Summary:
ZIP code 97132 is home to nine schools serving about 3,812 students, all part of Newberg School District 29J, a district that ranks 20th of 141 in Oregon at the 86th percentile with 4 stars. The mix includes five elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools. Elementary schools enroll 1,466 students (38.5%), middle schools 929 (24.4%), and high schools 1,417 (37.2%). The largest school is Newberg Senior High School with 1,244 students, about a third of all students in the area, while Ewing Young Elementary School (172) and Catalyst High School (173) are the smallest.
Ewing Young Elementary School is the clear standout: 5 stars in all three recent years, state percentiles of 95, 93 and 94, ELA at 74.6%, math at 70.0%, science at 59.3%, and the lowest chronic absenteeism in the ZIP code at 11.4%. Chehalem Valley Middle School is the strongest middle school (4 stars, 81st percentile), outperforming Mountain View Middle School in ELA by 12.3 points, math by 13.0 points, and science by 8.4 points. Antonia Crater Elementary School (4 stars, 44.0% science) and Mabel Rush Elementary School (4 stars, 54.4% ELA) also beat district and state averages.
Newberg Senior High School graduates 92.6% of students — above the district's 86.4% and the state's 83.0% — with ELA at 50.5%, though all-grades math is 26.8%. Catalyst High School trails badly: 1 star, a 66.3% graduation rate, 66.9% chronic absenteeism, and 15.4% math. Spending and class size do not guarantee results — Joan Austin Elementary School has the highest spending ($23,085) and smallest classes but earns 3 stars, while Ewing Young achieves more with less.
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