Summary:
Zip code 97423 has five schools serving PK through grade 12 — three elementary and two high — all within Coquille School District 8, with 1,215 students total. Lincoln School of Early Learning serves PK–1, Coquille Valley Elementary grades 2–6, Winter Lakes Elementary K–8, Coquille Junior Senior High grades 7–12, and Winter Lakes High grades 8–12, so middle grades sit inside the junior-senior high and Winter Lakes Elementary. The district ranks 82 of 141 in Oregon, at the 42nd percentile with 2 stars.
The academic standout is Coquille Valley Elementary, ranked 147 of 709 elementary schools (79th percentile, 4 stars) and consistently strong. Its all-grade proficiency beats the state in ELA (55.2 vs. 43.8), math (51.9 vs. 32.9), and science (40.7 vs. 30.6), with 3rd grade math at 67.2 and 6th grade math at 57.1 against the state's 29.7; its chronic absenteeism (32.9) is the only rate below the state's 33.5. Coquille Junior Senior High is mixed: graduation is 93.6 versus the state's 83.0 and ELA is strong (55.9 overall, 62.1 in 11th grade), but math is 19.0, with 11th grade math at 9.1 and 8th grade math at 10.9. Lincoln School of Early Learning has no test scores or rank; it has the highest absenteeism (70.3) and highest per-student spending ($24,009), plus an unusual 118.07% free/reduced lunch figure.
Two schools are clear areas of concern. Winter Lakes High ranks 228 of 271 high schools (16th percentile, 1 star), with a 14.1 graduation rate versus the state's 83.0, chronic absenteeism of 60.9, ELA of 29.2, science of 16.7, and math under 5%. Winter Lakes Elementary ranks 692 of 709 (2nd percentile, 0 stars), with ELA 19.1, math 5.9, science 14.3, and the lowest per-student spending at $7,062. Free/reduced lunch runs 87.57%–93.25% at the four reporting schools, and district chronic absenteeism (46.7) far exceeds the state's 33.5. Some values are suppressed, meaning unknown rather than proven weakness.
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