Enrollment
142
Elementary
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWEET HOME SD 55·NCES 411197001643
Sweet Home Charter School
28721 Liberty Rd, Sweet Home, OR 97386 · (541) 367-1833 · Linn County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Oregon public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
89 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 5% smaller than its 6th grade class (20).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Sweet Home SD 55. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
OR avg 43.0% . +22.7pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +13.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 41.3% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Sweet Home Charter School
Sweet Home Charter School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Home Charter School this school | 142 | 62.7% | 47.8% |
| Marcola Elementary School Marcola | 139 | 61.9% | 21.2% |
| Mari-Linn School Lyons | 158 | 65.2% | 22.0% |
| TRAILS Outdoor School Ashland | 157 | 61.1% | 52.3% |
| Colton Elementary School Colton | 171 | 63.7% | 19.3% |
| Walterville Elementary School Springfield | 172 | 64.5% | 40.8% |
Matched among Oregon elementary 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 Sweet Home Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #141 of 591 | #2 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #101 of 646 ▲ 118 | #2 of 27 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #123 of 646 ▲ 257 | #2 of 27 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 142 | #632 of 710 | #25 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #463 of 645 | #27 of 28 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
142
+10 (+8%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 191
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 142 | 6 | 23.7:1 | 63% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 7 | 20.4:1 | 60% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 138 | 6 | 23.0:1 | 98% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 6 | 22.0:1 | 98% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 125 | 9 | 13.9:1 | 44% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 10 | 15.4:1 | 91% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 191 | 9 | 21.2:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sweet Home Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (125 to 142); teachers down 33% (9 to 6).
About Sweet Home Charter School
Sweet Home Charter School is a small elementary school with an address in Sweet Home, Oregon. It has an enrollment of 142 students in kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students, which makes this school 56% below average.
Sweet Home Charter School is run by Sweet Home SD 55, whose 7 schools enroll 2,249 students.
White students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Among Linn County residents, the White share is about 84%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sweet Home Charter School is 23.7:1, based on 6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Sweet Home Charter School counts 63% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Linn County average 79%.
Sweet Home Charter School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 74% of Oregon public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 38.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Linn County show that the median household earns about $76,329 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Linn County has 48 public schools with about 17,916 students, including Sweet Home Charter School.
Oak Heights Elementary School is about 3.8 miles from Sweet Home Charter School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Sweet Home Charter School holds 4 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Sweet Home Charter School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Sweet Home Charter School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area. As a charter school, Sweet Home Charter School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 10 students, from 132 to 142. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 22.0:1 to 23.7:1.
The Sweet Home Charter School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Sweet Home SD 55
- Sweet Home High SchoolHigh · 752 students
- Sweet Home Junior High SchoolMiddle · 358 students
- Oak Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Foster Elementary SchoolElementary · 277 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Holley Elementary SchoolElementary · 157 students
Other schools in Sweet Home
- Sweet Home High SchoolHigh · 752 students
- Sweet Home Junior High SchoolMiddle · 358 students
- Oak Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Holley Elementary SchoolElementary · 157 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Heights Elementary School3.8 mi · 303
- Sweet Home High School3.9 mi · 752
- Sweet Home Junior High School4.3 mi · 358
- Hawthorne Elementary School4.6 mi · 260
- Holley Elementary School5.0 mi · 157
- Sand Ridge Charter School5.3 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Sweet Home Charter SchoolHow large is Sweet Home Charter School?
Sweet Home Charter School enrolls approximately 142 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Sweet Home Charter School serve?
Sweet Home Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sweet Home Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sweet Home Charter School is approximately 23.7:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sweet Home Charter School?
At Sweet Home Charter School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Sweet Home Charter School public or private?
Sweet Home Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Sweet Home SD 55.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.