Schools in Zip Code 97883

ZIP code 97883 covers Union, Oregon, a small rural community served by two public schools in Union School District 5: Union Elementary School (grades K–6, 212 students) and Union High School (grades 7–12, 166 students), for a total of 378 students. There is no separate middle school — the middle grades are housed inside the high school. The district as a whole ranks 66 of 141 in Oregon (53rd percentile, 3 stars), but that single number hides a wide gap between the two schools.

Union High School is the stronger of the two on overall ranking, placing 92 of 271 schools (66th percentile, 3 stars) with English Language Arts proficiency of 47.9% — above both the district (42.4%) and the state (43.8%) — including strong 7th and 11th grade ELA results. Math, however, is a serious weakness: 14.9% proficiency across all grades, well below the district and state, and 11th grade math is under 5%. Union Elementary School ranks lower at 465 of 709 (34th percentile, 2 stars), but has bright spots: 3rd grade ELA at 56.5% and 4th grade math at 48.1% both beat state averages. Its weakest area is science, at 12% overall, with 5th and 6th grade math also low (12% and 13.2%).

Both schools serve similar populations, with free/reduced lunch near 66%, so economic context is comparable. Union High School reports 38.4% chronic absenteeism — above the district and state — and a 78.6% graduation rate, below Oregon's 83.0%. It also spends more per student ($21,691 vs. $19,063) and has a higher student–teacher ratio (17.1 vs. 15.1). One trend worth watching: the high school slipped from 86th percentile and 4 stars two years ago to 66th percentile and 3 stars now, while the elementary school has stayed fairly stable at a low ranking.