Summary
Sheldon High School is a large public comprehensive high school in Eugene, OR, serving grades 9–12 with 1,462 students in Eugene School District 4J. It ranks 38th of 271 Oregon high schools in 2025–2026 (86th percentile, 4 stars), while its district ranks 23rd of 141. The school has a long record of above-average performance, though below its historical peak in the 92nd–93rd percentile around 2014–2016. Among nearby schools, South Eugene High School ranks higher (23rd of 271, 92nd percentile, 5 stars), but Sheldon is the second-strongest ranked local school, well ahead of North Eugene High School (207th) and Springfield High School (197th).
Academically, the school’s 2025–2026 OSAS proficiency rates are 59.5% in English language arts, 39.7% in math, and 51.4% in science—all above district and state averages. Science is 20.8 percentage points above the state; ELA is 15.7 points above; math is 6.8 points above but the lowest absolute rate. South Eugene High School is the only nearby comprehensive school with higher scores in all three subjects (ELA 64.9%, math 46.1%, science 56%). It outperforms North Eugene High School (ELA 28.8%, math 9.6%, science 30.4%), Springfield High School (ELA 25.1%, math 21.5%, science 23.3%), and Twin Rivers Charter School (ELA 30.4%, math 8.7%, science 34.8%). Academy of Arts and Academics has higher ELA (66.7%) but math under 5% and science 34.7%, so the school is more balanced.
The main red flag is chronic absenteeism: 39.9% in 2024–2025, above the district’s 33.0% and state’s 33.5%, though improved from 45.4% and better than most nearby schools (South Eugene High School 41.0%, North Eugene High School 47.3%, Springfield High School 49.7%). Graduation is 83.8%, above the district’s 78.2% and state’s 83.0%, but down from 90.4% in 2020–2021. The school spends $22,751 per student with a 20:1 student-teacher ratio, better than South Eugene High School and North Eugene High School. The key equity signal: low-SES students fell from the 86th–89th percentile to 47th (2 stars) in 2025–2026, while gifted students rank 7th of 75 (91st percentile, 5 stars). Treat free/reduced-lunch comparisons cautiously; the school’s reported rate jumped from about 37% to 64.77%.
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