Schools in Zip Code 97439

ZIP code 97439 covers Florence, Oregon, and contains three public schools, all part of Siuslaw School District 97J: Siuslaw Elementary School (grades K–5, 519 students), Siuslaw Middle School (grades 6–8, 275 students), and Siuslaw High School (grades 9–12, 413 students). Total enrollment is 1,207. The district is ranked 47th of 141 in Oregon, at the 67th percentile with 3 stars.

Siuslaw High School is the standout. It climbed from 19% (1 star) in 2023–2024 to 75% (4 stars) in 2025–2026 — the only 4-star school here. At 11th grade it beats the state in ELA (57.6% vs 46.0%), math (25.8% vs 22.9%), and science (47.8% vs 33.8%). Two cautions: chronic absenteeism is 43.8% (state 33.5%) and the graduation rate is 76.2% (state 83.0%). Siuslaw Elementary School has the best attendance in the group, 30.6% chronic absenteeism (district 36.9%, state 33.5%), and the highest math proficiency of the three at 32.4%, though ELA (39.5%) and science (29.8%) trail state. Siuslaw Middle School sits steady in the lower-middle range at 43% (2 stars), with ELA 37.7%, math 28.0%, and science 30.3%; 8th-grade science (30.3% vs state 27.7%) and 8th-grade math (30.0% vs 30.0%) are bright spots.

Math is the shared weakness district-wide, with every school below the state at the all-grades level, except that 11th-grade math above the state figure. All three schools serve similarly high-poverty populations (free/reduced lunch 81.82%–84.2%), so outcome gaps are not explained by large poverty differences. Spending is high everywhere but highest at the middle school ($23,266 per pupil) despite its lower ELA results. Science rises sharply by high school, and the district's stronger overall standing appears to depend heavily on the high school's performance.