Best High Schools in Zip Code 97448

The 97448 zip code is home to a single high school, Junction City High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has consistently been in the bottom half of Oregon high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years.

Junction City High School has faced several challenges, including a 4-year graduation rate of 81.8%, which is slightly below the state average, and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 34.3%, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (33.9%), Mathematics (17.7%), and Science (15.9%) have been consistently lower than the state averages over the past two school years. The school serves a relatively high percentage of students (44.87%) from low-income families, which may be a contributing factor to its academic performance.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $21,698, which is above the state average, and a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 16.4, Junction City High School continues to underperform compared to other high schools in Oregon. This suggests that the school may need to explore more effective strategies and interventions to support student learning and address the challenges it faces, such as chronic absenteeism and low academic proficiency.