vs state 29.7% and 8th-grade math at 9.5% vs state 30.0%. Its ELA is mixed: 7th grade is 46.5% and 8th grade is 43.9%, above state, while 6th grade is 32.5% vs state 41.8%.

Math is the area-wide weak point: all three schools are below the state’s 32.9% math proficiency. Elementary science is a severe outlier at 8.0% vs state 30.6%. Attendance is a challenge everywhere, since each school exceeds the state chronic absenteeism rate of 33.5%. Spending and class size do not line up simply with outcomes; grade-level trends matter more than school averages, and small enrollments mean year-to-year volatility is possible. The district is mid-pack overall, but its schools diverge sharply.