Schools in Zip Code 97499

ZIP code 97499 covers Yoncalla, Oregon, where two public schools serve about 251 students in total: Yoncalla Elementary School, a K–8 building with 175 students, and Yoncalla High School, a 9–12 school with 76 students. Both belong to Yoncalla School District 32, which is rated 1 star, ranking 126 of 141 Oregon districts. Because the "elementary" school runs through 8th grade, middle-grade students stay in the same building; the area shows one elementary and one high school and no separate middle school.

The two schools are heading in different directions. Yoncalla Elementary has declined for three straight years, from the 18th to the 12th to the 3rd percentile, dropping from 1 star to 0 stars. Its proficiency rates trail the state in every subject — ELA 25.3% vs. 43.8%, math 14.9% vs. 32.9%, and science 11.1% vs. 30.6% — and it has the area's highest chronic absenteeism at 38.8%, above the state's 33.5%. Bright spots exist: 7th grade ELA reached 66.7% against a 45.3% state figure, 8th grade science was 30% vs. 27.7%, and 7th grade math matched the state exactly at 33.3%. Grade 5 was weak across all three subjects, including math and science reported as under 5%.

Yoncalla High School looks stronger on climate and trajectory. Its most recent rank was 134 of 270 — the 50th percentile, 3 stars, and the best single building rating here — and its chronic absenteeism of 26.5% is 7 points better than the state. It also has the smallest classes (10.7:1) and the largest per-student spending ($36,952, versus $24,085 at the elementary school), though its graduation rate of 74.1% trails the state's 83.0%. Note that the high school's test scores are largely suppressed by the state to protect privacy in a small school, so that information is unknown, not zero. Both schools serve a population showing very high economic need.