Summary:
ZIP code 97128 covers McMinnville, Oregon, where 8 public schools serve roughly 5,922 students across five elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school, all within McMinnville School District 40. The district as a whole ranks 31 of 141 Oregon districts — the 78th percentile — with 4 stars, and its average scores beat the state in English Language Arts (48.4% vs. 43.8%), math (39.8% vs. 32.9%), and science (35.5% vs. 30.6%).
Three schools stand out. Memorial Elementary School ranks 103 of 709 elementary schools (85th percentile, 4 stars) and leads the ZIP with 62.6% ELA and 59.5% math, plus the lowest chronic absenteeism at 16.6%. Duniway Middle School is the strongest middle school at 56 of 371 (85th percentile, 4 stars), with 56.1% ELA, 48.8% math, and 44.0% science. McMinnville High School, the largest school with 2,228 students, ranks 72 of 271 high schools (73rd percentile, 4 stars), graduates 88.1% of students against the state's 83.0%, and posts above-state scores in all three subjects — though it also has the ZIP's highest chronic absenteeism at 40.6% and the largest classes (20.1 students per teacher).
Three schools lag. Sue Buel Elementary is lowest at 501 of 709 (1 star), below district and state in every subject. Patton Middle School fell to 2 stars and the 42nd percentile from roughly the 59th, and Newby Elementary School sits at the 43rd percentile (2 stars) with the ZIP's weakest science at 22.2%. Willamette Elementary School is improving, climbing to 58th percentile and 3 stars, though its 4th grade results remain weak. Every school has high poverty rates (77–84% FRPL), and spending and class size show no simple link to results.
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