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Schools in Zip Code 97478

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At a glance

Schools

4,357

Students

Top rankedThurston Elementary School113^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Mt Vernon Elementary School up 80 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mt Vernon Elementary School 15 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 97478, in the Springfield area, is served by nine public schools, all within Springfield School District 19: six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school, enrolling 4,161 students in total. The district overall ranks 92nd of 141 in Oregon (35th percentile, 2 stars), but that average masks wide variation — school-level ranks in this ZIP stretch from the 14th to the 84th percentile.

The academic leaders are Thurston Elementary School (84th percentile, 4 stars; highest ELA at 62.0 and Science at 43.8), Douglas Gardens Elementary School (82nd percentile, 4 stars; highest Math at 57.9), and Thurston Middle School (80th percentile, 4 stars; above district and state in all three subjects). Walterville Elementary School (61st percentile) and Ridgeview Elementary School (54th) are also solid. Douglas Gardens posts top results with reported free/reduced lunch eligibility effectively at 100%, showing high poverty does not automatically mean low achievement.

At the other end, Riverbend Elementary School ranks 14th percentile with the ZIP's lowest proficiency (Math 16.9, Science 11.5; 5th-grade math under 5%), and Agnes Stewart Middle School has fallen to the 20th percentile with 41.3% chronic absenteeism. Thurston High School ranks 24th percentile on proficiency yet graduates 90.4% of students, above district (76.9%) and state (83.0%). Attendance tracks outcomes most closely: Mt Vernon Elementary School has the highest absenteeism (43.8%) and very low science, while Thurston Elementary has the lowest (20.9%) and the strongest results. Spending and class size vary little and do not explain these gaps.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)								OSAS Mathematics (2026)								OSAS Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Douglas Gardens Elementary School	Public	K-5	3680 Jasper Rd	Springfield	97478	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 744-6387	293	18	16.4	57.0%	199 (67.9%)	3 (1.0%)	60 (20.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	23 (7.8%)	77.3	131^st of 709 public elementary schools	81.5%		68.2	185^th of 706 public elementary schools	73.8%	54	60.5	56.6	64.0					60.3	74.4	60.4	40.8					57.9	32.0			32.0	$24,070	$2,023	$22,048
Mt Vernon Elementary School	Public	K-5	935 Filbert Ln	Springfield	97478	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 744-6403	354	24	15.0	43.5%	186 (52.5%)	4 (1.1%)	137 (38.7%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)	29.1	509^th of 709 public elementary schools	28.2%		19.5	589^th of 706 public elementary schools	16.6%	80	31.6	43.6	25.9					33.3	35.5	38.2	15.5					30.2	15.3			15.3	$22,936	$1,094	$21,842
Thurston Elementary School	Public	K-5	7345 Thurston Rd	Springfield	97478	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 744-6411	348	20	17.4	33.3%	266 (76.4%)	4 (1.1%)	34 (9.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (10.3%)	80.3	113^th of 709 public elementary schools	84.1%		78	128^th of 706 public elementary schools	81.9%	15	44.6	68.9	72.1					62.0	47.7	60.8	64.5					57.7	43.8			43.8	$22,373	$850	$21,523
Walterville Elementary School	Public	K-5	40589 McKenzie Hwy	Springfield	97478	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 744-6415	172	8	20.4	29.1%	146 (84.9%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.8%)	55.4	280^th of 709 public elementary schools	60.5%		58.1	254^th of 706 public elementary schools	64.0%	26	61.9	41.9	30.4					44.0	57.1	45.2	30.4					44.0	34.8			34.8	$22,977	$671	$22,305
Thurston Middle School	Public	6-8	6300 Thurston Rd	Springfield	97478	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 744-6368	524	29	18.0	32.8%	394 (75.2%)	6 (1.1%)	70 (13.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.4%)	71.4	76^th of 371 public middle schools	79.5%		66.5	96^th of 368 public middle schools	73.9%	20				53.8	62.3	50.3		55.4				43.3	32.5	47.5		41.2		35.6		35.6	$22,982	$3,175	$19,807
Thurston High School	Public	9-12	333 58th St	Springfield	97478	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 744-5000	1,215	58	20.8	37.5%	898 (73.9%)	7 (0.6%)	207 (17.0%)	8 (0.7%)	17 (1.4%)	6 (0.5%)	69 (5.7%)	25	206^th of 271 public high schools	24.0%		33.2	184^th of 270 public high schools	31.9%	22							22.4	22.4							11.4	11.4			31.1	31.1	$21,412	$1,180	$20,232
Riverbend Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 N 51st St	Springfield	97478	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 988-2511	424	25	16.9	68.9%	264 (62.3%)	4 (0.9%)	108 (25.5%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	34 (8.0%)	17.9	609^th of 709 public elementary schools	14.1%		11.5	666^th of 706 public elementary schools	5.7%	57	34.8	27.6	22.0					28.4	27.3	19.0	< 5%					16.9	11.5			11.5	$21,970	$1,916	$20,054
Agnes Stewart Middle School	Public	6-8	900 S 32nd St	Springfield	97478	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 988-2520	460	26	17.3	48.9%	277 (60.2%)	4 (0.9%)	136 (29.6%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.5%)	22.8	295^th of 371 public middle schools	20.5%		38	216^th of 368 public middle schools	41.3%	79				19.9	24.4	27.8		23.8				19.9	19.5	20.0		19.8		27.3		27.3	$22,303	$1,219	$21,084
Ridgeview Elementary School	Public	K-5	526 66th St	Springfield	97478	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 744-6308	371	19	19.0	43.7%	283 (76.3%)	6 (1.6%)	55 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	49.3	325^th of 709 public elementary schools	54.2%		47.1	331^st of 706 public elementary schools	53.1%	6	50.9	31.3	39.7					41.0	46.4	39.6	38.4					41.2	29.3			29.3	$20,936	$537	$20,399
Children's Choice Montessori School-Springfield	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	1942 5th St	Springfield	97478	Lane County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(541) 726-2654	25	1	3.0	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bridgeway House	Private, Nonsectarian		37770 Camp Creek	Springfield	97478	Lane County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(541) 345-0805	88	11	8.0	—	78 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.0%)								(n/a)
McKenzie Montessori	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-3	285 S 42nd St	Springfield	97478	Lane County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(541) 228-5352	83	4	5.8	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 97478

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Springfield	0.63 mi	21	115^th
Pleasant Hill	7.01 mi	2	75^th
Eugene	7.87 mi	53	60^th
Marcola	8 mi	2	112^th
Lowell	11.3 mi	4	89^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.