Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97886

ZIP code 97886 is home to a single listed school — Weston Middle School — a grades 5–8 middle school with 187 students at 205 E Wallace in Weston, part of Athena-Weston School District 29RJ; the area has no listed elementary, high, or alternative schools, so all comparisons are against the district or the state.

Academically, the school is strongest in English Language Arts, where 52.4% of students are proficient compared with 49.2% in the district and 43.8% statewide — 8.6 percentage points above the state. Sixth and seventh grade ELA stand out at 12.5 points above the state, while 8th grade ELA is only slightly ahead (41.9% vs. 41.5%). Math is also above the state overall at 35.9% vs. 32.9%, though 8th grade math slips just below at 29.0% vs. 30.0%. Science is the relative weak point: 28.8% proficient overall, 1.8 points below the state, with 5th grade above the state (35.3% vs. 30.8%) but 8th grade well below (21.9% vs. 27.7%) — the lowest grade-level result in the data. Grade-level school figures match district figures exactly, suggesting this school drives the district's results in these grades.

Attendance is a clear bright spot: chronic absenteeism is 17.2%, far below the district's 27.8% and the state's 33.5% — roughly half the state rate — despite 74.33% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. Per-student spending is $21,394 with a 14:1 student-teacher ratio. SchoolDigger ranks the school 118th out of 371 (68th percentile, 3 stars), essentially unchanged over three years (121st to 118th), while the district ranks 40th out of 141 (72nd percentile, 4 stars). With only 187 students, grade-level percentages can swing in small cohorts, so single-year results should be read with some caution.