Schools in Zip Code 97224

Zip code 97224 has eight schools, all within the Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J: five elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools, together enrolling about 5,009 students. The district as a whole is strong, ranked 24th of 141 with 4 stars and in the 83rd percentile, but school-level results inside the zip vary widely — recent rank percentiles run from 45 up to 92.

Art Rutkin Elementary School is the clear academic standout, earning 5 stars in each of the last three years and reaching the 92nd percentile in 2025-2026, with ELA at 64.2%, math at 63.9%, and science at 51.4% — all far above district and state. Its chronic absenteeism of 9.2% is the lowest in the group, though its enrollment of 131 is the smallest, so percentages can shift quickly. Tigard High School, the largest at 1,771 students, improved from the 60th to the 76th percentile, with a 89.1% graduation rate, but its chronic absenteeism is 45.9%. Deer Creek Elementary School, James Templeton Elementary School, and Twality Middle School are solid performers. Durham Elementary School and Alberta Rider Elementary School have declined; Alberta Rider's science is just 20.0%.

Attendance tracks outcomes loosely rather than perfectly: six of the eight schools have chronic absenteeism below the district's 33.6% and the state's 33.5%. Free/reduced lunch is uniformly high, from 57.5% to 63.2%, so no school stands out as markedly less disadvantaged, and spending and student-teacher ratios do not map neatly onto results. Creekside Community High School is the outlier, with the highest spending, lowest ratio, 86.7% chronic absenteeism, a 56.9% graduation rate, and proficiency reported only as under 5% or suppressed, meaning unknown.