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Best High Schools in Zip Code 97351

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1,008

Students

Top rankedCentral High School243^rd of 270 Oregon high schools

Summary:

The 97351 zip code is home to a single public high school, Central High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school is part of the Central School District 13J, which is ranked 127 out of 140 school districts in Oregon and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central High School has an enrollment of 1,014 students and a student-teacher ratio of 22.5. The school's performance is concerning, with significantly below-average proficiency rates in English Language Arts (25.2% vs. 44.4% statewide), Mathematics (7.1% vs. 20.3% statewide), and Science (14.4% vs. 32.6% statewide). The school's four-year graduation rate is 81.8%, and its chronic absenteeism rate is 34.3%, both of which are problematic indicators.

Additionally, 70.12% of Central High School students receive free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a predominantly low-income student population. The school's spending per student is $18,222, which is relatively high compared to the poor academic outcomes. These factors highlight the systemic challenges facing Central High School and the broader Central School District, and suggest the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve educational outcomes for the students in this area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)	OSAS Mathematics (2025)	OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central High School	Public	9-12	1530 Monmouth St	Independence	97351	Polk County	Central School District 13J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 838-0480	1,008	47	21.5	94.2%	439 (43.6%)	5 (0.5%)	492 (48.8%)	10 (1.0%)	13 (1.3%)	7 (0.7%)	40 (4.0%)	13.9	243^rd of 270 public high schools	10.0%		17.1	235^th of 268 public high schools	12.3%	8	25.2	7.1	14.4	$18,222	$1,542	$16,681

Cities Near Zip Code 97351

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Independence	0.66 mi	3	184^th
Monmouth	1.82 mi	3	66^th
Salem	6.11 mi	60	148^th
Dallas	7.51 mi	6	122^nd
Turner	10.79 mi	4	17^th

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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.

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