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Lafayette Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

563^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Lafayette Elementary School is a public elementary school in Albany, Oregon, serving 268 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Greater Albany Public School District 8J, which is ranked 65 out of 140 districts in the state.

Despite being part of a moderately ranked district, Lafayette Elementary has consistently performed below average compared to other Oregon elementary schools. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance, while nearby schools like Oak Grove Elementary, North Albany Elementary, and Liberty Elementary have higher 4-5 star ratings. Lafayette's student performance on state assessments is significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

The school faces challenges related to its student demographics, with a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and a higher proportion of Hispanic and English Language Learner students compared to the district and state. Additionally, Lafayette Elementary has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.1% to 43.2% in recent years, which can negatively impact student learning and academic outcomes. While the school's performance lags behind its peers, the data suggests that with targeted interventions and support, Lafayette Elementary has the potential to improve and better serve its student population.

295

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,189

Per pupil spending ?

76.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3122 Madison St SE
Albany, OR 97322-4146

(541) 967-4575

District: Greater Albany Public School District 8J

Students who attend Lafayette Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Calapooia Middle School
High:	South Albany High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.9%

Hispanic:

36.3%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2014 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (24% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg37%

Oregon avg38%

563^rd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Greater Albany Public School District 8J

65^th of 140Greater Albany Public School District 8J among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	563 of 706	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	540 of 710	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	531 of 706	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	575 of 706	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	520 of 705	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	414 of 709	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.6	473 of 701	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.6	404 of 697	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.0	432 of 706	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.2	323 of 695	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.1	458 of 707	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.6	507 of 730	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.9	503 of 695	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.1	497 of 674	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	58.1	294 of 665	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.6	220 of 655	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.9	317 of 652	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.7	298 of 636	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.3	281 of 629	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.5	230 of 586	60.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	60.5	33 of 179	81.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	484 of 653	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	578 of 658	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	502 of 652	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	557 of 646	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	456 of 621	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	442 of 681	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	179 of 362	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	131 of 365	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	211 of 360	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	173 of 339	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	140 of 364	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	308 of 475	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	266 of 518	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	224 of 523	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	371 of 595	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	571 of 703	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	292 of 597	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	277 of 640	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	538 of 664	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	402 of 662	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	495 of 665	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	486 of 654	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	376 of 623	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	369 of 680	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	159 of 352	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	224 of 303	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	265 of 481	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	537 of 669	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	548 of 670	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	509 of 656	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	621 of 666	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	544 of 662	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.8	333 of 683	51.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2018)82nd percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-13 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science19%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

We pulled our child out of this school after the new administration came in and made these blanket changes which essentially kept the parents in the dark about what their child was learning. I understand the newer methods of teaching math, but when the administration just says "Don't worry about it", when we ask what they are learning, there is something wrong. They put problem children into a "Focus room" where the goal is to be good for a while and you'll get a bag of candy. They give out rewards for children who are troubled and bully others in an effort to raise them up, but it only makes them bully more so. In second grade, our child was attacked by another child, who when they went to punish him, the parent blamed the school, which promptly put him back in to class. That month he got an award for "greatest kid". If these people think they are preparing children for the real world, they are in for a surprise. At best, they preparing them for high drop out rates and minimum wage employment. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	K-5	3122 Madison St SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4575	295	17	17.7	76.3%	162 (54.9%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (36.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	23	563^rd of 706 public elementary schools	20.3%		25	540^th of 710 public elementary schools	23.9%	23	25.0	39.0	26.4	20.9	36.6	7.5	19.2	$19,189	$1,403	$17,786
Oak Elementary School	Public	K-5	3610 Oak St SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4591	273	16	17.5	76.9%	168 (61.5%)	2 (0.7%)	70 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	26 (9.5%)	49.1	313^th of 706 public elementary schools	55.7%		50.8	303^rd of 710 public elementary schools	57.3%	10	50.0	46.7	35.7	50.0	40.0	23.2	29.8	$53,775	$23,712	$30,063
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	K-5	730 19th Ave SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4608	324	23	14.0	80.6%	171 (52.8%)	2 (0.6%)	128 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	14	645^th of 706 public elementary schools	8.6%		13.1	654^th of 710 public elementary schools	7.9%	9	22.6	18.5	17.6	34.0	14.8	7.8	11.8	$23,112	$1,653	$21,459
Periwinkle Elementary School	Public	K-5	2196 21st Ave SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4600	325	16	20.3	76.6%	212 (65.2%)	3 (0.9%)	73 (22.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.9%)	36.1	437^th of 706 public elementary schools	38.1%		28.4	506^th of 710 public elementary schools	28.7%	69	38.2	46.3	38.8	29.1	35.8	22.1	19.1	$18,184	$1,114	$17,070
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	2345 Liberty St SW	Albany	97321	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 967-4578	297	16	18.7	76.1%	222 (74.7%)	3 (1.0%)	33 (11.1%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.1%)	57.6	256^th of 706 public elementary schools	63.7%		79.5	119^th of 710 public elementary schools	83.2%	137	43.9	48.1	48.2	46.4	40.4	42.9	28.1	$17,301	$633	$16,667
Central Elementary School	Public	3-5	336 9th Ave SW	Albany	97321	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4561	125	11	11.9	78.4%	94 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	44.7	360^th of 706 public elementary schools	49.0%		32.1	474^th of 710 public elementary schools	33.2%	114	48.6	37.8	38.3	45.7	33.3	25.5	29.8	$19,941	$2,677	$17,263
Takena Elementary School	Public	K-2	1210 12th Ave SW	Albany	97321	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4613	122	8	14.6	76.2%	92 (75.4%)	1 (0.8%)	21 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.6%)								(n/a)								$8,216	$633	$7,583
South Shore Elementary School	Public	K-5	910 Bain St SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4604	356	23	15.8	80.3%	78 (21.9%)	2 (0.6%)	253 (71.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (4.2%)	15.2	633^rd of 706 public elementary schools	10.3%		31.6	477^th of 710 public elementary schools	32.8%	156	20.6	31.3	26.5	14.7	25.0	8.2	14.0	$8,216	$633	$7,583
Waverly Elementary School	Public	K-5	425 Columbus ST SE	Albany	97321	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4617	204	16	12.7	82.8%	115 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (29.9%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.3%)	14.2	643^rd of 706 public elementary schools	8.9%		11.1	671^st of 710 public elementary schools	5.5%	28	19.2	23.3	5.7	38.5	13.3	11.4	11.4	$24,216	$5,599	$18,617
North Albany Elementary School	Public	K-5	815 Thornton Lake Dr NW	Albany	97321	Benton County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 967-4588	291	16	18.4	75.6%	225 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	80.4	116^th of 706 public elementary schools	83.6%		76.5	138^th of 710 public elementary schools	80.6%	22	62.5	56.4	66.7	46.2	47.3	51.1	57.8	$19,077	$1,797	$17,280

Frequently Asked Questions about Lafayette Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Lafayette Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lafayette Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Calapooia Middle School
High : South Albany High School

Is Lafayette Elementary School a good school?

Lafayette Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Oregon elementary schools.

What district is Lafayette Elementary School in?

Greater Albany Public School District 8J

What is the racial makeup of Lafayette Elementary School?

Students at Lafayette Elementary School are 55% White, 36% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Lafayette Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Lafayette Elementary School.

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