Schools in Zip Code 97362

ZIP code 97362 covers Mount Angel, Oregon, and includes four public schools serving 987 students in grades K–12: two elementary schools (Butte Creek Elementary School, K–8, and St Marys Public School, K–5), one middle school (Mt Angel Middle School, 6–8), and one high school (John F Kennedy High School, 9–12). Three of the four — St Marys, Mt Angel Middle, and John F Kennedy — belong to Mt Angel School District 91, which enrolls about 684 students (roughly 69% of the ZIP) and ranks 22 of 141 Oregon districts at the 84th percentile with 4 stars. Butte Creek belongs to Silver Falls School District 4J, with about 303 students (roughly 31%), ranking 28 of 141 at the 80th percentile with 4 stars.

John F Kennedy High School is the ZIP's academic standout, ranking 31 of 271 high schools at the 89th percentile with 4 stars, up from the 84th percentile in 2023–2024. Its graduation rate is 90.0% against the state's 83.0%, and its all-grades ELA proficiency is 74.4%, far above its district's 51.6% and the state's 43.8%. Mt Angel Middle School has climbed from 3 stars and the 58th percentile to 4 stars and the 80th percentile, posting the ZIP's lowest chronic absenteeism at 18.5% and a standout 8th-grade ELA of 75.4%. Butte Creek Elementary School rose from 2 stars to 3 stars and beats the state in all-grades ELA (49.3% vs. 43.8%) and math (35.5% vs. 32.9%), but its 6th-grade math (20%), 8th-grade math (17.6%), and science (27.2%) are weaker.

St Marys Public School has the lowest results and highest need in the ZIP: 1 star and the 22nd percentile, down from 2 stars, with ELA and math both at 29.8%, science at 8.3%, the highest free/reduced-lunch rate at 70.95%, and the highest chronic absenteeism at 29.5%. It spends $17,645 per student — more than Butte Creek's $16,270 — so resource inputs alone do not explain the gap. Notably, St Marys, Mt Angel Middle, and John F Kennedy all serve similarly high-poverty populations near 70% FRL yet perform very differently. Science is a shared weakness: every school with a reported science score falls below the state's 30.6%, with Mt Angel Middle closest at 28.8%.