Summary:
Zip code 97101 has four listed schools—Amity Elementary School (K–5), Amity Middle School (6–8), Amity High School (9–12), and Perrydale School (K–12)—with 1,065 students total. Three are in Amity School District 4J, while Perrydale School is in Perrydale School District 21. State references for 2025–2026 OSAS are ELA 43.8%, math 32.9%, and science 30.6%; state chronic absenteeism is 33.5% and graduation is 83.0%.
For parents comparing schools, Perrydale School leads on graduation (100.0%), all-grades ELA (49.4%), science (44.4%), and lowest chronic absenteeism (22.7%), but math is a clear weakness: all-grades math is 24.4%, and 3rd grade math is under 5%. Amity Elementary School is the math standout (41.7% all grades) and has improved from 1 star/20th percentile to 3 stars/55th percentile; its ELA (40.4%) remains below state. Amity High School has above-state graduation (90.6%) and below-state absenteeism (26.8%), but very low math (13.3%) and science (15.2%) despite the highest per-student spending ($20,847). Amity Middle School is middling, with 8th grade ELA (49.1%) above state but lower math, science, and ELA overall.
The shared strength is attendance: every listed school is below Oregon’s 33.5% chronic absenteeism rate, from Perrydale’s 22.7% to Amity Middle’s 27.8%. The consistent challenge is math: only Amity Elementary beats the state math average, while Perrydale, Amity Middle, and Amity High lag. Perrydale also serves a lower free/reduced-lunch population (47.34%) than the Amity schools (about 64–65%), yet its math results still trail. Because grade-level groups are small, percentages can swing, so all-grades figures and multi-year trends are safer comparisons. Overall, Perrydale is strongest in graduation, ELA, and science; Amity Elementary is the clearest improver and best in math; Amity High has good graduation and attendance but weak math/science; Amity Middle is improving from a low base with one notable 8th grade ELA strength.
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