Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97466

Summary:

The 97466 zip code area is home to two small schools - Powers High School and Powers Elementary School, both part of the Powers School District 31. These schools face significant challenges, with declining academic performance, low test scores, and high rates of economic disadvantage among the student populations.

Powers High School has seen a dramatic drop in its statewide ranking, plummeting from 30th out of 292 Oregon high schools in 2015-2016 to 280th out of 283 in 2017-2018. Both Powers High School and Powers Elementary School have very low test scores, with only 10% of 8th-grade students at the high school scoring proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 25.5%.

The schools also face significant economic challenges, with Powers High School having a 66.67% free/reduced lunch rate and Powers Elementary School having a 75.41% rate. While the small school sizes and low student-teacher ratios suggest a focus on individualized attention, the lack of scale and resources may be contributing to the poor academic outcomes. Addressing these issues will be crucial for improving educational opportunities for students in the 97466 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking ()				OSAS English Language Arts (2024)		OSAS Mathematics (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Powers Elementary School	Public	K-6	Poplar St	Powers	97466	Coos County	Powers School District 31	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 439-2281	61	7	8.6	75.4%	33 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (26.2%)	23.3	557^th of 710 public elementary schools	21.5%					(n/a)	30.8	30.0	23.1	20.0	$26,593	$8,426	$18,167
Powers High School	Public	7-12	High School Hill Rd	Powers	97466	Coos County	Powers School District 31	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 439-2291	66	6	10.5	66.7%	36 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (22.7%)								(n/a)					$26,927	$2,594	$24,333

Cities Near Zip Code 97466

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Powers	0.29 mi	2	193^rd
Myrtle Point	12.65 mi	2	165^th
Port Orford	20.37 mi	2	83^rd
Coquille	21.7 mi	5	38^th
Camas Valley	22.7 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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