Summary:
Zip code 97882 covers Umatilla, Oregon, and is served by three public schools — one elementary, one middle, and one high school — all within Umatilla School District 6R, with a combined enrollment of about 1,450 students. The largest is McNary Heights Elementary School (grades K–3, 642 students), followed by Umatilla High School (grades 9–12, 466 students) and Clara Brownell Middle School (grades 7–8, 342 students).
Comparing the three, McNary Heights Elementary School is the strongest academically, with 22.8% ELA and 15.0% math proficiency — both above the district averages — and its state rank improved from the 3rd percentile to the 10th percentile. Umatilla High School has the clearest bright spot in the zip: an 87.0% graduation rate, above the state's 83.0%. However, it also posts the lowest math proficiency (6.2% versus 32.9% statewide) and the highest chronic absenteeism (41.3%). Clara Brownell Middle School has by far the best attendance at 21.2% chronic absenteeism — about 12 points better than both the district and state — yet the weakest test results, with 8.9% ELA and 8.1% math. Notably, strong attendance at the middle school is not translating into higher proficiency.
At the district level, Umatilla School District 6R ranks 140th of 141 in Oregon, at the 1st percentile with 0 stars, and no school exceeds the state in any reported all-grade subject. Spending and class size show no simple relationship with outcomes: Umatilla High spends the most per student ($20,441) with the largest classes (20:1) but the lowest math proficiency, while McNary Heights has the smallest classes (16.3:1) and the strongest results. Two data caveats are worth noting: reported free/reduced lunch rates exceed 100% at all three schools, and McNary Heights is listed as K–3 yet reports a 5th-grade science score, with no school listed for grades 4–6 in this zip code.
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