Summary:
Central School District 13J serves families in and around Independence, Oregon, and it contains just one high school: Central High School, which enrolls 1,008 students in grades 9–12. Because it is the district's only high school, it is the sole local option and the district's only high school comparison point. The district is ranked 120th of 141 in Oregon, placing it in the 15th percentile with 1 star, and the school's latest statewide rank is 218th of 271.
Central High School serves a high-need population: 94.25% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, which works out to roughly 950 students. Per-student spending was $19,907, with a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1. Engagement measures trail the state. The graduation rate was 77.3%, which is 5.7 percentage points below Oregon's 83.0%, and chronic absenteeism was 37.9%, which is 4.4 points above the state's 33.5%.
Test results show a clear split by subject. English Language Arts proficiency was 42.9%, essentially matching the state all-grade rate of 43.8% and only 3.1 points below the state's 11th-grade rate of 46.0%. Mathematics was far weaker at 7%, which is 25.9 points below the state all-grade rate of 32.9% and 15.9 points below the state 11th-grade rate. Science proficiency was 13.1%, which is 20.7 points below the state's 11th-grade rate of 33.8%. On a positive note, the school's percentile rose from 10 in 2024–2025 to 20 in 2025–2026, but it remains a 1-star, bottom-quintile school. Families should weigh near-state reading results against far-below-state math and science performance.
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