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Best Public Schools in Eugene, OR


At a glance
53
Schools
21,673
Students
5
Districts
5
5-star schools
Top rankedH L n Chinese Immersion Elementary School4th of 709 Oregon elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Cesar Chavez Elementary School up 136 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Kalapuya High School 11.2 students per teacher
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Newly ranked this year
Twin Rivers Charter School and 1 more
SchoolDigger ratings
5★
4★
3★
2★
1★
6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Eugene, Oregon is home to 53 schools serving roughly 21,600 students in grades K–12, spread across five districts — Eugene School District 4J, Bethel School District 52, Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District 66, Marcola School District 79J, and Lane Education Service District. The landscape is sharply divided: 4J ranks in the 84th percentile of Oregon districts while Bethel sits in the 14th — a 98-rank gap between two districts serving the same city.

Achievement concentrates heavily in 4J. All ten of Eugene's top-ranked elementaries are 4J schools, led by H L n Chinese Immersion Elementary School (4th of 709 Oregon elementaries), Charlemagne French Immersion Elementary School (19th), and Yujin Gakuen Elementary School (30th) — immersion programs that admit by lottery yet land in the top 4% statewide, with chronic absenteeism of 17–22% against the state's 33.5%. Edgewood Community Elementary School is the strongest neighborhood, non-magnet option at the 91st percentile, and Coburg Community Charter School pairs a 4-star rating with the city's lowest absenteeism (12.9%) and at least 95% proficiency in 8th-grade ELA. Among high schools, South Eugene High School is the clear leader (92nd percentile, 5 stars), and Crow High School, with just 70 students, reports a 100% graduation rate.

The metrics often disagree, so weigh them together. Willamette High School has the highest graduation rate (91.6%) and lowest absenteeism (26.4%) of any comprehensive high school, yet the lowest test scores. Howard Elementary School spends $27,396 per student but sits at the 24th percentile, and Kalapuya High School reports 65.2% absenteeism with math and science proficiency under 5%. No single rating is a complete verdict.

Ranking:
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

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