Summary:
ZIP code 97424 covers Cottage Grove, Oregon, where seven schools serve students from kindergarten through 12th grade — three elementary, one middle, two high, and one alternative school — all within South Lane School District 45J3, which is ranked 88 of 141 districts in Oregon (38th percentile, 2 stars). Total enrollment is 2,476 students, ranging from 62 at Al Kennedy High School to 640 at Cottage Grove High School.
Academy for Character Education is the clear academic standout: it is the only school in the area above the state in all three all-grade OSAS subjects (57.7% ELA, 38.1% math, 36.4% science) and posts a 95.5% graduation rate, well above the district's 76.2% and the state's 83.0%. Among traditional schools, Harrison Elementary School (33.5% ELA, 31.1% math, 22.2% science) and Bohemia Elementary School (36.4% ELA) come closest to state levels, though both still trail in ELA and science. Cottage Grove High School is the largest school and graduates 85.8% of students, but its proficiency is low (20.3% ELA, 9.4% math, 6.3% science) and its rank fell from the 41st to the 4th percentile in three years, earning 0 stars; Lincoln Middle School also slid to the 6th percentile with 0 stars.
Science is the weakest subject area: the district sits at 16.5% versus the state's 30.6%. Al Kennedy High School is the most challenged school, with a 39.6% graduation rate, 78.3% chronic absenteeism, and all test scores under 5%, despite the highest per-student spending ($30,297). London School also spends heavily ($23,559) with below-average proficiency and 35.7% chronic absenteeism. Spending does not track neatly with outcomes here. Some data is also suppressed: Academy lacks poverty and absenteeism figures, London's grade-level results are largely hidden, and Al Kennedy reports only "under 5%."
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