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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97303

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At a glance

Schools

7,181

Students

Top rankedOptimum Learning Environment Charter School238^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Washington Elementary School up 37 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Forest Ridge Elementary School 16.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

ZIP code 97303 is home to 14 schools — 11 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school — serving 7,181 students, all within Salem-Keizer School District 24J, which ranks 105th of 141 districts in Oregon. McNary High School is the largest school at 1,995 students, while Optimum Learning Environment Charter School is the smallest at 129. Overall, the ZIP trails state averages: ELA averages 31.0% (unweighted) versus the state's 43.8%, math 22.4% versus 32.9%, and science 17.8% versus 30.6%. Chronic absenteeism averages 37.1%, above the state's 33.5%.

Clear Lake Elementary School is the ZIP's strongest elementary — 3 stars and 65th percentile, and the only school above the state in ELA (49.0), math (41.9), and science (37.8), with the lowest absenteeism at 24.9% despite 87.70% free/reduced lunch. Optimum Learning Environment Charter School posts the ZIP's highest ELA (51.9) and math (45.5) at 3 stars. Whiteaker Middle School leads the middle schools at 3 stars with ELA 43.5, math 30.4, and 29.7% absenteeism, well ahead of Claggett Creek Middle School (1 star, ELA 32.5, math 23.6, 43.8%). McNary High School's 84.5% graduation rate beats both district (79.7%) and state (83.0%), though its 11th-grade math and science and 48.5% absenteeism lag.

Most schools here sit at 0 or 1 stars. Hallman Elementary School ranks 705 of 709 with ELA 16.1, math 8.9, science under 5%, and 45.2% absenteeism. Weddle Elementary School, Keizer Elementary School, Washington Elementary School, and Highland Elementary School are also among the lowest-ranked. Forest Ridge Elementary School fell from 3 stars to 1 star despite the ZIP's highest spending ($25,704) and smallest classes (16.4). Math, science, and attendance are the biggest opportunities.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)								OSAS Mathematics (2026)								OSAS Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clear Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	7425 Meadowglen St N	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3138	317	17	18.9	87.7%	179 (56.5%)	6 (1.9%)	97 (30.6%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.9%)	59.4	251^st of 709 public elementary schools	64.6%		68.8	178^th of 706 public elementary schools	74.8%	73	43.8	52.2	53.3					49.0	42.2	47.8	35.6					41.9	37.8			37.8	$21,798	$984	$20,813
Cummings Elementary School	Public	K-5	613 Cummings Ln N	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3141	397	20	19.5	88.9%	185 (46.6%)	5 (1.3%)	151 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	9 (2.3%)	40 (10.1%)	15	643^rd of 709 public elementary schools	9.3%		10.3	676^th of 706 public elementary schools	4.2%	33	15.5	28.4	29.7					25.2	24.1	21.6	17.6					20.9	8.1			8.1	$21,806	$1,059	$20,747
Highland Elementary School	Public	K-5	530 Highland Ave NE	Salem	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3155	263	15	17.4	90.1%	107 (40.7%)	9 (3.4%)	117 (44.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	17 (6.5%)	13.8	653^rd of 709 public elementary schools	7.9%		13.2	652^nd of 706 public elementary schools	7.6%	1	24.5	20.9	34.7					27.0	20.4	14.0	14.3					16.3	10.2			10.2	$24,045	$1,432	$22,613
Gubser Elementary School	Public	K-5	6610 14th Ave NE	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3275	423	19	22.7	87.9%	214 (50.6%)	5 (1.2%)	146 (34.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	45 (10.6%)	34.7	455^th of 709 public elementary schools	35.8%		32.1	474^th of 706 public elementary schools	32.9%	19	55.6	24.6	32.9					37.9	41.7	31.4	14.3					29.2	22.9			22.9	$17,785	$984	$16,800
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	4912 Noren Ave NE	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3163	358	17	20.5	90.8%	103 (28.8%)	3 (0.8%)	220 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.4%)	17 (4.7%)	13.8	652^nd of 709 public elementary schools	8.0%		16.1	626^th of 706 public elementary schools	11.3%	26	19.0	19.1	36.8					24.5	11.1	16.2	17.5					14.9	17.5			17.5	$20,424	$1,243	$19,181
Keizer Elementary School	Public	K-5	5600 McClure St N	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3161	565	28	20.2	90.1%	197 (34.9%)	9 (1.6%)	301 (53.3%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	40 (7.1%)	8.7	683^rd of 709 public elementary schools	3.7%		10.1	678^th of 706 public elementary schools	4.0%	5	22.0	17.2	19.8					19.8	22.2	10.7	7.3					13.6	6.4			6.4	$18,085	$1,140	$16,944
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	3165 Lansing Ave NE	Salem	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3193	365	20	18.3	88.8%	44 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	269 (73.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.4%)	10 (2.7%)	12.4	665^th of 709 public elementary schools	6.2%		6.4	702^nd of 706 public elementary schools	0.6%	37	12.7	15.3	27.1					19.0	10.9	13.6	20.0					15.2	18.6			18.6	$22,048	$1,325	$20,723
Whiteaker Middle School	Public	6-8	1605 Lockhaven Dr NE	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3224	654	28	23.1	89.1%	318 (48.6%)	12 (1.8%)	252 (38.5%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	51 (7.8%)	45.2	182^nd of 371 public middle schools	50.9%		46.7	175^th of 368 public middle schools	52.4%	7				40.8	49.5	41.0		43.5				27.5	34.2	30.0		30.4		17.0		17.0	$19,759	$1,145	$18,614
McNary High School	Public	9-12	595 Chemawa Rd N	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3233	1,995	82	24.2	89.9%	890 (44.6%)	20 (1.0%)	850 (42.6%)	26 (1.3%)	8 (0.4%)	44 (2.2%)	136 (6.8%)	37.9	165^th of 271 public high schools	39.1%		37.1	166^th of 270 public high schools	38.5%	1							43.3	43.3							17.3	17.3			27.7	27.7	$19,445	$1,113	$18,331
Claggett Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1810 Alder Dr NE	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3701	798	37	21.5	88.2%	271 (34.0%)	11 (1.4%)	417 (52.3%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.9%)	53 (6.6%)	29	267^th of 371 public middle schools	28.0%		30.2	264^th of 368 public middle schools	28.3%	3				28.3	38.2	31.9		32.5				21.7	27.6	21.9		23.6		17.3		17.3	$18,672	$1,177	$17,495
Weddle Elementary School	Public	K-5	1825 Alder Dr NE	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3604	352	18	20.1	88.6%	86 (24.4%)	4 (1.1%)	230 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.0%)	15 (4.3%)	8.1	689^th of 709 public elementary schools	2.8%		6.9	698^th of 706 public elementary schools	1.1%	9	18.2	13.4	19.1					16.5	14.0	17.9	10.6					14.6	8.5			8.5	$23,338	$1,178	$22,160
Hallman Elementary School	Public	K-5	4000 Deerhaven Dr NE	Salem	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3451	339	18	18.9	88.8%	57 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	259 (76.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	11 (3.2%)	5.7	705^th of 709 public elementary schools	0.6%		4.7	705^th of 706 public elementary schools	0.1%		15.1	14.7	18.6					16.1	9.6	11.8	5.1					8.9	< 5%			< 5%	$20,071	$1,339	$18,732
Optimum Learning Environment Charter School	Public, Charter	1-5	7905 June Reid Pl NE	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-5548	129	7	19.6		75 (58.1%)	5 (3.9%)	31 (24.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.4%)	61.1	238^th of 709 public elementary schools	66.4%		61.3	227^th of 706 public elementary schools	67.8%	11	38.5	60.0	57.7					51.9	53.8	48.0	34.6					45.5	26.9			26.9	$20,349	$1,054	$19,295
Forest Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	7905 June Reid Pl NE	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-5548	226	14	16.4	137.2%	121 (53.5%)	2 (0.9%)	79 (35.0%)	7 (3.1%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.5%)	7 (3.1%)	17.1	620^th of 709 public elementary schools	12.6%		30.1	496^th of 706 public elementary schools	29.7%	124	23.3	33.3	26.3					27.7	26.7	25.0	13.2					21.0	12.5			12.5	$25,704	$988	$24,716

Cities Near Zip Code 97303

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Keizer	0.28 mi	11	152^nd
Salem	1.7 mi	60	148^th
Silverton	6.8 mi	10	35^th
Gervais	8.71 mi	4	125^th
Woodburn	11.04 mi	10	193^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.