Schools in Zip Code 97230

ZIP code 97230 in Portland contains 10 schools serving roughly 3,610 students: eight elementary schools (K–5, one PK–5), one middle school (grades 6–8), and one alternative K–12 school — but no traditional high school. Enrollment is split across four entities: Reynolds School District 7 (six schools, about 73% of students), Parkrose School District 3 (two schools), David Douglas School District 40 (one school), and Multnomah Education Service District (one school).

Menlo Park Elementary School is the clear standout: the only school here above the Oregon math rate (34.3% vs. 32.9%), the only one beating the state chronic absenteeism rate (31.1% vs. 33.5%), and the only one whose state ranking is rising (30th to 42nd percentile). Russell Elementary is second strongest and beats its own district averages widely in reading, math and science, though its rank has fallen 25 percentile points in two years — the largest decline in the area. Wheatley School, the alternative K–12 school, has just 44 students and a student-teacher ratio of 6.2, far lower than any other school, but reports no test scores.

Overall, 26 of 27 comparable school-subject results fall below the state rate. Hauton B Lee Middle School is the largest school (718 students) and posts the lowest math proficiency in the ZIP (5.9%, with 8th grade math under 5%); Margaret Scott Elementary School and Hartley Elementary School rank near the bottom of Oregon schools. Science is the weakest subject everywhere — no school exceeds 22.9% against a 30.6% state rate, and two schools report under 5%. Chronic absenteeism ranges from 31.1% to 49.8%, and the schools with the lowest absenteeism generally have the highest scores. Spending does not track results: the highest spender ($27,874 per student) and the second-lowest spender ($20,049) are the area's two best performers, while some of the biggest-spending schools rank near the bottom of the state.