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What's one thing South Albany High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,466
High
DISTRICT 966 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREATER ALBANY PUBLIC SD 8J·NCES 410112000736
South Albany High School
3705 Columbus ST SE, Albany, OR 97322 · (541) 967-4522 · Linn County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,466 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Oregon public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
21.9:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
1,134 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 361 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 402 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 396 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 307 | 21% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
32.8%
OR avg 43.0% . -8.9pp since 2023
Math
8.8%
OR avg 31.8% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.8% | 8.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 11.8% |
% 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 South Albany High School
South Albany High School's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Albany High School this school | 1,466 | 77.4% | 24.5% |
| McMinnville High School McMinnville | 2,228 | 78.1% | 37.5% |
| Tillamook High School Tillamook | 729 | 76.0% | 41.5% |
| Ridgeview High School Redmond | 844 | 81.9% | 31.3% |
| North Medford High School Medford | 1,721 | 86.8% | 42.2% |
| South Medford High School Medford | 1,856 | 86.9% | 34.4% |
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 South Albany High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #122 of 177 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #166 of 194 ▼ 21 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #146 of 201 ▼ 42 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,466 | #38 of 257 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #128 of 171 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #59 of 171 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #87 of 207 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #37 of 67 | N/A |
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
1,466
+116 (+9%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 1,097
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 1,466 | 66.8 | 21.9:1 | 77% (1,134) |
| 2023-24 | 1,511 | N/A | N/A | 66% (995) |
| 2022-23 | 1,481 | 56.9 | 26.1:1 | 68% (1,007) |
| 2020-21 | 1,350 | 62 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,391 | 60.8 | 22.9:1 | 35% (484) |
| 2015-16 | 1,352 | 59 | 22.9:1 | 49% (661) |
| 2010-11 | 1,312 | 56 | 23.4:1 | 54% (708) |
| 2000-01 | 1,159 | 55 | 21.1:1 | 25% (292) |
| 1990-91 | 1,097 | 58 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Albany High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,391 to 1,466); teachers up 10% (60.8 to 66.8).
About South Albany High School
South Albany High School is one of the public schools in Albany, Oregon. It is a high-enrollment high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,466 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Oregon) has about 630 students.
The Greater Albany Public SD 8J system has 20 schools and 8,771 students.
White students make up a majority at South Albany High School, at 58%. Other students are 33% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 84% White share among all Linn County residents. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 21.9:1, with 66.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon. Lunch subsidy eligibility at South Albany High School is 77%. That tracks the 79% average for public schools in Linn County.
The allk12 Grade for South Albany High School is C. Compared with Oregon public high schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for South Albany High School is -8.1 points: 24.5% actual, 32.5% predicted.
Federal survey data for Linn County show that the median household income is $76,329, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Linn County is home to 48 public schools and about 17,916 public school students.
The shortest distance from South Albany High School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Oak Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, South Albany High School is 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment rise, from 1,350 in 2020-21 to 1,466 in 2024-25.
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Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,706
Census ACS
Median income
$76,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
17,916 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greater Albany Public SD 8J
- West Albany High SchoolHigh · 1,297 students
- Timber Ridge SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Calapooia Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 544 students
- Meadow Ridge ElementaryElementary · 510 students
- North Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 479 students
Other schools in Albany
- West Albany High SchoolHigh · 1,297 students
- Timber Ridge SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Calapooia Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 544 students
- Meadow Ridge ElementaryElementary · 510 students
- North Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Elementary School0.4 mi · 273
- Lafayette Elementary School0.8 mi · 295
- Periwinkle Elementary School0.9 mi · 325
- Riverside High School0.9 mi · 10
- Three Lakes High School0.9 mi · 33
- Calapooia Middle School1.0 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About South Albany High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Albany High School?
South Albany High School enrolls approximately 1,466 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does South Albany High School serve?
South Albany High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at South Albany High School?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at South Albany High School.
How diverse is South Albany High School?
South Albany High School reports a student body of 58% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees South Albany High School?
South Albany High School is overseen by Greater Albany Public SD 8J in Linn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.