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Oak Elementary School

Q: Is Oak Elementary School a good school?

Oak Elementary School ranks 313 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

313^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Oak Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Albany, Oregon, serving 265 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Greater Albany Public School District 8J, which is ranked 65 out of 140 districts in the state.

Oak Elementary School has faced several challenges in recent years. The school has consistently performed below the district and state averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 50% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 38.7% for the district and 40.3% for the state. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.9% to 43.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also serves a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 64.53% to 68.01% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Oak Grove Elementary, North Albany Elementary, and Liberty Elementary, Oak Elementary School has generally underperformed in terms of student achievement and overall school rankings. For instance, Oak Grove Elementary ranked 34 out of 706 Oregon elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, while Oak Elementary ranked 313 out of 706. These comparisons highlight the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes and overall school performance at Oak Elementary School.

273

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$53,775

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3610 Oak St SE
Albany, OR 97322-6150

(541) 967-4591

District: Greater Albany Public School District 8J

Students who attend Oak Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Calapooia Middle School
High:	South Albany High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Hispanic:

25.6%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2014 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Oregon median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg37%

Oregon avg38%

313^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Greater Albany Public School District 8J

65^th of 140Greater Albany Public School District 8J among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	313 of 706	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	303 of 710	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	395 of 706	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	291 of 706	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	241 of 705	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	181 of 709	74.5%	★★★★☆
2017	46.6	353 of 701	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	65.2	211 of 697	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.0	332 of 706	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.7	318 of 695	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.2	333 of 707	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.0	401 of 730	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.9	237 of 695	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.1	195 of 674	71.1%	★★★★☆
2009	69.5	193 of 665	71.0%	★★★★☆
2008	84.9	45 of 655	93.1%	★★★★★
2007	46.6	363 of 652	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	73.1	129 of 636	79.7%	★★★★☆
2005	73.9	116 of 629	81.6%	★★★★☆
2004	73.7	124 of 586	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	309 of 653	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	310 of 658	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	348 of 652	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	370 of 646	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	224 of 621	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	202 of 681	70.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	113 of 362	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.4	37 of 475	92.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	107 of 518	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.7	192 of 523	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	210 of 595	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	287 of 703	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.6	44 of 597	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	76.7	84 of 640	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	282 of 664	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	262 of 662	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	380 of 665	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.0	182 of 654	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	241 of 623	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	155 of 680	77.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	336 of 352	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	254 of 481	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	328 of 669	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	382 of 670	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	453 of 656	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	424 of 666	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	272 of 662	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	266 of 683	61.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science30%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	49.1	313^th of 706 public elementary schools	55.7%		50.8	303^rd of 710 public elementary schools	57.3%	10	50.0	46.7	35.7	50.0	40.0	23.2	29.8	$53,775	$23,712	$30,063
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	563^rd of 706 public elementary schools	20.3%		25	540^th of 710 public elementary schools	23.9%	23	25.0	39.0	26.4	20.9	36.6	7.5	19.2	$19,189	$1,403	$17,786
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%)	36.1	437^th of 706 public elementary schools	38.1%		28.4	506^th of 710 public elementary schools	28.7%	69	38.2	46.3	38.8	29.1	35.8	22.1	19.1	$18,184	$1,114	$17,070
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%)	14	645^th of 706 public elementary schools	8.6%		13.1	654^th of 710 public elementary schools	7.9%	9	22.6	18.5	17.6	34.0	14.8	7.8	11.8	$23,112	$1,653	$21,459
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%)	57.6	256^th of 706 public elementary schools	63.7%		79.5	119^th of 710 public elementary schools	83.2%	137	43.9	48.1	48.2	46.4	40.4	42.9	28.1	$17,301	$633	$16,667
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%)	44.7	360^th of 706 public elementary schools	49.0%		32.1	474^th of 710 public elementary schools	33.2%	114	48.6	37.8	38.3	45.7	33.3	25.5	29.8	$19,941	$2,677	$17,263
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%)	15.2	633^rd of 706 public elementary schools	10.3%		31.6	477^th of 710 public elementary schools	32.8%	156	20.6	31.3	26.5	14.7	25.0	8.2	14.0	$8,216	$633	$7,583
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%)	14.2	643^rd of 706 public elementary schools	8.9%		11.1	671^st of 710 public elementary schools	5.5%	28	19.2	23.3	5.7	38.5	13.3	11.4	11.4	$24,216	$5,599	$18,617
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)								$8,216	$633	$7,583
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%)	80.4	116^th of 706 public elementary schools	83.6%		76.5	138^th of 710 public elementary schools	80.6%	22	62.5	56.4	66.7	46.2	47.3	51.1	57.8	$19,077	$1,797	$17,280

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Oak Elementary School?

Students at Oak Elementary School are 62% White, 26% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Oak Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oak Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Calapooia Middle School
High : South Albany High School

What district is Oak Elementary School in?

Greater Albany Public School District 8J

Is Oak Elementary School a good school?

Oak Elementary School ranks 313^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oak Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 273 students attended Oak Elementary School.

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