Schools in Zip Code 97375

ZIP code 97375 has just one listed public school: Scotts Mills Elementary School at 805 First St in Scotts Mills, Oregon. Although it is classified as an Elementary school, it actually serves grades K–8 and enrolls 141 students, so families here have no separate listed middle school or high school in this ZIP; the area summary reports 1 elementary, 0 middle, 0 high, and 0 alternative schools. It belongs to Silver Falls School District 4J, which is rated 28th of 141 districts in Oregon — about the 80th percentile — with 4 stars, notably higher than the school's own current standing of 423rd of 709 schools (40th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026.

The encouraging news is the trend. Scotts Mills Elementary School has climbed from 529th of 710 (25th percentile, 1 star) to 482nd of 706 (32nd percentile, 2 stars) to 423rd of 709 (40th percentile, 2 stars) — an improvement of 106 rank positions and 15 percentile points in two years. Chronic absenteeism is 29.5%, better than the district's 30.1% and the state's 33.5%, though still about 3 in 10 students. Grade-level results show bright spots: grade 4 ELA at 50% proficiency beats both district (46%) and state (43.5%); grade 3 ELA at 50% beats the state (41.5%); grade 5 science at 30% is essentially at the state rate (30.8%); and grade 4 math at 35.7% is near district (37.7%) and state (38.9%).

The main challenge is that all-grade proficiency trails both district and state in every subject: ELA 39.1% versus 51.3% district and 43.8% state; math 23.2% versus 37% and 32.9%; science 20% versus 40.5% and 30.6%. Weakest grade-level results include grade 6 ELA (21.4% versus 50.6% district and 41.8% state), grade 6 math (14.3% versus 31.9% and 29.7%), grade 8 science (10% versus 33.1% and 27.7%), and grade 3 math (28.6% versus 53.4% and 41.3%). ELA and math scores for grades 5, 7, and 8 are suppressed by the state — unknown, not zero. Context: 51.06% free/reduced lunch, $17,605 per-student spending, and a 20:1 student-teacher ratio.