Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 97883

Zip code 97883 has exactly one elementary school, Union Elementary School, serving grades K–6 with 212 students in Union, OR as part of Union School District 5. Because it is the only elementary school in the zip code, the most useful comparisons are against district and state benchmarks. The district is ranked 66th of 141 Oregon districts (53rd percentile, 3 stars), while the school’s recent standing is lower: 465 of 709 (34th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, 469 of 706 (34th percentile, 2 stars) in 2024–2025, and 438 of 710 (38th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024. After a slight dip from 2023–2024 to 2024–2025, the school’s rank has been fairly stable but remains below the state median.

Union Elementary’s clearest strengths are 3rd grade English Language Arts, at 56.5% proficient—15.0 percentage points above the state’s 41.5% and equal to the district—and 4th grade Mathematics, at 48.1% proficient, 9.2 percentage points above the state’s 38.9%. Chronic absenteeism is 33.7%, slightly above the state’s 33.5% but below the district’s 35.7%. The biggest concerns are Science, all grades, at only 12% proficient versus 21.5% in the district and 30.6% statewide; 5th grade Mathematics at 12%, far below the state’s 32.4%; and 6th grade Mathematics at 13.2%, far below the state’s 29.7%. 4th and 6th grade ELA also trail the state by roughly 10–13 percentage points.

For context, the school reports a 15.1 student/teacher ratio, 66.04% free/reduced lunch, and $19,063 per-student spending. All-grade ELA is 38.9% proficient, below the district’s 42.4% and the state’s 43.8%, while all-grade Mathematics is 25.7%, above the district’s 21.7% but below the state’s 32.9%. With only 212 students in K–6, grade-level rates are based on small numbers of tested students, so year-to-year comparisons should be treated as directional rather than definitive. Overall, Union Elementary has mixed outcomes: its strongest signals are 3rd grade ELA and 4th grade math, while science, 5th grade math, and 6th grade math are the most urgent gaps. About one in three students is chronically absent.