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Oregon Charter Academy

Q: Is Oregon Charter Academy a good school?

Oregon Charter Academy ranks 258 th of 709 Oregon alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Oregon Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,345 students attended Oregon Charter Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Oregon Charter Academy?

Students at Oregon Charter Academy are 63% White, 19% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Not Specified.

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Alternative Schools

Better than 64% of Oregon alternative schools

Summary

Oregon Charter Academy is an alternative K–12 school in Mill City, Oregon, serving 2,345 students in the Santiam Canyon area as part of Santiam Canyon School District 129J, a district ranked 61st of 141 in Oregon (57th percentile, 3 stars).

Academically, the school performs well for an alternative setting. All-grade proficiency is 50.3% in English language arts, 44.0% in math, and 47.9% in science — all above both its district and the state (43.8%, 32.9%, and 30.6%). Compared with nearby alternatives, it leads Willamette Connections Academy (in Scio School District 95) in ELA and science, with a particularly large science edge of 9.7 percentage points, and is essentially tied with it in math, 44.0% versus 43.4%. North Santiam Options Academy, in North Santiam School District 29J, trails well behind in every subject. Eleventh-grade results are a standout: 69.0% in ELA, 47.5% in math, and 71.4% in science, though Willamette is slightly higher in 11th-grade math at 50.0%. A few grade-level soft spots exist, such as 5th-grade math at 29.4% (below the state's 32.4%) and 6th-grade ELA at 41.0% (just under the state's 41.8%).

Graduation outcomes have improved dramatically, rising from 53.0% in 2021–22 to 80.2% in 2024–25, narrowing the gap with the state from 28.3 points to 2.8. Chronic absenteeism is the clearest remaining challenge: 37.2%, better than both nearby alternatives but still above the state's 33.5%, and up from the school's own 31.6% in 2022–23. Notably, Oregon Charter reports the lowest per-student spending of the three schools ($1,608 versus $2,120 and $11,999) and the lowest student-teacher ratio (20.8 versus 31.5 and 33.0). One caveat: free/reduced-price lunch figures are blank for all three schools, so poverty comparisons are not possible, and North Santiam's suppressed grade-level values are unknown, not zero.

2,345

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$1,608

Per pupil spending ?

42.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2021-22) ?

82.9%

Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 16.4% (any vaccine)

833 NW Santiam Blvd
Mill City, OR 97360

(503) 897-2272

District: Santiam Canyon School District 129J

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.3%

Hispanic:

19.1%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2023 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (47% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2023

✓Above the Oregon median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg38%

Oregon avg37%

Elementary school

258^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 26 pts since 2018

From bottom 38% (2018) to top 36% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Oregon Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

89^th of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 50 pts since 2018

From bottom 26% (2018) to top 24% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Oregon Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

11^th of 271

Oregon public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 56 pts since 2018

From bottom 40% (2018) to top 4% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Oregon High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

61^st of 141Santiam 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	258 of 709	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.2	252 of 706	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	202 of 710	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	155 of 706	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	223 of 706	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	438 of 705	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	439 of 709	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	234 of 655	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.9	240 of 653	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	157 of 658	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	157 of 652	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	164 of 646	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	354 of 621	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	414 of 681	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	33 of 377	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	72.7	56 of 362	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	40 of 365	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	37 of 360	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	34 of 339	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	65.5	94 of 364	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	48.7	223 of 475	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	70 of 521	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	72.3	72 of 518	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	27 of 523	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	72.9	108 of 595	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	220 of 703	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	363 of 597	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	411 of 640	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	257 of 657	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	225 of 664	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	223 of 662	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	144 of 665	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	251 of 654	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	382 of 623	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	433 of 680	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	28.0	41 of 54	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	47 of 61	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	140 of 212	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	33 of 355	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	76.3	48 of 352	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	41 of 299	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	30 of 231	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	33 of 215	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.0	185 of 303	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	371 of 481	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	306 of 670	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.2	299 of 669	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	225 of 670	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	181 of 656	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	49.6	308 of 666	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	498 of 662	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	511 of 683	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	89 of 371	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	54.7	137 of 368	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	101 of 371	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	102 of 380	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	88 of 367	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	29.0	278 of 379	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	283 of 384	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	87.3	2 of 40	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	76 of 321	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	55.6	118 of 316	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	96 of 313	69.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	77 of 323	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	64 of 310	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	30.0	208 of 277	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	276 of 342	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	19 of 200	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	64.6	46 of 196	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	45 of 196	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	46 of 201	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	26 of 194	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	42.8	104 of 191	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	134 of 210	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	12 of 256	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	75.7	28 of 240	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	11 of 244	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	65.2	73 of 312	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	85 of 364	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	28.9	209 of 282	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	263 of 325	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	63 of 327	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	51.4	135 of 330	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	91 of 323	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	114 of 318	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	98 of 312	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	182 of 291	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	239 of 341	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	15.9	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	45 of 133	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	44 of 125	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.8	13 of 110	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	17.0	103 of 115	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	119 of 137	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	41.9	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	14 of 193	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	9 of 180	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	75.3	18 of 153	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	12 of 150	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	72.8	17 of 143	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.3	52 of 156	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	95 of 206	53.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	95 of 354	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	45.9	170 of 351	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	116 of 349	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	113 of 360	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	116 of 355	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.4	281 of 344	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	291 of 357	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	94.5	11 of 271	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	89.1	25 of 270	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	35 of 268	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	42 of 258	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	34 of 241	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	49.3	132 of 266	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	170 of 283	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	54.4	21 of 43	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	93.0	8 of 214	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	88.5	20 of 211	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.7	26 of 213	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	40 of 200	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	39 of 194	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	95 of 199	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	180 of 251	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	5 of 138	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	62.8	41 of 134	69.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	17 of 123	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	36 of 144	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	46.9	82 of 156	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	43.7	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	3 of 166	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	14 of 170	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	65.3	60 of 224	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	33 of 241	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	45.6	127 of 229	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	114 of 254	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	19 of 226	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	87.3	23 of 237	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	72.0	46 of 216	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	27 of 214	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	20 of 200	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	64.6	69 of 206	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	135 of 250	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	36.9	45 of 66	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	52 of 98	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	53.3	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	14 of 94	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	97.1	2 of 69	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	69.2	16 of 80	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	93.4	2 of 53	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	72.4	13 of 98	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	51.7	47 of 132	64.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	13 of 251	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	82.6	33 of 250	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	78 of 244	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	54 of 237	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	25 of 228	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	40.1	158 of 245	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	204 of 266	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile~ school

Male (2026)61st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)54th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)24th percentile-47 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2018)95th percentile+69 vs school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

White (2026)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school

Native American (2018)45th percentile+19 vs school

Military Connected (2019)<1st percentile-27 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2018)51st percentile+11 vs school

Native American (2018)50th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2019)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)32nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%+6 vs state

Science48%+17 vs state

Mathematics44%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)								OSAS Mathematics (2026)								OSAS Science (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2021-22)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oregon Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	833 NW Santiam Blvd	Mill City	97360	Marion County	Santiam Canyon School District 129J	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(503) 897-2272	2,345	113	20.8	42.6%	1,484 (63.3%)	58 (2.5%)	449 (19.1%)	55 (2.3%)	22 (0.9%)	11 (0.5%)	213 (9.1%)								(n/a)	46.8	50.0	52.8	41.0	53.2	47.0	69.0	50.3	50.0	51.9	29.4	34.2	45.9	47.4	47.5	44.0	30.8	46.8	71.4	47.9	82.9%	16.4%	$1,608	$202	$1,407
North Santiam Options Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	757 W Locust St	Stayton	97383	Marion County	North Santiam School District 29J	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(503) 769-4928	99	3	33.0	11.3%	63 (63.6%)	3 (3.0%)	19 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	3 (3.0%)	9 (9.1%)								(n/a)							23.1	31.3							15.4	29.4			15.4	21.4			$11,999	$187	$11,812
Willamette Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	38776 NW Cherry St	Scio	97374	Linn County	Scio School District 95	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(503) 379-9498	1,282	41	31.5	17.2%	852 (66.5%)	27 (2.1%)	217 (16.9%)	19 (1.5%)	20 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	122 (9.5%)								(n/a)	54.9	43.9	40.8	38.5	45.2	38.0	59.3	46.8	49.0	39.0	32.9	33.8	46.7	43.0	50.0	43.4	35.5	27.5	49.1	38.2	84.8%	12.6%	$2,120	$291	$1,829

Frequently Asked Questions about Oregon Charter Academy

Is Oregon Charter Academy a good school?

Oregon Charter Academy ranks 258^th of 709 Oregon alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Oregon Charter Academy?

Students at Oregon Charter Academy are 63% White, 19% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Not Specified.

What district is Oregon Charter Academy in?

Santiam Canyon School District 129J

How many students attend Oregon Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,345 students attended Oregon Charter Academy.

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