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Best kept secret at Crescent Valley High School?
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Enrollment
875
High
DISTRICT 1,074 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORVALLIS SD 509J·NCES 410348000048
Crescent Valley High School
4444 NW Highland Dr, Corvallis, OR 97330 · (541) 757-5801 · Benton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL875 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Oregon public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
23.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
511 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 | 197 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 224 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 208 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 246 | 28% |
Student demographics
49%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
73.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.6% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.3% | 36.7% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Crescent Valley High School
Crescent Valley High School's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Valley High School this school | 875 | 58.4% | 50.9% |
| South Eugene High School Eugene | 1,499 | 64.6% | 67.9% |
| Arts and Communication Magnet Academy Beaverton | 690 | 50.6% | 40.9% |
| Cascade Senior High School Turner | 795 | 63.8% | 40.3% |
| Ashland High School Ashland | 877 | 64.2% | 50.5% |
| Sheldon High School Eugene | 1,462 | 64.8% | 43.8% |
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 Crescent Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #13 of 177 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #15 of 194 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #9 of 201 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 875 | #76 of 257 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #142 of 171 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #79 of 171 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #157 of 207 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #33 of 102 |
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
875
+46 (+6%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 983
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 875 | 37.7 | 23.2:1 | 58% (511) |
| 2023-24 | 942 | 35.3 | 26.7:1 | 31% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 931 | 41 | 22.7:1 | 19% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 829 | 40 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,001 | 39.6 | 25.3:1 | 25% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 1,022 | 39 | 26.2:1 | 26% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 1,085 | 40 | 27.1:1 | 25% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 1,232 | 52 | 23.7:1 | 9% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 983 | 58 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crescent Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,001 to 875); teachers down 5% (39.6 to 37.7).
About Crescent Valley High School
At 4444 NW Highland Dr in Corvallis, Oregon, Crescent Valley High School operates as a medium-sized high school. A total of 875 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Oregon is about 630 students, so this school is 39% above average.
In Corvallis SD 509J, 13 schools enroll a combined 5,916 students.
Crescent Valley High School's enrollment is 69% White. Next come 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 7% Asian. That compares with about 79% White among all Benton County residents. By the diversity index, Crescent Valley High School comes in at 49%.
Teachers at Crescent Valley High School total 37.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 23.2:1. The 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 511 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 58%. That is close to the 60% average for public schools in Benton County.
allk12 grades Crescent Valley High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Crescent Valley High School, the prediction is 39.9% and the result is 50.9%.
Census estimates describe Benton County this way: median household income is about $77,702, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 26 public schools in Benton County, with a combined enrollment of about 9,268.
Letitia Carson Elementary School is the closest public school, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Crescent Valley High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Crescent Valley High School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 6%, from 829 to 875. The school's ratio rose from 20.7:1 to 23.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
- Corvallis High SchoolHigh · 1,273 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
- Corvallis High SchoolHigh · 1,273 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
Nearby schools
- Letitia Carson Elementary School1.5 mi · 333
- Mt View Elementary School1.5 mi · 211
- Cheldelin Middle School1.6 mi · 488
- Linus Pauling Middle School2.0 mi · 712
- Bessie Coleman Elementary School2.2 mi · 351
- Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School2.2 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Crescent Valley High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Crescent Valley High School?
Crescent Valley High School enrolls approximately 875 students in grades 09-12.
Is Crescent Valley High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crescent Valley High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Crescent Valley High School have?
Crescent Valley High School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crescent Valley High School?
At Crescent Valley High School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Crescent Valley High School public or private?
Crescent Valley High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Corvallis SD 509J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.