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What's the biggest difference between Willamette High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,455
High
DISTRICT 782 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHEL SD 52·NCES 410204000623
Willamette High School
1801 Echo Hollow Rd, Eugene, OR 97402 · (541) 689-0731 · Lane County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,455 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
1,273 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 404 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 369 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 332 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 350 | 24% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
12.9%
OR avg 43.0% . -7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Oregon average is about 43 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.9% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 20.5% | 6.1% |
% 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
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Willamette High School
Willamette High School's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette High School this school | 1,455 | 87.5% | 18.6% |
| West Salem High School Salem | 1,606 | 89.5% | 24.5% |
| North Medford High School Medford | 1,721 | 86.8% | 42.2% |
| South Medford High School Medford | 1,856 | 86.9% | 34.4% |
| Sprague High School Salem | 1,712 | 88.8% | 23.5% |
| Sam Barlow High School Gresham | 1,635 | 81.5% | 26.1% |
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 Willamette High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #156 of 177 | #16 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.1% | #186 of 194 | #17 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #193 of 201 ▼ 12 | #18 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,455 | #41 of 257 | #3 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #76 of 171 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #42 of 171 | #2 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #61 of 207 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #92 of 102 | #12 of 13 |
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
1,455
-62 (-4%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 958
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 1,455 | 75.2 | 19.4:1 | 87% (1,273) |
| 2023-24 | 1,474 | 77.9 | 18.9:1 | 66% (974) |
| 2022-23 | 1,516 | 74 | 20.5:1 | 35% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 1,517 | 65 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,492 | 58.4 | 25.6:1 | 50% (744) |
| 2015-16 | 1,439 | 60 | 24.0:1 | 57% (827) |
| 2010-11 | 1,537 | 55 | 27.9:1 | 53% (818) |
| 2000-01 | 1,428 | 66 | 21.6:1 | 27% (384) |
| 1990-91 | 958 | 51 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willamette High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,492 to 1,455); teachers up 29% (58.4 to 75.2).
About Willamette High School
Federal records list Willamette High School as a high school in Eugene, Oregon. Its enrollment is 1,455 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. High schools in Oregon average about 630 students, which makes this school 131% larger than average.
Bethel SD 52 enrolls 4,988 students in 11 schools, including Willamette High School.
More than half of enrollment at Willamette High School is White: 57%. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 81% White. The diversity index for Willamette High School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 19.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Willamette High School, which has 75.2. The average ratio among high schools in Oregon is similar, at 19.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Willamette High School is about 87%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lane County is 76%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Willamette High School is 10.0 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 18.6% actual, 28.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Oregon.
The school is in Lane County, where median household income comes to about $71,544, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Lane County, 117 public schools serve about 42,240 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Willamette High School from the closest public school, Cascade Middle School. The five-mile area around Willamette High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Willamette High School ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 18.6% versus a 22.3% average.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 1,517 (2020-21) to 1,455 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.4:1) than in 2020-21 (23.3:1).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Willamette High School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Bethel SD 52
- Meadow View SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Prairie Mountain SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Fairfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 375 students
- Shasta Middle SchoolMiddle · 345 students
- Malabon Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
Other schools in Eugene
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 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
- Cascade Middle School0.2 mi · 375
- Malabon Elementary School0.4 mi · 322
- Clear Lake Elementary School0.4 mi · 225
- Shasta Middle School0.5 mi · 345
- Danebo Elementary School0.7 mi · 239
- LESD Life Skills1.0 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About Willamette High SchoolHow many students attend Willamette High School?
Willamette High School enrolls approximately 1,455 students in grades 09-12.
Is Willamette High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Willamette High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Willamette High School?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Willamette High School.
How diverse is Willamette High School?
Willamette High School reports a student body of 57% White, 29% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Willamette High School in?
Willamette High School is part of Bethel SD 52.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.