Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97411

Zip code 97411 covers Bandon, Oregon, and is served by three public schools within Bandon School District 54: Ocean Crest Elementary School (grades K–4, 240 students), Harbor Lights Middle School (grades 5–8, 195 students), and Bandon Senior High School (grades 9–12, 212 students), for a total of 647 students. The district ranks 42nd of 141 in Oregon — the 70th percentile with 4 stars — but that strong overall standing masks very different results at the individual schools.

Bandon Senior High School is the clear standout, ranking 46th of 271 high schools (83rd percentile, 4 stars), up from the 42nd percentile in 2021–2022. It leads in ELA (61.1% vs district 48.2% and state 43.8%), math (35.7%), and science (48% vs state 30.6%), and has by far the lowest chronic absenteeism at 16.1%, compared with 28.5% district-wide and 33.5% statewide. Its graduation rate is 84.3%, slightly above Oregon's 83.0%. Harbor Lights Middle School has a split profile: ELA is 51.5% and science 40.2%, both above state, but math is just 27.9%, with 6th grade at 20.6%, 7th at 22%, and 8th at 13.8% — 16.2 points below the state in 8th grade. Its rank fell from the 82nd to the 44th percentile. Ocean Crest Elementary School faces the biggest challenges: ELA is 40.4%, below district and state, and chronic absenteeism is 35.9%, the highest of the three, with its rank dropping from the 79th to the 41st percentile.

Notably, poverty levels are nearly identical across all three schools — free and reduced lunch rates sit around 88–90% — so the high school's stronger results are not explained by a wealthier student body. The high school also spends the most per student ($24,329) and has the lowest student-teacher ratio (12.4, versus 15.0 and 17.7). For families, the key watch areas are middle school math, elementary ELA, and attendance.