Summary:
The 97761 zip code is home to a single school, Warm Springs K-8 Academy, which serves grades K-8 and has an enrollment of 530 students. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District 509J, which is ranked 136 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Warm Springs K-8 Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of Oregon elementary schools over the past three school years, with a statewide rank of 696 out of 710 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates ranging from 9.4% to 16.7% in English Language Arts and 5% to 25.5% in mathematics. The school's science proficiency rate for 8th grade was also low at 6.8%, compared to the state average of 25.9%.
Warm Springs K-8 Academy has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 93.96% in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $22,939, which is significantly higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 12.1, which is lower than the typical student-teacher ratio. These factors suggest that the school is receiving additional resources, but they do not appear to be translating into improved academic achievement for the students.
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