Summary
Harrisburg High School is a small public school in the rural Willamette Valley town of Harrisburg, Oregon, serving roughly 260 students in grades 9–12 as part of Harrisburg School District 7J, a district ranked 124th of 141 Oregon districts (12th percentile, 1 star). About 74.23% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, per-student spending was $18,704, and the student-teacher ratio was 13:1 — better than most nearby comprehensive high schools, including Sheldon High School (20:1), North Eugene High School (21.5:1), and Willamette High School (19.3:1).
Academically, the school's recent results are near the bottom of the state. In 2025–2026, 11th-grade OSAS proficiency was 17% in ELA, 6.5% in math, and 9.8% in science, versus state averages of 46%, 22.9%, and 33.8%. Harrisburg ranked 264th of 271 Oregon high schools (3rd percentile, 0 stars), a sharp drop from 141st of 268 (47th percentile) in 2023–2024. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 74.1%, below the state's 83.0% and down from 90.6% the year before, while chronic absenteeism reached 46.3% — well above the state's 33.5%. Nearby, Monroe High School posted 69.2% ELA and 50% science, and Junction City High School 63.1% ELA. Harrisburg's ELA and math results were higher only than those of the alternative-style Kalapuya High School (7.1% ELA) and Willamette Leadership Academy (13.3% ELA; under 5% math), though Willamette Leadership's science score (13.3%) was above Harrisburg's 9.8%.
For parents, several patterns stand out. Rural neighbors with similar poverty levels get much stronger results: Monroe High School (73.91% free/reduced lunch) and Junction City High School (81.71%) far outpace Harrisburg in ELA, and Central Linn High School (75.72%) reaches 39.3% in science — comparable rural contexts can produce very different outcomes. The school's effectiveness rankings for student groups are also low for 2025–2026: female students ranked 214th of 214, male students 218th of 226, and low-income students 109th of 152. With nearly half of students chronically absent, attendance likely weighs on both test scores and graduation. Because the school is small, year-to-year numbers can swing widely, and some nearby scores are reported only as bounds (such as under 5%), so these figures are best read as broad signals rather than precise measures.
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