Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 97885

Zip code 97885, covering Wallowa, Oregon, contains exactly one middle school: Wallowa Middle School, serving grades 6–8 in Wallowa School District 12. Enrollment is 53 students, or roughly 18 per grade, which means a single child can shift a grade-level percentage by 5–6 points. Per-student spending is $17,304, alongside a 26.5:1 student–teacher ratio that works out to about two full-time teachers covering all three grades. The free or reduced-price lunch figure is not reported, so there is no economic context for the results below.

English language arts is this school's anchor. At 43.1%, it sits within a point of Oregon's 43.8%, and each grade lands within a third of a point of its state counterpart (6th 42.1% vs. 41.8%; 7th 45% vs. 45.3%; 8th 41.7% vs. 41.5%). Mathematics is the clear weakness: 15.7% school-wide against 32.9% statewide. The gap is unevenly distributed — 7th grade is close to the state line at 30% vs. 33.3%, 6th grade is 19.2 points behind at 10.5% vs. 29.7%, and 8th grade is under 5% against a 30% state rate, a gap of at least 25 points. Science follows the math pattern: 18.2% compared with 30.6% statewide.

The school's statewide rank has slid from the 78th percentile (4 stars) in 2023–2024 to 47th (2 stars) to 229th of 371 middle schools, the 38th percentile, while its district ranks 16th of 141. Chronic absenteeism is 33.3% — essentially Oregon's 33.5%, but 7.1 points worse than the district's 26.2%. In short: steady, average reading results, a concentrated math and science deficit, and declining standing within a high-ranked district.