Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97734

ZIP code 97734 covers Culver, Oregon, and includes three public schools—K–5 Culver Elementary School, 6–8 Culver Middle School, and 9–12 Culver High School—all part of Culver School District 4, with 653 students total. The district is rated 115th of 141 Oregon districts (18th percentile, 1 star), but school-level results vary widely. About 69–71% of students across the three schools qualify for free or reduced lunch, and per-student spending ranges from $18,838 at the elementary to $21,630 at the high school.

Culver Middle School stands out academically: 47th percentile (2 stars), with ELA proficiency at 55.3% versus district 47.5% and state 43.8%, and chronic absenteeism at 21.7%—lower than district 28.3% and state 33.5%. However, its math is 14.2% versus state 32.9%. Culver Elementary School is at 34th percentile (2 stars), with absenteeism 24.6%, ELA 40.3%, math 26.1%, and science 23.1%; it beats the district in math and science but trails the state. Culver High School is 5th percentile (0 stars), with absenteeism 37.4%, ELA 31.3%, science 5.7%, and math is state-suppressed/unknown. Its graduation rate is 94.8%, above the state’s 83.0%.

Math and science are district-wide weaknesses: district math is 20.1% versus state 32.9%, and science is 18.2% versus 30.6%. High school science is especially low at 5.7% versus state 30.6% (11th grade 5.7% vs. 33.8%), and its rank history fell from 48th percentile in 2022–2023 to 12th in 2024–2025 and 5th in 2025–2026. Middle school ELA and lower absenteeism at the elementary and middle levels are bright spots, while the high school shows a graduation–proficiency gap. Higher spending at the high school does not correspond to higher proficiency or rank in this snapshot.