Best Public Schools in Corvallis, OR

The city of Corvallis, Oregon is home to a diverse set of 13 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The schools in the Corvallis School District 509J generally perform well, with all schools ranked in the top 140 districts in Oregon and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the standout schools in Corvallis are Franklin School, a K-8 public school that consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, and Crescent Valley High School, which ranks 20th out of 270 Oregon high schools and has impressive test scores. Another high-performing school is Bessie Coleman Elementary School, which ranks 63rd out of 706 Oregon elementary schools.

While the district overall performs well, there is a significant disparity in performance between the top-performing schools and some of the lower-performing schools, such as Garfield Elementary School and Mt View Elementary School. The district also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 34.3% across all schools, and variations in spending per student and student-teacher ratios that may contribute to the performance differences observed.