Crescent Valley High School

Crescent Valley High School is one of the medium-sized high schools in Corvallis, Oregon, part of Corvallis SD 509J, with 875 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 630 students per school, that is 39% above typical.

Within Corvallis SD 509J, which oversees 13 schools and 5,916 students, Crescent Valley High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Crescent Valley High School lists that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Asian. By comparison, Benton County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.2:1. The state averages around 19.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Crescent Valley High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.9%, the actual is 50.9%, a residual of +11.0 points.

In the area at large, census data for Benton County shows median household income runs about $77,702, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Benton County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,268 students), of which Crescent Valley High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Letitia Carson Elementary School, around 1.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Crescent Valley High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Crescent Valley High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 1,001 students in 2018 compared to 875 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 74% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 23.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.