Summary:
ZIP code 97358 is home to a single school — Mari-Linn School, a K–8 school serving 158 students in Lyons, Oregon, as part of North Santiam School District 29J, which ranks 77th of 141 Oregon districts at the 45th percentile with 2 stars. Because Mari-Linn is the only school in the area, everything below describes that one school. Note that test scores and rank history cover 2025–2026, while chronic absenteeism, free/reduced lunch, spending, and student-teacher ratio come from 2024–2025.
Academically, Mari-Linn trails both its district and the state in all three core subjects. All-grade ELA proficiency is 34.5% (district 41.6%, state 43.8%), math is 21.2% (district 28.9%, state 32.9%), and science is 22.2% (district 27.7%, state 30.6%). Math is the weakest area, nearly 12 percentage points behind the state. Results vary sharply by grade: 4th-grade ELA is 52.2% proficient, above both district and state; 7th-grade ELA is 45%, above the district and just below the state; and 6th-grade math is 30%, slightly above both. On the other hand, 3rd-grade ELA and math both sit at 13.6%, and 5th-grade math is reported only as under 5%. Science is below district and state at both 5th and 8th grade.
The school is improving: its state rank rose from 590th of 710 in 2023–2024 to 478th of 709 in 2025–2026, a gain of 112 positions, and it moved from 1 star to 2 stars, though it remains in the 33rd percentile statewide. Chronic absenteeism is 35.8%, slightly above the district (35.3%) and the state (33.5%), and 65.19% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Per-student spending is $21,005 with a 12.4 student-teacher ratio, though no district or state baselines are provided for those figures. Also worth knowing: the “elementary” label hides middle-grade results, since the school serves grades K–8.
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