High Schools in Philomath School District 17J

There is one high school in Philomath School District 17J: Philomath High School, serving grades 9–12 with 453 students in Philomath, Oregon. Because it is the district's only high school, there is no in-district comparison to make; parents can instead judge it against district-wide and Oregon averages. The school serves a socioeconomically mixed population, with 49.01% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending of $19,645, and a student-teacher ratio of 17.1.

Academically, Philomath High is strongest in English language arts and science. ELA proficiency is 71.4%, roughly 27 points above Oregon's 43.8%, and science is 59.3%, nearly 29 points above the state's 30.6%. Mathematics is the clear weak spot: 33.3% proficiency, only 0.4 points above the state's 32.9% and 1.3 points below the district's 34.6%. At 11th grade the picture changes — math proficiency of 33.3% beats the district's 19.1% and the state's 22.9%, while 11th-grade ELA and science match the all-grade figures.

Graduation and attendance are bright spots. The 93.5% graduation rate exceeds the district's 89.2% and Oregon's 83.0%, and chronic absenteeism at 30.3% is lower than the district's 32.6% and the state's 33.5%. Rankings are strong but slipping: the school placed 29th of 271 schools (89th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–26, down from 10th of 270 in 2024–25 and 6th of 268 (98th percentile, 5 stars) in 2023–24. The district itself is ranked 75th of 141 (47th percentile, 2 stars), a much lower profile than the high school's own standing.