Summary:
ZIP code 97220 contains eight schools — four elementary, one middle, and three high schools — serving about 4,453 students total. Enrollment is concentrated at the high school level, which accounts for roughly 63% of students; the largest school is Leodis V. McDaniel High School (1,681 students) and the smallest is Helensview High School (119). Students split almost evenly between Portland School District 1J (about 2,195 students) and Parkrose School District 3 (about 2,139), with a small number at Multnomah Education Service District.
Vestal Elementary School is the strongest overall performer here: it is the only school above the state in all three tested subjects — ELA 44.6 vs. 43.8, math 39.1 vs. 32.9, science 38.5 vs. 30.6 — and has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 30.3%, below the state's 33.5%. Lee Elementary School also beats the state in math (38.7) and is essentially at the state level in ELA, though its science is below state; it reports the highest per-student spending at $26,682. Among high schools, Leodis V. McDaniel High School leads, ranking in the 61st percentile with ELA at 46.9, above the state's 43.8, but its chronic absenteeism (48.4%) and graduation rate (75.8%) trail the state.
Parkrose High School is the lowest-ranked school in the ZIP — 269th of 271, 1st percentile, 0 stars — with ELA 13.3, math under 5%, science 11.3, the highest chronic absenteeism at 52.7%, and the highest student-teacher ratio at 23.9, even though its graduation rate (78.2%) is slightly above McDaniel's. The whole Parkrose cluster — Parkrose High, Parkrose Middle School, Prescott Elementary School, and Sacramento Elementary School — scores below state in every subject, and science is the weakest area overall, averaging about 20.2% versus the state's 30.6%. Helensview High School has no rank, test, graduation, or absenteeism data listed, and several free/reduced-lunch figures exceed 100%, a reporting anomaly; treat those values and Helensview's $0 spending cautiously.
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