Summary:
ZIP code 97071 is home to five elementary schools — Heritage Elementary, Lincoln Elementary School, Nellie Muir Elementary School, Washington Elementary School, and Woodburn Arthur Academy — all serving grades K–5 within Woodburn School District 103. Together they enroll 2,369 students, ranging from 678 at Heritage to 161 at Arthur Academy. The district context is very low: it ranks 139th of 141 districts, at the 1st percentile with 0 stars. Economic need is uniformly high across the ZIP, with free/reduced lunch between 71.8% and 73.16%, so it does not distinguish these schools from one another.
Woodburn Arthur Academy is the clear standout, leading the ZIP in all-grade ELA (35.2%), math (22.5%), and science (33.3%). It is the only school here with a 1-star rating, the best statewide rank at 502 of 709 with a 29 percentile figure, and it has improved over three years (568/710 → 517/706 → 502/709). It also has the lowest student-teacher ratio (12.3) and by far the lowest per-student spending ($9,225). Among the four district-run schools, Heritage Elementary is strongest, posting 19.8% ELA, 17.0% math, and 14.9% science and ranking 669/709. Still, no school exceeds the state in all-grade ELA (43.8%) or math (32.9%), and only Arthur exceeds the state in science.
The remaining schools each have distinct profiles. Washington Elementary School has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 26.9% and the highest spending at $22,016, but also the lowest all-grade math at 8.7%; its 3rd grade ELA is reported only as under 5% while its 5th grade ELA reaches 26.2%. Nellie Muir Elementary School ranks 707 of 709 at the 0 percentile and has the highest student-teacher ratio at 19.4. Lincoln Elementary School has the highest absenteeism at 37.5% and the lowest science at 6.0%. Notably, 5th grade ELA is the strongest grade band across all five schools.
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