Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97231

Summary:

The 97231 zip code area is home to two exceptional elementary schools - Skyline Elementary School and Sauvie Island School. Both schools demonstrate strong academic performance, with Skyline Elementary standing out as a top-ranked school in the state.

Skyline Elementary is ranked in the top 7% of Oregon elementary schools, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 3 years. The school's test scores significantly outperform the Portland School District and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. With a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 13.02%, Skyline serves a more affluent student population and spends $30,246 per student, significantly higher than the state average.

While Sauvie Island School also performs well above state averages, it does not stand out to the same degree as Skyline Elementary. Sauvie Island is ranked in the top 11% of Oregon elementary schools and has a higher free/reduced lunch rate of 19.91%. The school's per-student spending of $7,408 is notably lower than Skyline's, which may contribute to the performance gap between the two schools.

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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
Skyline Elementary School	Public	K-8	11536 NW Skyline Blvd	Portland	97231	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5212	218	13	17.2	16.1%	150 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.5%)	11 (5.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.8%)	91.9	50^th of 710 public elementary schools	93.0%		90	60^th of 706 public elementary schools	91.5%	10	76.0	64.0	74.1	70.0	82.6	64.0	76.0	45.8	59.3	63.2	63.6	64.0	63.0	60.0	$22,585	$1,518	$21,067
Sauvie Island School	Public, Charter	K-8	14445 NW Charlton Rd	Portland	97231	Multnomah County	Scappoose School District 1J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 621-3426	214	14	15.1	31.8%	174 (81.3%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (10.7%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	87.2	76^th of 710 public elementary schools	89.3%		87.5	67^th of 706 public elementary schools	90.5%	9	66.7	68.2	66.7	45.8	70.8	65.2	58.3	69.6	62.5	41.7	54.2	56.5	70.8	30.4	$8,134	$449	$7,685

Cities Near Zip Code 97231

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Portland	1.78 mi	154	47^th
Hillsboro	5.09 mi	31	68^th
Beaverton	6.25 mi	36	57^th
North Plains	6.51 mi	2	6^th
Scappoose	7.99 mi	5	36^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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