Summary:
ZIP code 97127 in Lafayette, Oregon, has one public school: Wascher Elementary School, an elementary school serving grades K–5 in McMinnville School District 40, with 371 students and no local middle or high schools in the ZIP.
For parents, Wascher Elementary School stands out for above-average results and improvement. In 2025–2026 OSAS all-grade tests, the school outperformed both its district and the state in ELA (53.2% vs. 48.4% district and 43.8% state), math (43.5% vs. 39.8% and 32.9%), and science (41.3% vs. 35.5% and 30.6%). Its statewide rank rose from 311 of 710 (56th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024 to 288 of 706 (59th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025 and 211 of 709 (70th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026. Chronic absenteeism is 19.9%, much lower than the district’s 29.9% and state’s 33.5%. The school also serves a high-need population, with 82.21% free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025.
Grade-level details show grade 5 as a bright spot: ELA 66.7%, math 47.6%, and science 41.3%, all above district and state. Grade 3 math is the relative weak spot at 35.0%, below the district’s 44.4% and state’s 41.3%; grade 3 ELA is 41.7%, below the district’s 45.2% but just above the state’s 41.5%. Per-student spending is $18,472, and the student-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. Because Wascher Elementary School is the only school in ZIP 97127, families here have one local K–5 option before moving on to schools outside the ZIP for middle and high school. Overall, it is an improving school with strong aggregate outcomes, especially in grade 5, and notably low absenteeism given its economic context.
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