Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97465

The 97465 zip code area is home to two schools - Driftwood Elementary School and Pacific High School, both of which serve a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population. While the schools spend significantly more per student than the state average, their academic performance generally lags behind state benchmarks, with some notable exceptions.

Driftwood Elementary School is ranked 447 out of 710 Oregon elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are relatively low compared to state averages, with some grades performing significantly below the state. In contrast, Pacific High School has a mixed performance, with 11th-grade English Language Arts proficiency above the state average but Mathematics and Science proficiency below.

Both schools serve a high-need student population, with Driftwood Elementary having a free/reduced lunch rate of 58.58% and Pacific High reporting an unusually high rate of 125%, which may suggest data inaccuracy. Despite the challenges, Pacific High has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12, indicating smaller class sizes, while Driftwood Elementary has a higher ratio of 19.5.