Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97496

The 97496 zip code area is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the Winston-Dillard School District 116. While the district as a whole faces challenges, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, a few schools stand out in the area.

Douglas High School is the top-performing school in the data set, ranked 81 out of 268 Oregon high schools and earning a 4-star rating. It boasts a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 81.8% and outperforms the district and state averages in 11th grade ELA and Science proficiency. In contrast, Brockway Elementary School has an exceptionally high free/reduced lunch rate of 91.3%, indicating a high-poverty student population, and spends the most per student at $22,181 among the schools in the data set.

Across the district, the schools face significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 34.3%, well above the state average. While some schools, like McGovern Elementary, have higher proficiency in certain subjects compared to the district and state, the overall academic performance of the schools in the 97496 zip code area is generally below state averages in ELA, Math, and Science.