Best High Schools in Zip Code 97224

Zip code 97224 is home to two high schools serving grades 6–12 and 9–12 — the large comprehensive Tigard High School and the much smaller Creekside Community High School — both part of Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J, which ranks 24th of 141 districts statewide (83rd percentile, 4 stars).

Tigard High School enrolls 1,771 students in grades 9–12 and is clearly improving: its state rank rose from 107th of 268 (60th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024 to 64th of 271 (76th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate of 89.1% beats both the district (86.7%) and state (83.0%), and 11th-grade proficiency is strong — 60.7% in ELA, 32.6% in math, and 38.8% in science, all above district and state figures. The main concern is chronic absenteeism at 45.9%, well above district and state rates near 33.5%. By contrast, Creekside Community High School enrolls 186 students in grades 6–12, spends $29,572 per student versus Tigard's $19,221, and has a 12.3:1 student-teacher ratio versus 20.9:1, yet its outcomes are far weaker: a 56.9% graduation rate, 86.7% chronic absenteeism, a 2023–2024 rank of 249th of 268 (7th percentile, 0 stars), and mostly under-5% proficiency.

Both schools serve similar shares of students from low-income families (about 59.7% at Tigard, 57.5% at Creekside), so the sharp differences in results are notable. Parents should also know that many of Creekside's test results are reported as "under 5%" or suppressed entirely (shown as "—"), meaning the true figures are unknown rather than zero, and that Creekside's grades 6–12 span makes its all-grades scores hard to compare directly with a 9–12 school. In short: one large, improving comprehensive high school with solid outcomes but high absenteeism, and one small community school with greater resources per student but much greater challenges.