Summary:
ZIP code 97408 contains just one elementary school — Gilham Elementary School, a public K–5 school with 572 students in Eugene — so families here are served by a single neighborhood school rather than choosing among several options.
Because there is only one elementary school in this ZIP code, there are no local school-to-school comparisons to make; the more useful benchmarks are how the school compares with its district and with Oregon statewide averages. Gilham Elementary School is part of Eugene School District 4J, and its clearest academic strength is mathematics: 44.8% of all students were proficient, above the district's 37.7% and well above the state's 32.9%. Every grade-level math result clears both benchmarks, at 47.7% in 3rd grade, 45.8% in 4th, and 41.1% in 5th. English Language Arts proficiency is 49.3% overall, above the district's 48% and the state's 43.8%, though 3rd and 4th grade ELA (46.1% and 45.8%) sit slightly below district averages; 5th grade ELA is the standout at 55.8%. Science proficiency is 38.1%, ahead of the state's 30.6% and roughly even with the district's 36.6%. Chronic absenteeism is 25.9%, about 7 percentage points lower than both the district's 33.0% and the state's 33.5% — a positive engagement signal.
On rankings, Gilham Elementary School places 227th of 709 Oregon schools in 2025–2026 — the 68th percentile with 3 stars — up from 250th the prior year but still below its 2023–2024 mark of 212th, at the 70th percentile with 4 stars. Its district, Eugene School District 4J, ranks 23rd of 141 districts (84th percentile, 4 stars), so the school performs above state averages in every tested subject even though its statewide rank trails its district's. Other context: 65.38% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $23,997, and the student-teacher ratio is 17.
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