Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97136

ZIP code 97136 covers Rockaway Beach, Oregon, and contains two public schools: Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School (grades 6–8, 163 students) and Neah-Kah-Nie High School (grades 9–12, 244 students), both part of Neah-Kah-Nie School District 56, which ranks 10th of 141 Oregon districts with a 5-star rating. There are no elementary or alternative schools in this ZIP.

Both schools currently earn 4 stars. Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School ranks 67th of 371 Oregon middle schools (82nd percentile) and has held steady in the 79th–85th percentile range for three years. Neah-Kah-Nie High School ranks 37th of 271 high schools (86th percentile) — a dramatic turnaround from the 34th percentile and 2 stars the year before, a jump of 140 positions in a single year.

Academically, both schools outperform the state. Middle school science is the standout: 60.7% proficient versus 30.6% statewide, including 60.7% in 8th-grade science against a state rate of 27.7%. English language arts is strong at both — 66.7% at the high school and 57.6% at the middle school, versus 43.8% statewide. Math is the shared relative weakness: 41.5% at the high school and 36.7% at the middle school, with 6th-grade math essentially tied with the state at 29.8% versus 29.7%. The high school's graduation rate is 84.6%, above the state's 83.0%. Chronic absenteeism is the main concern, especially at the middle school — 45.5%, compared with 36.6% at the high school and 33.5% statewide. Both schools serve high-poverty populations (free/reduced lunch around 73% and 77%) yet still beat state averages, and the high school spends $30,192 per student versus $26,666 at the middle school.