Summary:
The 97358 zip code is home to a single school, Mari-Linn Elementary School, which serves grades K-8 and has a total enrollment of 167 students. The school is part of the North Santiam School District 29J, which is ranked 81 out of 140 school districts in Oregon and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Mari-Linn Elementary School has consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools for the past three school years and earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 17.4% of 3rd-grade students at Mari-Linn were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46% in the district and 40.3% statewide. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 34.3%, which is much higher than the state average.
Despite the higher-than-average spending per student of $15,973 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.2, Mari-Linn Elementary School's academic outcomes remain significantly below the district and state averages. This suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate how resources are being allocated and utilized to better support student learning. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 65.87%, also indicates that the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, which may contribute to the school's low academic performance.
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