Summary:
ZIP code 97303 has exactly one public high school — McNary High School, serving grades 9–12 in Keizer, Oregon, as part of Salem-Keizer School District 24J — so any comparison here is between McNary and its district and state rather than between local schools. With 1,995 students, this is a large high school, and because there is only one option in the area, families should read its profile as the complete picture of high school performance in this ZIP code.
McNary's clearest strengths are graduation and steady improvement. Its graduation rate is 84.5%, above the district's 79.7% and the state's 83.0%. The school also climbed in state ranking, moving from 219th of 268 schools (18th percentile, 1 star) in 2023–24 to 166th of 270 in 2024–25 and 165th of 271 in 2025–26 (39th percentile, 2 stars) in both recent years. In English Language Arts, McNary's 43.3% proficiency is essentially at the state's 43.8% and well above the district's 34.5%. Science proficiency of 27.7% is above the district's 20.9%, though below the state's 30.6%.
The concerns are math and attendance. Math proficiency is 17.3% — 6.8 points below the district and 15.6 points below the state in the all-grade view, and still 5.6 points below the state in 11th grade even though it edges past the district there. Chronic absenteeism is 48.5%, compared with 43.1% in the district and 33.5% statewide, meaning nearly half of students missed substantial school time. About 89.92% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school spends $19,445 per student with a 24.2:1 student-teacher ratio. Overall, McNary shows real progress and a solid graduation rate, but math achievement and attendance remain significant challenges.
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