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How has Stayton High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
669
High
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH SANTIAM SD 29J·NCES 410002000854
Stayton High School
757 W Locust St, Stayton, OR 97383 · (503) 769-2171 · Marion County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL669 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Oregon public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
17.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
553 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 156 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 187 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 175 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 151 | 23% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within North Santiam SD 29J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -17.1pp since 2023
Math
19.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.7% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 17.2% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Stayton High School
Stayton High School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stayton High School this school | 669 | 82.7% | 33.9% |
| Ridgeview High School Redmond | 844 | 81.9% | 31.3% |
| Junction City High School Junction City | 525 | 81.7% | 20.4% |
| Redmond High School Redmond | 896 | 85.0% | 14.7% |
| Tillamook High School Tillamook | 729 | 76.0% | 41.5% |
| North Bend Senior High School North Bend | 690 | 82.0% | 34.5% |
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 Stayton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #69 of 177 | #4 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #88 of 194 ▲ 4 | #5 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #119 of 201 ▼ 64 | #8 of 15 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 669 | #99 of 257 | #9 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #46 of 171 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #84 of 171 | #9 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #71 of 207 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #84 of 102 | #5 of 9 |
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
669
-42 (-6%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 739
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 669 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 83% (553) |
| 2023-24 | 676 | 35.1 | 19.3:1 | 70% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 697 | 39.5 | 17.6:1 | 53% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 711 | 36 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 35.8 | 19.3:1 | 42% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 36 | 19.5:1 | 55% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | 33 | 22.8:1 | 51% (381) |
| 2000-01 | 739 | 34 | 21.7:1 | 30% (225) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stayton High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (692 to 669); teachers up 9% (35.8 to 39).
About Stayton High School
At 757 W Locust St in Stayton, Oregon, Stayton High School operates as a mid-sized high school. Its enrollment is 669 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.
District-wide, North Santiam SD 29J has 6 schools and 2,110 students.
White students are 68% of those enrolled at Stayton High School. The rest of enrollment is 23% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is in line with Marion County, where about 66% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
Its staff includes 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.1 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Oregon, 19.8:1, is higher. Stayton High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 83%. Public schools in Marion County average a similar 83%.
On the allk12 Grade, Stayton High School lands at B+, ahead of 68% of Oregon public high schools.
In Oregon, Stayton High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 33.9% actual against a predicted 30.5%.
Marion County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $77,351 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Stayton High School shares Marion County with 110 other public schools.
North Santiam Options Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from Stayton High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Stayton High School is 5th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 669 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 711. The ratio was 19.8:1 in 2020-21 and 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Stayton High School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Santiam SD 29J
- Stayton Middle SchoolMiddle · 486 students
- Sublimity SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Stayton Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Mari-Linn SchoolElementary · 158 students
- North Santiam Options AcademyCombined · 99 students
Other schools in Stayton
- Stayton Middle SchoolMiddle · 486 students
- Stayton Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- North Santiam Options AcademyCombined · 99 students
Nearby schools
- North Santiam Options Academy0.0 mi · 99
- Stayton Elementary School0.4 mi · 332
- Stayton Middle School0.5 mi · 486
- Sublimity School2.0 mi · 366
- Cascade Opportunity Center3.8 mi · 83
- Aumsville Elementary School4.8 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About Stayton High SchoolHow many students attend Stayton High School?
Stayton High School enrolls approximately 669 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Stayton High School serve?
Stayton High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Stayton High School have?
Stayton High School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stayton High School?
At Stayton High School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 23% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Stayton High School public or private?
Stayton High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Santiam SD 29J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.