Summary:
ZIP code 97479 in Sutherlin is served by two elementary schools — East Sutherlin Primary School, which covers grades PK–2, and West Sutherlin Intermediate, which covers grades 3–5 — both part of Sutherlin School District 130, a district ranked 127th of 141 in Oregon, at the 10th percentile with 1 star. Together the two schools enroll 530 students.
East Sutherlin Primary stands out for its staffing and spending. Its student–teacher ratio is 11:1, far lower than West's 16.1:1, and it spends $21,050 per student versus $16,562 at West — about 27% more, a $4,488 difference per student. Its chronic absenteeism rate is 29.5%, below West's 33.3%, the district's 34.1%, and the state's 33.5%, even though East has the higher free/reduced-price lunch rate (69.51% versus 64.79%). East has no state test scores or rank history in this file, which is expected because state testing starts in grade 3; that absence should not be read as 0% proficiency.
West Sutherlin Intermediate is the only school here with 2025–2026 test data, and proficiency sits well below state levels. Across all grades, ELA is 28.9% (state 43.8%), math is 18.5% (state 32.9%), and science is 14.8% (state 30.6%). Math falls sharply by grade: 26.6% in 3rd, 18.1% in 4th, and 11.1% in 5th, which is 21.3 points below the state. ELA is steadier (25.3% → 30.5% → 30.9%) but still below state at every tested grade. West ranked 625th of 709 schools — 12th percentile, 1 star — after the 17th and 15th percentiles in the two prior years. Against the district, West is roughly even in ELA and math but well below in science, within a district that trails the state overall.
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