Schools in Zip Code 97636

ZIP code 97636 covers a single school: Paisley School, a K–12 alternative school of 222 students at 260 Green St in Paisley, Oregon. Because it is the only school in the area, it also serves as its own district, Paisley School District 11, so there is no other local school to compare it against — the benchmark is the state of Oregon. Note that graduation and attendance figures come from one school year and test scores from the next.

Against the state, Paisley stands out. Its all-grades proficiency beats Oregon in English language arts (60.6% vs. 43.8%), math (51.4% vs. 32.9%), and especially science (56.7% vs. 30.6%). Science is the signature subject, ahead of the state by more than 25 points at every grade level where it was reported. Eleventh grade is the strongest showcase: 83.3% in ELA, 66.7% in science, and 41.7% in math, all well above state. Chronic absenteeism is 13.2%, less than half of Oregon's 33.5% — roughly one in eight students versus one in three statewide. Of nine reported grade-level comparisons, eight beat the state; the exception is fifth-grade ELA at 40.0% versus 47.1%.

Two things temper the picture. The graduation rate is 63.6% against the state's 83.0% — a 19.4-point gap that sits awkwardly beside strong test scores and attendance, and may reflect the school's alternative designation or a very small graduating class. Also, eight of twenty test-score cells are suppressed by the state, and grade cohorts are tiny, so individual percentages can swing widely with one student. Per-student spending is $18,135 and the student–teacher ratio is 41.6, high figures typical of small rural schools. The free/reduced-lunch rate is blank, so the economic context of these results is unknown.