Summary:
Sweet Home, Oregon is served by six schools — four elementary, one junior high, and one high school — all part of Sweet Home School District 55, which enrolls about 1,972 students and ranks 76th of 141 Oregon districts (2 stars). Citywide proficiency trails state averages in English language arts (about 35%), math (about 26%), and science (about 25%), and roughly 74% of students at most schools qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high-poverty community overall.
Sweet Home Charter School is the clear standout: it ranks 111th of 709 elementary schools (84th percentile, 4 stars), with ELA 58.8%, math 62.5%, and science 40.0% — all above district and state — plus the city's lowest chronic absenteeism (24.5%), lowest per-student spending ($5,755), and highest student-teacher ratio (23.6). Among traditional elementaries, Holley Elementary is strongest in math (36.4%, above state), with 3rd-grade ELA and math both at 59.3%, though its 5th-grade math is under 5%. Oak Heights Elementary posts exceptional science (45.9%) but weaker math (26.3%), despite the city's highest per-student spending ($25,164). Hawthorne Elementary has low absenteeism (27.7%) but the city's weakest science (6.7%).
Secondary schools face the biggest challenges. Sweet Home High School has the highest chronic absenteeism in the city (47.3%) and ranks 211th of 271 (1 star), with ELA 27.1% and math 16.7%; its graduation rate of 87.9% is nonetheless above the state's 83.0%. Sweet Home Junior High School ranks in the 31st percentile with science at 16.3%. Most schools have improved their rank percentile since 2023–24, the high school excepted.
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