Summary:
Zip code 97383 is served by four schools — one high school, one middle school, one elementary school, and one alternative school — all part of North Santiam School District 29J, with a combined enrollment of 1,586 students. Stayton High School is the largest at 669 students (about 42% of the total), followed by Stayton Middle School with 486, Stayton Elementary School with 332, and North Santiam Options Academy with 99. The district is ranked 77th of 141 in Oregon, at the 45th percentile with 2 stars.
Stayton High School stands out most for its 97.2% graduation rate, well above the district's 83.7% and the state's 83.0%, and for leading the group in all-grade Science at 33.8%. Its rank, however, slipped from 68th percentile / 3 stars in 2023–2024 to 42nd percentile / 2 stars, and its chronic absenteeism is 37.4%. Stayton Middle School is the weakest on achievement, holding 1 star and roughly the 21st–23rd percentile, with all-grade Science at 17.5%. Stayton Elementary School has the highest per-student spending ($19,835) and lowest student-teacher ratio (13.9) but mixed results. North Santiam Options Academy faces the hardest indicators: 46.7% chronic absenteeism, a 52.5% graduation rate, a 33.0 student-teacher ratio, and $11,999 in spending.
Across the area, chronic absenteeism exceeds the state in three of four schools, and no school beats the state in all-grade English Language Arts. Math is mixed, and Science is polarized between the high school and the other campuses. Free/reduced-lunch rates are a majority wherever reported. All scores are OSAS percent proficient for 2025–2026; several North Santiam Options Academy values are state-suppressed and should be treated as unknown rather than zero.
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