Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97389

Summary:

The 97389 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Tangent Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 105 students. The school is part of the Greater Albany Public School District 8J, which is ranked 65 out of 140 school districts in Oregon and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tangent Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by OSAS test scores, is consistently below the district and state averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 20.8% to 47.8% in English Language Arts and 20.8% to 30.4% in Mathematics, compared to district averages of 38.7% to 44.5% in ELA and 28.3% to 38.3% in Mathematics. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was also significantly lower than the district and state averages in 2024-2025 (12.5% vs. 28.7% and 30.4%, respectively). Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 34.3%, which is a significant concern as it is strongly linked to lower academic achievement.

The school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 76.19% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. While the school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $22,462, which is higher than the typical range for elementary schools, more information is needed to determine how these resources are being used to address the school's challenges and support student success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tangent Elementary School	Public	K-5	32100 Old Oak Dr	Tangent	97389	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4616	123	8	14.6	87.0%	82 (66.7%)	1 (0.8%)	29 (23.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.3%)	32.2	472^nd of 706 public elementary schools	33.1%		23	562^nd of 710 public elementary schools	20.8%	90	38.9	47.8	33.3	27.8	30.4	20.8	12.5	$22,462	$1,206	$21,256

Cities Near Zip Code 97389

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tangent	0.14 mi	1	145^th
Albany	4.41 mi	21	88^th
Corvallis	7.98 mi	13	19^th
Lebanon	8.91 mi	9	71^st
Halsey	10.2 mi	3	106^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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