Schools in Zip Code 97435

ZIP code 97435 serves Drain, Oregon — a small rural community in Douglas County — with just two schools, both part of North Douglas School District 22: North Douglas Elementary School (grades K–8, 254 students) and North Douglas High School (grades 9–12, 112 students), 366 students combined. There is no separate middle school — the elementary building absorbs grades 6–8 — and no alternative school. The district is ranked 89th of 141 Oregon districts, with 2 stars.

The two buildings tell opposite halves of one story. The elementary school is the academic bright spot: science proficiency of 35.4% runs about 5 points above the state (30.6%), and 8th grade English language arts reaches 71.4% against a state rate of 41.5%. But math sits below the state at every grade from 3 through 8, including 8th grade math at just 9.5% versus 30.0% statewide, and overall elementary math is 23.9% against 32.9% for Oregon. The high school posts an 88.6% graduation rate, above the state's 83.0%, yet its 11th graders trail in every subject — 16.7% in science versus 33.8% statewide, 18.2% in math and 36.4% in ELA. Its chronic absenteeism, at 49.5%, is far above the state's 33.5%, and highest in the area; the elementary school's rate is 36.5%.

Small class sizes shape how these numbers should be read. Both schools enroll roughly 28 students per grade, and the high school's 11th grade results are consistent with a tested group of only about 11 to 12 students, where one student's result moves the reported rate by 8 to 9 points, likely explaining its swing from 3 stars to 0 stars to 1 star over three years. Math is the consistent district-wide weakness, while science flips between the buildings, from above state at the elementary to well below at the high school. Poverty is high at both — 82.68% of elementary students and 68.75% of high school students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and per-student spending is $21,003 at the elementary and $24,753 at the high school.