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If you could change one rule at Corvallis High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,273
High
DISTRICT 1,074 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORVALLIS SD 509J·NCES 410348000047
Corvallis High School
1400 NW Buchanan Ave, Corvallis, OR 97330 · (541) 757-5871 · Benton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,273 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Oregon public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
738 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 301 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 293 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 330 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 349 | 27% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
22.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.8% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 20.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Corvallis High School
Corvallis High School's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corvallis High School this school | 1,273 | 58.0% | 35.0% |
| Putnam High School Milwaukie | 1,060 | 59.7% | 22.4% |
| Sheldon High School Eugene | 1,462 | 64.8% | 43.8% |
| Churchill High School Eugene | 1,031 | 66.0% | 35.9% |
| Tigard High School Tigard | 1,771 | 59.7% | 34.5% |
| Canby High School Canby | 1,402 | 62.5% | 30.1% |
Matched among Oregon high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Corvallis High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #58 of 177 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #67 of 194 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #56 of 201 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,273 | #54 of 257 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #141 of 171 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #58 of 171 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #160 of 207 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #51 of 67 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,273
+214 (+20%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 999
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 20.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,273 | 55.2 | 23.0:1 | 58% (738) |
| 2023-24 | 1,255 | 49.6 | 25.3:1 | 44% (555) |
| 2022-23 | 1,284 | 58 | 22.1:1 | 40% (508) |
| 2020-21 | 1,059 | 52 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,241 | 52.4 | 23.7:1 | 36% (450) |
| 2015-16 | 1,266 | 50 | 25.3:1 | 36% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 1,159 | 49 | 23.6:1 | 35% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 1,255 | 52 | 24.1:1 | 14% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 999 | 54 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Corvallis High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,241 to 1,273); teachers up 5% (52.4 to 55.2).
About Corvallis High School
This page covers Corvallis High School, a high-enrollment high school in Corvallis, Oregon. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 1,273 students. High schools in Oregon have about 630 students on average; enrollment here is 102% higher.
Corvallis SD 509J is the district for Corvallis High School. It has 13 schools and 5,916 students.
More than half of the students at Corvallis High School are White (61%). Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 79% White among all Benton County residents. The diversity index for Corvallis High School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 23.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Corvallis High School, which has 55.2. By comparison, the average for high schools in Oregon is 19.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Corvallis High School is about 58%. The average for public schools in Benton County is similar, at 60%.
Among Oregon public high schools, Corvallis High School outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Corvallis High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (35.0%) and its predicted rate (40.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools.
The school's county is Benton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $77,702, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Benton County's 26 public schools enroll about 9,268 students and include Corvallis High School.
The closest school to Corvallis High School is Franklin School, located about 0.2 miles away. Corvallis High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Corvallis High School ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 35.0% versus a 47.7% average.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment was 1,273 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,059. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 20.4:1 to 23.0:1.
Corvallis High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,303
Census ACS
Median income
$77,702
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,268 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Corvallis SD 509J
- Crescent Valley High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Linus Pauling Middle SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Cheldelin Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Bessie Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Other schools in Corvallis
- Crescent Valley High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Linus Pauling Middle SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Cheldelin Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Bessie Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Other Corvallis High schools
One other US public school is named Corvallis High. Corvallis High School is the largest of the 2.
- Corvallis High SchoolCorvallis, MT · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin School0.2 mi · 310
- Garfield Elementary School0.6 mi · 378
- Linus Pauling Middle School0.8 mi · 712
- Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School0.9 mi · 225
- Letitia Carson Elementary School1.5 mi · 333
- Bessie Coleman Elementary School1.7 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About Corvallis High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Corvallis High School?
Corvallis High School enrolls approximately 1,273 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Corvallis High School serve?
Corvallis High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Corvallis High School?
Approximately 23.0:1 students per teacher at Corvallis High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Corvallis High School?
At Corvallis High School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Corvallis High School?
Corvallis High School is overseen by Corvallis SD 509J in Benton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.