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Elementary Schools in Greater Albany Public School District 8J

At a glance

DistrictGreater Albany Public School District 8J50^th of 141 Oregon districtsFull district overview →

Schools

3,607

Students

5-star school

Top rankedOak Grove Elementary School63^rd of 709 Oregon elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Tangent Elementary School up 132 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Central Elementary School 11.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Elementary schools in Greater Albany Public School District 8J, Oregon, number 13 and enroll about 3,607 students total. Most are K–5, though Meadow Ridge Elementary School serves K–3, Takena Elementary School serves K–2, and Central Elementary School serves 3–5. Every school serves a high-poverty population, with free/reduced lunch ranging from 75.6% at North Albany to 86.99% at Tangent, so poverty is a shared backdrop rather than a separating factor. Even so, results vary dramatically from school to school.

Oak Grove Elementary School is the strongest overall performer: 91st percentile and 5 stars in 2025–2026, with all-grade ELA at 63.5%, math at 65.4%, science at 48.3%, and chronic absenteeism of only 17.7%. North Albany Elementary School follows at the 87th percentile and 4 stars, posting the highest ELA in the group at 67.9% and a standout 4th-grade ELA of 80.0%. Liberty Elementary School (72nd percentile) and Oak Elementary School (62nd percentile) are solid, while Central has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 11.9. Tangent Elementary School earns the top science score at 50.0% despite mixed ELA and math.

At the other end, Waverly Elementary School, South Shore Elementary School, Sunrise Elementary School, Periwinkle Elementary School, and Lafayette Elementary School fall below both district and state in all three tested subjects. Sunrise has the highest chronic absenteeism at 48.8%, and South Shore sits at the 9th percentile with 0 stars. The spread between top and bottom schools reaches 44.5 points in ELA and 48.2 points in math. The highest-spending schools are not the top performers, and student-teacher ratio does not predict results — but chronic absenteeism tracks closely with achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Oak Grove Dr NW	Albany	97321	Benton County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 967-4596	362	18	20.6	76.5%	285 (78.7%)	4 (1.1%)	38 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.4%)	88.4	63^rd of 709 public elementary schools	91.1%		94.7	34^th of 706 public elementary schools	95.2%	29	62.3	60.6	68.4	63.5	63.9	68.6	63.2	65.4	48.3	48.3	95.6%	3.9%	$18,323	$440	$17,882
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%)	84.5	90^th of 709 public elementary schools	87.3%		80.4	116^th of 706 public elementary schools	83.6%	26	55.8	80.0	68.5	67.9	52.3	65.0	57.4	58.0	42.6	42.6	91.3%	8.3%	$19,601	$440	$19,161
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%)	55.1	282^nd of 709 public elementary schools	60.2%		44.7	360^th of 706 public elementary schools	49.0%	78	42.5	65.5	51.2	51.8	42.5	41.4	29.3	37.3	31.7	31.7	92.5%	7.5%	$21,400	$1,676	$19,725
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%)	23.2	562^nd of 709 public elementary schools	20.7%		23	563^rd of 706 public elementary schools	20.3%	1	35.4	21.7	42.9	32.6	25.0	10.9	14.7	17.2	29.4	29.4	92.9%	5.9%	$19,659	$1,065	$18,594
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%)	66.7	197^th of 709 public elementary schools	72.2%		57.6	256^th of 706 public elementary schools	63.7%	59	66.0	55.1	45.3	55.0	55.3	59.2	35.8	49.7	28.8	28.8	94.4%	4.5%	$18,357	$440	$17,916
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%)	56.4	268^th of 709 public elementary schools	62.2%		49.1	313^th of 706 public elementary schools	55.7%	45	51.3	56.8	56.8	55.0	38.5	43.2	31.8	37.5	25.0	25.0	93.9%	6.1%	$24,200	$1,083	$23,117
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%)	25.2	542^nd of 709 public elementary schools	23.6%		14	645^th of 706 public elementary schools	8.6%	103	45.7	17.3	30.8	30.7	41.3	19.6	17.3	25.5	15.4	15.4	92.3%	5.1%	$23,148	$2,016	$21,132
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%)	15.1	642^nd of 709 public elementary schools	9.4%		15.2	633^rd of 706 public elementary schools	10.3%	9	26.8	20.3	26.5	24.1	21.4	15.9	20.4	19.0	18.4	18.4	92.7%	4.1%	$16,110	$469	$15,640
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)											91.5%	8.5%	$18,356	$440	$17,915
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%)	16.3	629^th of 709 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.2	643^rd of 706 public elementary schools	8.9%	14	17.2	31.0	22.2	23.4	27.6	34.5	8.3	22.3	10.8	10.8	92.3%	7.1%	$25,280	$1,872	$23,407
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%)	25.6	539^th of 709 public elementary schools	24.0%		36.1	437^th of 706 public elementary schools	38.1%	102	27.3	40.4	37.3	35.5	20.5	30.8	22.4	24.7	14.0	14.0	91.9%	7.8%	$19,607	$1,376	$18,231
Tangent Elementary School	Public	K-5	32100 Old Oak Dr	Tangent	97389	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4616	123	8	14.6	87.0%	82 (66.7%)	1 (0.8%)	29 (23.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.3%)	47.3	340^th of 709 public elementary schools	52.0%		32.2	472^nd of 706 public elementary schools	33.1%	132	23.5	16.7	55.6	34.0	35.3	33.3	38.9	36.2	50.0	50.0	93.2%	6.8%	$21,089	$1,060	$20,029
Meadow Ridge Elementary	Public	K-3	358 Timber Ridge St NE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 967-4565	510	29	17.3	76.3%	361 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (16.9%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.8%)								(n/a)	36.2			36.2	32.3			32.3			91.8%	7.6%	$9,093	$440	$8,652

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
ODE YCEP District	4.66 mi	9
Corvallis School District 509J	4.9 mi	13	11^th
Jefferson School District 14J	8.22 mi	3	137^th
Philomath School District 17J	13.12 mi	7	75^th
Central School District 13J	13.67 mi	5	120^th

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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.

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