Best High Schools in Zip Code 97411

ZIP code 97411 covers Bandon on the southern Oregon coast and contains a single public high school: Bandon Senior High School, a 9–12 campus of 212 students in Bandon School District 54. Because there is only one high school here, the most useful comparisons are between this school, its district, and the state of Oregon as a whole.

Achievement is the headline. On the 11th-grade state tests — the fairest comparison for a 9–12 campus — 61.1% of Bandon students met the standard in English language arts versus 46.0% statewide, 48.0% in science versus 33.8%, and 35.7% in math versus 22.9%. The graduation rate is 84.3%, slightly above Oregon's 83.0%. Chronic absenteeism is just 16.1%, less than half the state's 33.5% and 12.4 points better than the district's 28.5%, meaning students here are far more likely to be in class regularly. These results stand out because 88.68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a level of economic need that often predicts lower scores. Math is the relative weak spot: still above the state, but by a much narrower margin than ELA or science.

The school has also improved steadily. It climbed from the 42nd percentile of Oregon high schools (2 stars) to the 63rd (3 stars) to the 83rd percentile (4 stars) in the most recent year — the top 17% statewide. Classes are small at 12.4 students per teacher, supported by $24,329 in spending per student. In short, this is a small, steadily improving, well-resourced coastal school posting above-state results.