Summary:
ZIP code 97404 in Eugene, Oregon contains eight public schools — five elementary, two middle and one high school — serving about 3,698 students, with seven schools in Eugene School District 4J and one, Irving Elementary, in Bethel School District 52.
Three schools stand out. Spring Creek Elementary has the ZIP's highest math proficiency at 43.1%, above the state's 32.9%, along with the highest per-student spending ($28,778) and smallest classes (13.8 students per teacher), lifting it to 3 stars and the 57th percentile — though its math strength is concentrated in grades 3 and 4 (56.5% and 48.8%) and falls to 22.0% in grade 5. Madison Middle School leads in science at 40.4% and has ELA at 44.4%, slightly above the state, with a steady 3-star record. River Road/Camino del Rio Elementary is the most balanced, with the top ELA score at 47.4%, math above the state at 34.2%, and low chronic absenteeism at 23.4%.
The main concerns are elsewhere. North Eugene High School, the largest school, has a 65.7% graduation rate, 47.3% chronic absenteeism and only 9.6% math proficiency, and its rank has slid to the 24th percentile. Howard Elementary also has very high absenteeism at 42.4% with low proficiency despite high spending. Kelly Middle School trails Madison in ELA and science despite similar enrollment and poverty, and Awbrey Park Elementary has declined to the 32nd percentile. Notably, Irving has the highest poverty rate yet the lowest absenteeism at 19.3%, showing attendance is not purely a poverty story.
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