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Santiam Junior/Senior High School

Public Grades 6-12

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 270 Oregon High Schools

Better than 7% of Oregon high schools

Summary

Santiam Junior/Senior High School is a public school located in Mill City, Oregon, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 312 students. The school is part of the Santiam Canyon School District 129J, which is ranked 71 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Santiam Junior/Senior High School has exhibited a mix of strengths and challenges, with significant variability in its statewide ranking and academic performance. The school's ranking has ranged from 14th out of 241 Oregon high schools in 2021-2022 (5-star rating) to 251st out of 270 in 2024-2025 (0-star rating), suggesting inconsistency in its performance. While female students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students have shown strong performance, the school's overall proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently below the district and state averages. Additionally, Santiam Junior/Senior High School has faced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.5% to 41.1% in recent years, which may be contributing to its academic challenges.

Comparing Santiam Junior/Senior High School to nearby schools, such as Cascade Opportunity Center, Scio High School, and Stayton High School, reveals that Santiam's academic performance is generally lower than these neighboring institutions. Understanding the factors that contribute to the stronger performance of these nearby schools could provide valuable insights for Santiam Junior/Senior High School to improve its own practices and outcomes.

319

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,348

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 SW Cedar St
Mill City, OR 97360-0008

(503) 897-2311

District: Santiam Canyon School District 129J

Feeder schools for Santiam Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:

Santiam Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.7%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Oregon average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (16% vs 34% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg35%

Oregon avg34%

Middle school

318^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

251^st of 270

Oregon public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^st of 140Santiam Canyon School District 129J 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	318 of 368	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	300 of 371	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	306 of 380	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	322 of 367	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	224 of 379	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	267 of 384	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	15.1	349 of 382	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	335 of 383	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	356 of 381	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.6	359 of 382	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.4	318 of 377	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	285 of 316	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	243 of 313	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	222 of 323	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	266 of 310	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	145 of 277	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	187 of 342	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	191 of 240	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	171 of 244	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	205 of 312	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.6	319 of 364	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.1	83 of 282	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	42.3	185 of 325	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	257 of 330	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	245 of 323	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	285 of 318	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	263 of 312	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	181 of 291	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	283 of 341	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	42.6	67 of 156	57.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	334 of 351	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	302 of 349	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	328 of 360	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	325 of 355	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	249 of 344	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	277 of 357	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	251 of 270	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	226 of 268	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	187 of 258	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	91.6	14 of 241	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	68.3	77 of 266	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	18.3	243 of 283	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.0	261 of 283	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.7	263 of 292	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.6	164 of 292	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.3	238 of 301	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.2	229 of 303	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.0	256 of 308	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.7	222 of 299	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.2	228 of 285	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.5	170 of 263	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.6	179 of 249	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.5	169 of 244	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.7	189 of 235	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.6	196 of 231	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.9	202 of 225	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	16.1	190 of 213	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	114 of 200	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	82.4	27 of 194	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	56 of 199	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	20.8	214 of 251	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	41.4	126 of 224	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	91.8	13 of 241	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	18 of 229	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	14.4	229 of 254	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	218 of 237	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	170 of 216	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	188 of 214	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	92.5	12 of 200	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	73.1	53 of 206	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	22.2	213 of 250	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	244 of 250	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	209 of 244	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	169 of 237	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	90.4	15 of 228	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	60.9	86 of 245	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	13.1	239 of 266	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2019)57th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)44th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2024)11th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-21 vs state

Mathematics13%-14 vs state

Science11%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Santiam Junior/Senior 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 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Santiam Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	300 SW Cedar St	Mill City	97360	Linn County	Santiam Canyon School District 129J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 897-2311	319	24	13.5	81.2%	235 (73.7%)	5 (1.6%)	41 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.7%)	12.1	251^st of 270 public high schools	7.0%		19.8	226^th of 268 public high schools	15.7%	25	37.5	9.3	21.4	15.4	24.0	7.3	7.3	11.8	8.5	13.2	$19,348	$858	$18,490
Stayton High School	Public	9-12	757 W Locust St	Stayton	97383	Marion County	North Santiam School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 769-2171	669	39	17.1	82.7%	456 (68.2%)	3 (0.4%)	157 (23.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	40 (6.0%)	43.9	141^st of 270 public high schools	47.8%		60.4	87^th of 268 public high schools	67.5%	54				36.7				19.0		33.6	$16,784	$505	$16,279
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%)	24.5	213^th of 270 public high schools	21.1%		69.6	63^rd of 268 public high schools	76.5%	150				28.8				15.4		19.2	$17,642	$1,145	$16,496
Cascade Opportunity Center	Public	9-12	11463 W Stayton Rd SE	Aumsville	97325	Marion County	Cascade School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 749-8020	83	3	32.1	63.9%	62 (74.7%)	1 (1.2%)	12 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	17.3	234^th of 270 public high schools	13.3%		23.2	214^th of 268 public high schools	20.1%	20				25.8				9.7		17.1	$5,097	$265	$4,832

Frequently Asked Questions about Santiam Junior/Senior High School

What district is Santiam Junior/Senior High School in?

Santiam Canyon School District 129J

Is Santiam Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Santiam Junior/Senior High School ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Oregon high schools.

How many students attend Santiam Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Santiam Junior/Senior High School.

What schools feed into Santiam Junior/Senior High School?

Santiam Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Santiam Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Santiam Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Santiam Junior/Senior High School are 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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