Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97112

ZIP code 97112, in the Cloverdale area of Oregon, is served by two public schools, both part of the Nestucca Valley School District 101J: Nestucca K8, serving grades PK–8 with 336 students, and Nestucca High School, serving grades 9–12 with 162 students — 498 students in total. The district as a whole is rated 123rd of 141 Oregon districts, in the 13th percentile with 1 star.

The two schools look very different. Nestucca High School is the standout: English Language Arts proficiency is 59.1% across all grades, compared with 29% for the district and 43.8% for the state, and its graduation rate is 97.1% versus 83.0% statewide. Its rating climbed from the 25th percentile with 1 star in 2023–2024 to the 50th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026. Nestucca K8 sits at the other end, ranked 654 of 709 schools (8th percentile, 0 stars), with ELA at 23.1%, math at 13.4%, and science at 10.7% — all well below state averages. Because of that gap, the district's single 1-star rating largely reflects the K8's results rather than the high school's.

Math and science are weak at both schools, and 5th grade at Nestucca K8 is the sharpest low point: ELA is 5.9% versus 47.1% statewide, while math and science are both under 5%, against roughly 31–32% statewide. Chronic absenteeism runs high, at 42.8% at the high school and 34.1% at the K8. The high school spends $33,012 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 11.9, compared with $22,926 and 17.6 at the K8. Both schools serve high-poverty populations, with 95.06% and 93.75% free/reduced lunch eligibility, respectively.