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If you had an hour of school board time for South Eugene High School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,499
High
DISTRICT 874 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUGENE SD 4J·NCES 410474000573
South Eugene High School
400 E 19th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 · (541) 790-8000 · Lane County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,499 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
968 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 353 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 371 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 386 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 389 | 26% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
79.2%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
52.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -11.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 down about 11 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.2% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 78.6% | 63.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in Oregon's top 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 Eugene High School
South Eugene High School's state test result (67.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Eugene High School this school | 1,499 | 64.6% | 67.9% |
| Sheldon High School Eugene | 1,462 | 64.8% | 43.8% |
| Crescent Valley High School Corvallis | 875 | 58.4% | 50.9% |
| Ashland High School Ashland | 877 | 64.2% | 50.5% |
| Sandy High School Sandy | 1,420 | 61.3% | 23.2% |
| Cascade Senior High School Turner | 795 | 63.8% | 40.3% |
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 Eugene High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #1 of 177 | #1 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #6 of 194 ▼ 4 | #1 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #6 of 201 ▼ 2 | #1 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,499 | #36 of 257 | #1 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #135 of 171 | #14 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #86 of 171 | #6 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #140 of 207 | #18 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #55 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
1,499
-39 (-3%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,673
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 1,499 | 66.5 | 22.5:1 | 65% (968) |
| 2023-24 | 1,484 | 66.8 | 22.2:1 | 30% (441) |
| 2022-23 | 1,505 | N/A | N/A | 27% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 1,538 | 64 | 24.0:1 | 15% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 1,466 | 57.3 | 25.6:1 | 25% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 1,447 | 57 | 25.4:1 | 25% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 1,522 | 73 | 20.9:1 | 20% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 1,579 | 75 | 21.1:1 | 7% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 1,673 | 82 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Eugene High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,466 to 1,499); teachers up 16% (57.3 to 66.5).
About South Eugene High School
South Eugene High School is a high school in Eugene, Oregon, reachable at (541) 790-8000. A federal count lists 1,499 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 138% larger than the 630 average for high schools in Oregon.
The 36 schools of Eugene SD 4J, including South Eugene High School, enroll 15,712 students.
South Eugene High School is 71% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. County-wide, 81% of Lane County residents are White. South Eugene High School's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 66.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at South Eugene High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 22.5:1. That is higher than the 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon. The lunch program counts 65% of students at South Eugene High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Lane County average 76%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, South Eugene High School is in the top 10% of Oregon schools: 67.9% actual against 37.5% predicted.
Lane County has about 384,207 residents, and the median household income is $71,544, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Lane County has 117 public schools and roughly 42,240 students.
Roosevelt Middle School is located about 0.4 miles from South Eugene High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, South Eugene High School is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 1,499 students in 2024-25, 39 fewer than the 1,538 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 24.0:1 to 22.5:1.
Discussions about South Eugene High School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eugene SD 4J
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Gilham Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 557 students
- Monroe Middle SchoolMiddle · 519 students
Other schools in Eugene
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- Willamette High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Meadow View SchoolElementary · 672 students
- TEACH-NWCombined · 655 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Middle School0.4 mi · 557
- Network Charter School0.6 mi · 119
- Edison Elementary School0.7 mi · 319
- Yujin Gakuen Elementary School0.9 mi · 216
- Camas Ridge Community Elementary1.0 mi · 258
- Adams Elementary School1.1 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About South Eugene High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Eugene High School?
South Eugene High School enrolls approximately 1,499 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does South Eugene High School serve?
South Eugene High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does South Eugene High School have?
South Eugene High School employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
How diverse is South Eugene High School?
South Eugene High School reports a student body of 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees South Eugene High School?
South Eugene High School is overseen by Eugene SD 4J in Lane County.
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