Summary:
Tangent, Oregon has exactly one school: Tangent Elementary School, an elementary building serving grades K–5 with 123 students. There are no middle, high, or alternative schools in the city, so all local families start in one place. The school belongs to Greater Albany Public School District 8J, which ranks 50th of 141 Oregon districts — the 65th percentile, or 3 stars. Because it is the only school, Tangent Elementary is the sole reference point for the area; its data span rank history for three school years, 2025–2026 OSAS test scores, and 2024–2025 chronic absenteeism, free/reduced lunch, per-student spending, and student-teacher ratio.
Science is the clearest strength: 50% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, well above the district (31.7%) and state (30.6%). Fifth grade outperformed both benchmarks in every subject tested — ELA 55.6% versus 48% district and 47.1% state, math 38.9% versus 33.4% and 32.4%, and science 50% versus 30.7% and 30.8%. Math overall (36.2%) also beats district and state. Chronic absenteeism is 26.3%, lower than the district's 34.8% and the state's 33.5%, despite 86.99% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. The school's rank climbed from 562 of 710 (21st percentile, 1 star) in 2023–2024 to 340 of 709 (52nd percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026.
The main concern is English Language Arts. Overall ELA proficiency is 34%, below the district (47.8%) and state (43.8%), with the weakness concentrated in the early grades: 3rd grade ELA is 23.5% and 4th grade ELA is 16.7%, both far below district and state, while 5th grade ELA is a strength. Math follows the same pattern — 3rd and 4th grade results fall below district and state, with the overall advantage driven largely by 5th grade. With only 123 students, each grade-level rate rests on a small number of children, so year-to-year swings can be large. Resource figures are $21,089 per student and 14.6 students per teacher.
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