Summary:
Zip code 97454 has two public schools serving the Marcola area: Marcola Elementary School, which serves grades PK–6 and enrolls 139 students, and Mohawk High School, which serves grades 7–12 and enrolls 133 students. Both are located at 38300 Wendling Rd, Marcola, OR 97454-9732, and both belong to Marcola School District 79J. There are no middle or alternative schools in the zip code, and with about 272 students combined, this is a small district where one grade cohort can noticeably shift results. The district is ranked 72 of 141 in Oregon, at the 49th percentile, with 2 stars.
At Marcola Elementary School, the clearest bright spot is 3rd grade: ELA proficiency is 64.3% and math is 60%, both above the state’s 41.5% and 41.3%. However, later grades are weaker. 6th grade ELA is 10.5% and 6th grade math is 5.3%, far below district and state levels, while 4th grade also trails the state in both subjects. 5th grade ELA and math are suppressed by the state, so those results are unknown, not zero. Chronic absenteeism is 18.4%, better than the state’s 33.5% but higher than the district’s 8.4%. The school’s overall ranking has stayed below average, between the 23rd and 32nd percentile across three reported years.
Mohawk High School stands out for sharp contrasts. In 2024–2025 it ranked 26 of 270, at the 90th percentile with 5 stars, and its graduation rate was 92.0%, above the district’s 72.7% and the state’s 83.0%. Yet in 2025–2026 it fell to 221 of 271, at the 18th percentile with 1 star. All-grade proficiency is low—ELA 18.9%, math 7.7%, and science under 5%—and 8th grade math and science are also under 5%. The high school spends $28,677 per student and has a student-teacher ratio of 12.6, compared with $19,005 and 15.6 at the elementary school. Both serve high-poverty populations: free/reduced lunch is 61.87% at the elementary school and 81.2% at the high school. For parents, both schools are small, so year-to-year changes should be read with caution.
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