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Periwinkle Elementary School

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Periwinkle Elementary School ranks 437 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

437^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Periwinkle Elementary School is a public elementary school in Albany, Oregon, serving 336 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.

Periwinkle Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, test scores that are below the district and state averages across all grade levels, and significant disparities in performance between different student subgroups. For example, while Hispanic students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 50% of Oregon elementary schools, male students and white students perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 25%. Additionally, the school spends significantly more per student ($18,184 in 2022-2023) compared to the district average, but this does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes.

Interestingly, Periwinkle Elementary's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools in the Greater Albany Public School District, such as North Albany Elementary School, which consistently outperforms Periwinkle Elementary in test scores and other metrics. To address these issues, the school and district may need to implement targeted interventions, such as identifying and addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism, developing and implementing evidence-based instructional strategies, and providing targeted support and resources for underperforming student subgroups.

325

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,184

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2196 21st Ave SE
Albany, OR 97322-5596

(541) 967-4600

District: Greater Albany Public School District 8J

Students who attend Periwinkle Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Calapooia Middle School
High:	South Albany High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.2%

Hispanic:

22.5%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2014 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (32% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

!Science scores 11 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg37%

Oregon avg38%

437^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	36.1	437 of 706	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	506 of 710	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	474 of 706	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	459 of 706	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	509 of 705	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	516 of 709	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.6	429 of 701	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.0	362 of 697	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.2	449 of 706	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.9	391 of 695	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.3	426 of 707	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.5	543 of 730	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.0	423 of 695	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.1	546 of 674	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	545 of 665	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.4	449 of 655	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	69.1	173 of 652	73.5%	★★★★☆
2006	50.2	371 of 636	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.1	261 of 629	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.6	152 of 586	74.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	64.2	16 of 97	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	32.7	120 of 179	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	292 of 653	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.4	406 of 658	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	394 of 652	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	446 of 646	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	406 of 621	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	491 of 681	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	178 of 362	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	182 of 365	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	168 of 360	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	96 of 339	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	28.7	281 of 364	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	379 of 475	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	292 of 518	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	286 of 523	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	298 of 595	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	455 of 703	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	267 of 597	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	491 of 640	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	488 of 664	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	549 of 662	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	497 of 665	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	380 of 654	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	454 of 623	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	484 of 680	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	223 of 352	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.4	467 of 481	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	444 of 669	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	550 of 670	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	492 of 656	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	550 of 666	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	483 of 662	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	505 of 683	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)84th percentile+56 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile~ school

White (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-8 vs state

Science19%-11 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Periwinkle Elementary School

What district is Periwinkle Elementary School in?

Greater Albany Public School District 8J

How many students attend Periwinkle Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Periwinkle Elementary School.

Is Periwinkle Elementary School a good school?

Periwinkle Elementary School ranks 437^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Periwinkle Elementary School?

Students at Periwinkle Elementary School are 65% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Periwinkle Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Calapooia Middle School
High : South Albany High School

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