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South Albany High School

Q: Is South Albany High School a good school?

South Albany High School ranks 183 rd of 271 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend South Albany High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,466 students attended South Albany High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of South Albany High School?

Students at South Albany High School are 58% White, 33% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into South Albany High School?

South Albany High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Lafayette Elementary School Elementary : Meadow Ridge Elementary Elementary : Oak Elementary School Elementary : Periwinkle Elementary School Elementary : South Shore Elementary School Elementary : Sunrise Elementary School Middle : Calapooia Middle School Middle : Timber Ridge School

Public Grades 9-12

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Oregon High Schools

Better than 32% of Oregon high schools

Summary

South Albany High School is a large 9–12 comprehensive high school in Albany, Oregon, serving 1,466 students as part of Greater Albany Public School District 8J. It is the largest school in its nearby comparison group, and it serves a high-poverty population: 77.35% of students received free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, up sharply from 65.85% the year before. Per-pupil spending was $18,373, and the student-teacher ratio was 21.9, both similar to regional norms.

For 2025–2026, South Albany ranked 183rd of 271 Oregon high schools (32nd percentile, 2 stars), an improvement from 23rd percentile the prior year but below its 2018–2019 peak. Its district ranks 50th of 141, so the school is below its own district’s standing. In 11th-grade OSAS results, ELA was 49.7%—above the state’s 46% but below the district’s 54.6%. Math was 11.6%, far below the district’s 18.4% and state’s 22.9%, and science was 20.7%, also below district and state. Nearby comprehensive high schools ranked higher: West Albany High School at 79th percentile, Philomath High School at 89th, Crescent Valley High School at 80th, Corvallis High School at 78th, and Scio High School at 58th. South Albany outperformed Lebanon High School, Jefferson High School, and Albany Options School in ELA and science, but Lebanon had higher math.

Graduation is a relative bright spot: 83.9% in 2024–2025, above district and state averages, though below West Albany High School, Philomath High School, Scio High School, Corvallis High School, and Lebanon High School. The biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism—47.6% of students were chronically absent, far above the district’s 34.8% and state’s 33.5%, and among the highest locally, behind only Lebanon High School, Jefferson High School, and Albany Options School. Special education students recently ranked at the 67th percentile, a bright spot, while gifted and talented students declined. The striking contrast is West Albany High School: similar enrollment, poverty, spending, and class size, yet much higher proficiency, graduation, and attendance—suggesting school-level focus on attendance and math/science instruction could be high-leverage.

1,466

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,373

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3705 Columbus ST SE
Albany, OR 97322

(541) 967-4522

District: Greater Albany Public School District 8J

Feeder schools for South Albany High School:

Elementary:	Lafayette Elementary School
	Meadow Ridge Elementary
	Oak Elementary School
	Periwinkle Elementary School
	More...
	South Shore Elementary School
	Sunrise Elementary School
Middle:	Calapooia Middle School
	Timber Ridge School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

Hispanic:

33.1%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (28% vs 37% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 34% Oregon)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg39%

Oregon avg37%

183^rd of 271

Oregon public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Greater Albany Public School District 8J

50^th of 141Greater 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
2026	33.3	183 of 271	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.3	209 of 270	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	173 of 268	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	181 of 258	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	202 of 241	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.2	108 of 266	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	168 of 283	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.3	150 of 283	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.5	152 of 292	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.3	211 of 292	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.9	230 of 301	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	55.2	158 of 303	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.3	179 of 308	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.5	211 of 299	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.7	182 of 285	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.7	159 of 263	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.2	107 of 249	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.2	120 of 244	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.9	141 of 235	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.7	144 of 231	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.2	164 of 225	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	154 of 214	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	165 of 211	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	111 of 213	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	132 of 200	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	162 of 194	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.7	67 of 199	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	182 of 251	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	48 of 74	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.7	22 of 69	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	16 of 75	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	20 of 57	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	28 of 46	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	88 of 134	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.1	110 of 138	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	87 of 132	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	103 of 134	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	114 of 123	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	64 of 144	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.6	138 of 156	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.9	8 of 13	38.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	102 of 152	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.8	153 of 166	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	102 of 170	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	113 of 224	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.2	202 of 241	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.7	77 of 229	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.6	173 of 254	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	140 of 226	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.3	176 of 237	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	161 of 216	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	157 of 214	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	167 of 200	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.1	76 of 206	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	133 of 250	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	73 of 78	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	51 of 69	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	42 of 68	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	59 of 69	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.0	21 of 47	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	28 of 66	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	66 of 98	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	31 of 93	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	23.6	79 of 94	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	51 of 69	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	66 of 98	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	70 of 132	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	159 of 251	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.9	195 of 250	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	145 of 244	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	153 of 237	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	189 of 228	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	101 of 245	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	142 of 266	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)67th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)6th percentile-26 vs school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%+6 vs state

Science21%-10 vs state

Mathematics12%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)		OSAS Mathematics (2026)		OSAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 11th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	33.3	183^rd of 271 public high schools	32.5%		25.3	209^th of 270 public high schools	22.6%	26	49.7	49.7	11.6	11.6	20.7	20.7	$18,373	$511	$17,862
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)
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%)								(n/a)	8.3	8.3	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	$9,050	$440	$8,609
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%)	76.4	57^th of 271 public high schools	79.0%		90.2	23^rd of 270 public high schools	91.5%	34	68.4	68.4	30.2	30.2	43.2	43.2	$18,446	$466	$17,981
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%)	12.2	253^rd of 271 public high schools	6.6%		31.9	186^th of 270 public high schools	31.1%	67	17.3	17.3	7.7	7.7	17.9	17.9	$21,337	$238	$21,099
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%)	77.3	54^th of 271 public high schools	80.1%		91	20^th of 270 public high schools	92.6%	34	56.3	56.3	31.8	31.8	52.6	52.6	$20,662	$613	$20,049
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%)	75	59^th of 271 public high schools	78.2%		54.3	105^th of 270 public high schools	61.1%	46	60.5	60.5	34.6	34.6	41.6	41.6	$19,543	$590	$18,954
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%)	26	204^th of 271 public high schools	24.7%		29.5	194^th of 270 public high schools	28.1%	10	39.7	39.7	15.1	15.1	15.6	15.6	$19,507	$660	$18,847
Scio High School	Public	9-12	38880 N Main	Scio	97374	Linn County	Scio School District 95	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 394-3276	227	15	14.8	63.0%	188 (82.8%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	51.6	115^th of 271 public high schools	57.6%		24.5	213^th of 270 public high schools	21.1%	98	44.7	44.7	23.9	23.9	36.2	36.2	$16,479	$450	$16,029

Frequently Asked Questions about South Albany High School

How many students attend South Albany High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,466 students attended South Albany High School.

What schools feed into South Albany High School?

South Albany High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lafayette Elementary School
Elementary : Meadow Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Oak Elementary School
Elementary : Periwinkle Elementary School
Elementary : South Shore Elementary School
Elementary : Sunrise Elementary School
Middle : Calapooia Middle School
Middle : Timber Ridge School

What is the racial makeup of South Albany High School?

Students at South Albany High School are 58% White, 33% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is South Albany High School in?

Greater Albany Public School District 8J

Is South Albany High School a good school?

South Albany High School ranks 183^rd of 271 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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