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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 97754

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1,490

Students

Top rankedSteins Pillar Elementary169^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 97754 covers Prineville, Oregon, and is home to four elementary-level schools — three traditional K–5 schools and one K–8 homeLink program — all part of Crook County School District, which ranks 14th of 141 Oregon districts (90th percentile, 5 stars). Combined enrollment is 1,490 students: Crooked River Elementary School (553), Barnes Butte Elementary (510), Steins Pillar Elementary (267), and Grizzly Mountain HomeLink (160).

Among the K–5 schools, Steins Pillar Elementary has the strongest overall academic profile, leading all-grade ELA at 62.6%, 5th-grade ELA at 73.5%, and 5th-grade math at 52.9%, while posting the lowest chronic absenteeism among K–5 schools at 20.0% and ranking 169th of 709 (76th percentile, 4 stars) — all with the lowest K–5 per-student spending, $16,597. Crooked River Elementary School leads in all-grade math (52.8%) and science (32.9%), has the largest enrollment, and ranks 186th of 709 (74th percentile, 4 stars). Barnes Butte Elementary has the most resources — highest per-student spending ($19,666) and lowest student–teacher ratio (14.0) — and strong 3rd-grade math (62.1%), but ranks lower at 236th of 709 (67th percentile, 3 stars), with 5th-grade math at 29.9%.

All three K–5 schools serve roughly 79%–80% free/reduced lunch populations, yet each has chronic absenteeism below the district (30.1%) and state (33.5%), ranging from 20.0% to 25.5%, and their K–5 averages in ELA (55.5%) and math (48.8%) exceed district and state. Science is the uneven subject: Crooked River is above district and state, while Barnes Butte and Steins Pillar are below both. Grizzly Mountain HomeLink is a different model — K–8, smallest enrollment, lowest per-student spending ($4,587), highest student–teacher ratio (18.7), and no reported rank, chronic absenteeism, or free/reduced lunch value. Its reported all-grade proficiency is lower (ELA 25%, math 13%, science under 5%), and many grade-level scores are suppressed with “—” (unknown), so direct comparisons to the K–5 schools are limited.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)							OSAS Mathematics (2026)							OSAS Science (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Crooked River Elementary School	Public, Virtual	K-5	1400 SE 2nd St	Prineville	97754	Crook County	Crook County School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(541) 447-6488	553	34	16.1	79.9%	466 (84.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	68.1	186^th of 709 public elementary schools	73.8%		67.3	187^th of 706 public elementary schools	73.5%	1	50.6	42.5	58.1				50.2	54.3	56.3	47.3				52.8	32.9		32.9	87.5%	11.2%	$18,117	$916	$17,200
Barnes Butte Elementary	Public	K-5	1875 NE Ironhorse Dr	Prineville	97754	Crook County	Crook County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 416-4150	510	36	14.0	79.4%	346 (67.8%)	1 (0.2%)	124 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.9%)	61.9	236^th of 709 public elementary schools	66.7%		50.9	297^th of 706 public elementary schools	57.9%	61	54.2	50.6	56.7				53.7	62.1	44.3	29.9				44.6	26.9		26.9	88.6%	11.4%	$19,666	$1,076	$18,590
Steins Pillar Elementary	Public	K-5	640 East 3rd St	Prineville	97754	Crook County	Crook County School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 416-4230	267	18	15.0	79.8%	229 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	71.6	169^th of 709 public elementary schools	76.2%		46.5	337^th of 706 public elementary schools	52.3%	168	50.0	65.1	73.5				62.6	44.7	50.0	52.9				49.1	26.5		26.5	93.3%	6.3%	$16,597	$226	$16,370
Grizzly Mountain HomeLink	Public, Virtual	K-8	641 E 1st St	Prineville	97754	Crook County	Crook County School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(541) 416-4153	160	9	18.7	—	145 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)								(n/a)							25.0							13.0			< 5%	69.9%	25.3%	$4,587	$193	$4,394

Cities Near Zip Code 97754

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Prineville	0.12 mi	12	31^st
Powell Butte	9.62 mi	1	32^nd
Redmond	16.82 mi	11	80^th
Terrebonne	17.35 mi	1	63^rd
Culver	23.98 mi	3	156^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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