Summary:
The 97365 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - Sam Case Elementary and Yaquina View Elementary - both of which are struggling to meet academic standards and face significant challenges, including low test scores, high chronic absenteeism rates, and a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students.
Neither school stands out as a clear performer, with both institutions consistently underperforming compared to the Lincoln County School District and the state of Oregon averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 40.5% of 3rd graders at Sam Case Elementary were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 29.7% for the district and 40.3% for the state. The performance gap is even wider in Mathematics, with only 17.1% of 5th graders at Sam Case Elementary being proficient, compared to 13.4% for the district and 31.3% for the state.
Additionally, both schools have alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rates, with 34.3% of students at both schools being chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average of 19.1%. The schools also have a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, with both schools at around 66% in 2023-2024, much higher than the state average of 52.3%. Despite the higher per-student spending at Yaquina View Elementary, the academic outcomes do not appear to be significantly better than those of Sam Case Elementary, suggesting that the schools may be facing systemic challenges that require a more comprehensive approach to improvement.
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