Best High Schools in Zip Code 97502

ZIP code 97502, in Central Point, Oregon, contains exactly one high school: Crater High School, which serves grades 9–12 with an enrollment of 1,454 students as part of Central Point School District 6. Because it is the only high school in this area, every high-school-level conclusion for this ZIP code is a conclusion about Crater High.

Crater's academic profile is uneven. English Language Arts is a clear strength: 54.8% proficiency across all grades, well above the district's 41.2% and the state's 43.8%. Science is also above both, at 35.6% versus 27.6% in the district and 30.6% statewide. Mathematics is the major weak point — 15.1% proficiency, far below the district's 26.1% and the state's 32.9%, and the largest negative gap in the data. Graduation is another strength: 87.8% for 2024–2025, above the district's 80.6% and the state's 83.0%. Crater's 11th-grade ELA, math, and science scores are identical to its all-grades scores, and the district's 11th-grade scores match Crater's exactly, suggesting Crater is the district's main reporting high school for grade 11.

Rankings tell a similarly mixed story. Crater sits at 120th of 271 schools (56th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026 rank history, while its district ranks 85th of 141 (40th percentile, 2 stars), so the school is ranked higher than the district overall. Crater also serves a high-need population: 78.75% free or reduced lunch eligibility, $19,628 in per-student spending, and a student-teacher ratio of 21.7, implying roughly 67 teachers for 1,454 students. No test-score values were suppressed in this data set. The takeaway for parents: strong ELA, science, and graduation results, with math as the clear area to watch.