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Waverly Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

643^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Waverly Elementary School is a public elementary school in Albany, Oregon, serving 233 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 and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Waverly Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below average compared to other schools in the state. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is notably lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.2% of 3rd graders, 23.3% of 4th graders, and 5.7% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to district averages of 38.7%, 44.5%, and 40.3%, respectively. Waverly Elementary School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.1% to 43.2% over the past few years.

When comparing Waverly Elementary School to nearby schools in the district, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. For instance, North Albany Elementary School, also in the Greater Albany Public School District, consistently ranks in the top 20% of Oregon elementary schools and outperforms Waverly Elementary School by a significant margin on state assessments. While the reasons for Waverly Elementary School's challenges are complex, the data suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and the sharing of best practices from higher-performing schools within the district.

204

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,216

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 Columbus ST SE
Albany, OR 97321

(541) 967-4617

District: Greater Albany Public School District 8J

Students who attend Waverly Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Memorial Middle School
High:	West Albany High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

Hispanic:

29.9%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (17% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg37%

Oregon avg38%

643^rd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	14.2	643 of 706	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	671 of 710	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	646 of 706	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	641 of 706	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	474 of 705	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	411 of 709	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.6	458 of 701	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.8	493 of 697	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	551 of 706	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.9	429 of 695	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.7	423 of 707	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.7	506 of 730	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.5	418 of 695	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.1	554 of 674	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.8	569 of 665	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.2	545 of 655	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.6	468 of 652	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.4	489 of 636	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	64.8	213 of 629	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	37.5	411 of 586	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	602 of 653	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	521 of 658	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	452 of 652	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	547 of 646	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	522 of 621	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	466 of 681	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	16.3	346 of 360	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	158 of 364	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	118 of 475	75.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	222 of 518	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.6	445 of 523	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	507 of 595	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	638 of 703	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.7	212 of 597	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	238 of 640	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	557 of 664	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	642 of 665	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	614 of 654	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	432 of 623	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	319 of 680	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	22.9	191 of 215	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	267 of 481	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	603 of 669	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	650 of 670	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	588 of 656	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	644 of 666	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	490 of 662	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	457 of 683	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+48 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2022)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics20%-16 vs state

English Language Arts15%-28 vs state

Science11%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Waverly Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Waverly Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Waverly Elementary School?

Students at Waverly Elementary School are 56% White, 30% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Waverly Elementary School a good school?

Waverly Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Oregon elementary schools.

How many students attend Waverly Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Waverly Elementary School.

What district is Waverly Elementary School in?

Greater Albany Public School District 8J

What schools do graduates of Waverly Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Memorial Middle School
High : West Albany High School

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