Summary:
ZIP code 97141 in Tillamook, Oregon is served by two elementary schools in Tillamook School District 9: Liberty Elementary School for grades K–1 (235 students) and South Prairie Elementary School for grades 2–3 (287 students), together enrolling 522 students in these early grades. About 84% of students at both schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, so the two serve economically similar populations.
Academically, only South Prairie Elementary School has state test results, because grade 3 is the only tested grade in its span; Liberty Elementary School serves K–1 and has no scores to report, which is not a sign of low performance. South Prairie's all-grade math proficiency is 39.7%, above the district (30.1%) and state (32.9%), but since only third graders are tested, that figure is also its grade-3 rate — equal to the district's 39.7% for grade 3 and slightly below the state's 41.3%. In English language arts, South Prairie's all-grade score of 42.1% trails the district (44.5%) and state (43.8%), while its grade-3 ELA of 42.1% matches the district and edges past the state's 41.5%. Because the two schools teach different grades, families cannot compare them directly on achievement.
Attendance and resources differ more clearly. Chronic absenteeism is 31.9% at Liberty, 33.8% at South Prairie, 38.0% in the district, and 33.5% statewide, so both schools beat the district average. Liberty spends $22,888 per student versus $18,948 at South Prairie (about 20.8% more) and has a lower student-teacher ratio, 11.4 versus 14.0. These are observations from a small dataset of two schools; the full K–5 picture for this ZIP code is not complete here.
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