Summary:
ZIP code 97520 in southern Oregon is home to five elementary schools serving roughly 915 students — three K–5 schools in Ashland School District 5 (Helman Elementary School, Bellview Elementary School, and Walker Elementary School), a K–8 option in the same district (TRAILS Outdoor School), and the K–8 Pinehurst Elementary School in Pinehurst School District 94. Enrollment splits sharply: 907 students in the four Ashland schools and just 8 at Pinehurst.
Ashland School District 5 is a standout district, ranking 4th of 141 in Oregon at the 97th percentile with 5 stars, and all four of its schools exceed state averages in ELA, Math, and Science at the All Grades level. Bellview is the academic leader, with 76.6% ELA, 70.2% Math, and 69.8% Science, ranking 26th of 709 statewide. Helman follows at 70.5% ELA and 61.5% Math, and has by far the best attendance: 12.0% chronic absenteeism versus 29.5% for the district and 33.5% for the state. Walker is strong in Science at 55.0% but lower in Math at 51.0%. TRAILS shows dramatic grade-level swings, from 88.2% in 4th Grade ELA down to 40% in 5th Grade ELA, with chronic absenteeism of 35.5%.
Pinehurst is a structural outlier rather than a normal comparison: 8 students, $58,863 per-student spending, an 8.0 student-teacher ratio, and many state-suppressed scores that should be treated as unknown. Because TRAILS and Pinehurst are K–8, their All Grades results include middle-grade students and are not directly comparable to the K–5 schools. Notably, the four Ashland schools serve fairly high shares of students eligible for free or reduced lunch — roughly 61–67% — while still substantially outperforming state averages.
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