Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97734

Summary:

The 97734 zip code area is home to three schools - Culver Elementary School, Culver High School, and Culver Middle School - all part of the Culver School District 4. While the elementary school's performance is generally below the state average, Culver Middle School has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 215th out of 367 Oregon middle schools in 2021-2022 to 148th out of 371 in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates are above the state average, with 61.7% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024.

Culver High School has also performed well in English Language Arts, with 53.5% of 11th graders scoring proficient or better in 2022-2023, compared to the state average of 46.2%. However, the school's overall ranking has fluctuated over the years. Across all three schools, there is a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 68.57% at Culver High School to 69.66% at Culver Elementary School, indicating significant economic challenges in the district.

The financial information for the schools also varies, with spending per student ranging from $16,105 at Culver Elementary School to $19,868 at Culver High School for the 2021-2022 school year. The student-teacher ratios also differ, with Culver High School having the lowest ratio at 12.7 students per teacher and Culver Elementary School having the highest at 17 students per teacher. These differences in spending and staffing may be an area for further investigation to understand how they impact student outcomes in the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				OSAS English Language Arts (2024)						OSAS Mathematics (2024)						OSAS Science (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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Culver Middle School	Public	6-8	218 West F St	Culver	97734	Jefferson County	Culver School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 546-3090	168	12	14.2	69.0%	106 (63.1%)	1 (0.6%)	57 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	52.5	148^th of 371 public middle schools	60.1%		45.2	180^th of 380 public middle schools	52.6%	32				47.3	53.7	61.7				23.6	19.5	35.0		15.2	$18,630	$1,666	$16,964
Culver Elementary School	Public	K-5	310 West E St	Culver	97734	Jefferson County	Culver School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 546-6861	288	17	17.2	68.8%	197 (68.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	39.5	399^th of 710 public elementary schools	43.8%		46.9	340^th of 706 public elementary schools	51.8%	59	37.0	36.7	45.5				33.3	31.3	20.0				30.9		$17,486	$2,291	$15,194
Culver High School	Public	9-12	710 Fifth St	Culver	97734	Jefferson County	Culver School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 546-2251	223	16	14.3	69.1%	147 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (28.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)								(n/a)															$23,917	$1,672	$22,245

Cities Near Zip Code 97734

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Culver	0.85 mi	3	77^th
Madras	5.75 mi	7	173^rd
Terrebonne	11.02 mi	1	46^th
Redmond	14.25 mi	11	76^th
Warm Springs	17.31 mi	1	196^th

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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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