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West Albany High School

Public Grades 9-12

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 270 Oregon High Schools

Better than 91% of Oregon high schools

Summary

West Albany High School is a public high school serving 1,282 students in grades 9-12 in Albany, Oregon, which is part of the Greater Albany Public School District 8J.

West Albany High School consistently performs well academically, ranking 23rd out of 270 Oregon high schools and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excels in supporting various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, white, and multi-racial students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and gifted/talented students. West Albany High School maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 81.3% to 94.0% over the past few years, which are above the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, West Albany High School significantly outperforms South Albany High School and Albany Options School in academic metrics such as proficiency in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. This suggests that West Albany High School is providing a higher-quality education to its diverse student population, with 49.38% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's exceptional performance in supporting its gifted and talented student population is also a notable strength.

1,297

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,072

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1130 Queen Ave SW
Albany, OR 97321-2196

(541) 967-4545

District: Greater Albany Public School District 8J

Feeder schools for West Albany High School:

Elementary:	Central Elementary School
	Liberty Elementary School
	North Albany Elementary School
	Oak Grove Elementary School
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	Takena Elementary School
	Tangent Elementary School
	Waverly Elementary School
Middle:	Memorial Middle School
	North Albany Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2014 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (54% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Oregon high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Oregon average (83%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg33%

Oregon avg33%

23^rd of 270

Oregon public high schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High 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	90.2	23 of 270	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	17 of 268	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	70.7	62 of 258	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	73 of 241	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	18 of 266	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	32 of 283	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	85.0	29 of 283	89.8%	★★★★★
2016	89.1	12 of 292	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	75.4	49 of 292	83.2%	★★★★☆
2014	81.9	24 of 301	92.0%	★★★★★
2013	85.6	16 of 303	94.7%	★★★★★
2012	82.7	26 of 308	91.6%	★★★★★
2011	79.9	36 of 299	88.0%	★★★★☆
2010	83.3	22 of 285	92.3%	★★★★★
2009	80.3	37 of 263	85.9%	★★★★☆
2008	83.0	25 of 249	90.0%	★★★★★
2007	86.7	21 of 244	91.4%	★★★★★
2006	75.6	46 of 235	80.4%	★★★★☆
2005	64.7	74 of 231	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.1	63 of 225	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	21 of 211	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	24 of 213	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	42 of 200	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	53 of 194	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	17 of 199	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	37 of 251	85.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	10 of 74	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	91.2	1 of 69	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	4 of 75	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	5 of 57	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	57.2	20 of 46	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	16 of 138	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.3	5 of 132	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	45.0	69 of 134	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	24 of 123	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	21 of 144	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	32 of 156	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	9 of 166	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	16 of 170	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	56.6	79 of 224	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	72 of 241	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	27 of 229	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	30 of 254	88.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	18 of 237	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	13 of 216	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	69.8	52 of 214	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	67 of 200	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.7	12 of 206	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	22 of 250	91.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	12 of 69	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	11 of 68	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	33 of 69	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.6	8 of 47	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	22 of 66	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	42 of 98	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	33 of 94	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	18 of 69	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	42.7	43 of 80	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	25 of 98	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	95.1	4 of 132	97.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	20 of 250	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	18 of 244	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	73.0	51 of 237	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	89 of 228	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.0	22 of 245	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	26 of 266	90.2%	★★★★★

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)95th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+20 vs state

Science58%+26 vs state

Mathematics37%+17 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, January 27, 2018

They hate diversity. Rich snob school. Ship all the ELL kids off to there other high school to keep their rich, white paradise in tact. Close Quote

Schools Near West Albany High 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 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Albany High School	Public	9-12	1130 Queen Ave SW	Albany	97321	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 967-4545	1,297	56	23.2	78.3%	931 (71.8%)	13 (1.0%)	214 (16.5%)	22 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	107 (8.2%)	90.2	23^rd of 270 public high schools	91.5%		91.7	17^th of 268 public high schools	93.7%	6	64.8	37.1	58.2	$17,072	$685	$16,387
Albany Options School	Public	9-12	701 19th Avenue SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4563	136	11	12.1	76.5%	84 (61.8%)	1 (0.7%)	37 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)	20.6	225^th of 270 public high schools	16.7%		11.8	251^st of 268 public high schools	6.3%	26	23.4		23.4	$20,457	$847	$19,610
Riverside High School	Public	10-12	4400 Lochner Rd SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	ODE YCEP District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 791-5904	10	1	10.0		3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (40.0%)	1 (10.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)
Three Lakes High School	Public	6-12	4400 Lochner Rd SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	ODE YCEP District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 791-5904	33	4	8.2	90.9%	20 (60.6%)	1 (3.0%)	6 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)								(n/a)
South Albany High School	Public	9-12	3705 Columbus ST SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 967-4522	1,466	67	21.9	77.4%	850 (58.0%)	10 (0.7%)	485 (33.1%)	12 (0.8%)	11 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	87 (5.9%)	25.3	209^th of 270 public high schools	22.6%		34.7	173^rd of 268 public high schools	35.4%	36	32.8	8.8	24.6	$16,625	$696	$15,929
Crescent Valley High School	Public	9-12	4444 NW Highland Dr	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 757-5801	875	38	23.2	58.4%	603 (68.9%)	13 (1.5%)	99 (11.3%)	59 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	87 (9.9%)	91	20^th of 270 public high schools	92.6%		80.8	36^th of 268 public high schools	86.6%	16	73.6	41.0	49.5	$21,981	$1,714	$20,267
Corvallis High School	Public	9-12	1400 NW Buchanan Ave	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 757-5871	1,273	55	23.0	58.0%	781 (61.4%)	22 (1.7%)	307 (24.1%)	32 (2.5%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	103 (8.1%)	54.3	105^th of 270 public high schools	61.1%		54.8	102^nd of 268 public high schools	61.9%	3	51.8	22.3	29.9	$21,696	$1,722	$19,974
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	2200 Talbot Road SE	Jefferson	97352	Marion County	Jefferson School District 14J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 327-3337	245	8	31.8	75.9%	153 (62.4%)	1 (0.4%)	73 (29.8%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	31.9	186^th of 270 public high schools	31.1%		57.5	92^nd of 268 public high schools	65.7%	94	42.6	8.7	24.5	$23,461	$2,079	$21,382
Lebanon High School	Public	9-12	1700 S 5th St	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 451-8555	1,162	56	20.8	88.6%	875 (75.3%)	1 (0.1%)	162 (13.9%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	101 (8.7%)	29.5	194^th of 270 public high schools	28.1%		27.7	200^th of 268 public high schools	25.4%	6	30.6	16.1	24.3	$16,788	$494	$16,295
Philomath High School	Public	9-12	2054 Applegate St	Philomath	97370	Benton County	Philomath School District 17J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 929-3211	453	26	17.1	49.0%	365 (80.6%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.7%)	96.5	10^th of 270 public high schools	96.3%		97.8	6^th of 268 public high schools	97.8%	4	69.2	46.4	71.4	$19,080	$447	$18,633

Frequently Asked Questions about West Albany High School

What is the racial makeup of West Albany High School?

Students at West Albany High School are 72% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend West Albany High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,297 students attended West Albany High School.

Is West Albany High School a good school?

Yes. West Albany High School ranks in the top 8.5% of Oregon high schools.

What district is West Albany High School in?

Greater Albany Public School District 8J

What schools feed into West Albany High School?

West Albany High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Elementary School
Elementary : Liberty Elementary School
Elementary : North Albany Elementary School
Elementary : Oak Grove Elementary School
Elementary : Takena Elementary School
Elementary : Tangent Elementary School
Elementary : Waverly Elementary School
Middle : Memorial Middle School
Middle : North Albany Middle School

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