Summary:
The three high schools located in the 97071 zip code area - Woodburn High School, William P Lord High School, and Woodburn Success - all struggle with low performance metrics and rankings compared to the state average. Despite serving a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, the schools have not been able to achieve strong academic outcomes for their students.
Woodburn High School, the largest of the three with 1,636 students, ranks between 188-219 out of 258-270 Oregon high schools and has low proficiency rates on state assessments, with only 33.6% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, 5.5% in Mathematics, and 23.4% in Science. The smaller William P Lord High School and Woodburn Success, with 116 and 97 students respectively, perform even worse, ranking 275-297 and 256-271 out of 283-308 and 258-283 Oregon high schools, with single-digit proficiency rates in core subjects.
Across all three schools, high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 34.3% to 34.3%, suggest significant challenges in student engagement and attendance. Additionally, the wide range in per-student spending and student-teacher ratios indicate that resource allocation and staffing may not be optimized to support student success. Overall, the data paints a picture of a struggling school system in this zip code area that requires significant intervention and improvement efforts to better serve the needs of its students.
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