Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 97070

ZIP code 97070 (Wilsonville, Oregon) is served by three public elementary schools — Boeckman Creek Primary School (488 students), Lowrie Primary School (482) and Boones Ferry Primary School (427) — all PK–5 buildings in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J, a district ranked 7th of 141 in Oregon. Together they enroll 1,397 students.

Lowrie Primary School is the strongest and steadiest performer: it ranks 171st of 709 Oregon elementary schools (76th percentile), posts the best all-grades ELA (55.6%) and math (48.7%) in the group, has the lowest chronic absenteeism (21.0%), and its 4th-grade ELA score of 67.6% is the highest single grade-level result in the ZIP. Boeckman Creek Primary School leads in science (48.8%, versus 42.4% district and 30.6% state) with a strong 5th grade, but its rank has slipped to the 68th percentile and its 4th grade lags well behind. Boones Ferry Primary School ranks 352nd of 709 (50th percentile) and is the only school here below the state average in ELA (42.7% vs. 43.8%) and science (25.0% vs. 30.6%); it also has the highest absenteeism (28.5%).

All three schools beat Oregon averages in most subjects but trail their own district averages, so the district's top-5% reputation is carried by schools outside this ZIP. Free/reduced-lunch rates are nearly identical across the three (about 43–44%), yet proficiency varies widely, and the ranking on absenteeism matches the ranking on achievement exactly. Notably, Boones Ferry spends the most per student ($20,652) and has the smallest classes (15.5:1) — likely because it is the smallest school spreading fixed costs, not a cause of its results. Grade-to-grade swings within each school are larger than the gaps between schools, so single grade-level scores should be read with caution.