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Philomath High School

Q: Is Philomath High School a good school?

Philomath High School ranks 29 th of 271 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Philomath High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Philomath High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Philomath High School?

Students at Philomath High School are 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Philomath High School?

Philomath High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Blodgett Elementary School Elementary : Clemens Primary School Elementary : Philomath Elementary School Middle : Philomath Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Oregon High Schools

Better than 89% of Oregon high schools

Summary

Philomath High School is a 9–12 public high school in Philomath, Oregon, serving 453 students as part of Philomath School District 17J. Philomath is a small city in Benton County, just west of Corvallis, and the school serves both the town and surrounding rural areas.

The school has a sustained record of strong performance. It ranked 29th of 271 Oregon high schools in 2025–2026 (89th percentile, 4 stars), after 10th of 270 in 2024–2025 and 6th of 268 in 2023–2024. That is well above its district's own rank of 75th of 141, suggesting the high school is one of the stronger parts of the district. Among nearby schools, it is the top-ranked, ahead of Crescent Valley High School (54th), West Albany High School (57th), Corvallis High School (59th), Monroe High School (74th), Central Linn High School (175th), South Albany High School (183rd), and Albany Options School (225th).

On 2025–2026 11th-grade OSAS tests, English language arts proficiency was 71.4% — the highest among nearby comprehensive high schools and 25.4 points above the state. Science was 59.3%, also the highest nearby and 25.5 points above the state. Math, at 33.3%, is above the state's 22.9% but closer to average locally, slightly behind Corvallis High's 34.6%. The 2024–2025 graduation rate of 93.5% beats the district's 89.2% and the state's 83.0%, and chronic absenteeism (30.3%) is lower than both. Free/reduced lunch has risen from 28.38% in 2022–2023 to 49.01% in 2024–2025 — still lower than nearby schools — while results stayed strong. Per-student spending is $19,645 with a 17.1 student-teacher ratio, lower than the larger Albany and Corvallis high schools. Riverside High School, Three Lakes High School, and Albany Options are small alternative/YCEP programs, so they aren't true peer comparisons.

453

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,645

Per pupil spending ?

49.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93.7%

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

Exemptions: 5.9% (any vaccine)

2054 Applegate St
Philomath, OR 97370-9354

(541) 929-3211

District: Philomath School District 17J

Feeder schools for Philomath High School:

Elementary:	Blodgett Elementary School
	Clemens Primary School
	Philomath Elementary School
Middle:	Philomath Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.6%

Hispanic:

10.2%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (55% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Oregon high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Oregon average (83%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg40%

Oregon avg37%

29^th of 271

Oregon public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th of 141Philomath School District 17J 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	87.1	29 of 271	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	96.5	10 of 270	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	6 of 268	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	24 of 258	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	78.7	38 of 241	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	11 of 266	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	45 of 283	84.1%	★★★★☆
2017	84.3	33 of 283	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	77.3	44 of 292	84.9%	★★★★☆
2015	88.4	16 of 292	94.5%	★★★★★
2014	81.1	29 of 301	90.4%	★★★★★
2013	58.3	142 of 303	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.7	56 of 308	81.8%	★★★★☆
2011	70.1	86 of 299	71.2%	★★★★☆
2010	81.5	32 of 285	88.8%	★★★★☆
2009	66.5	79 of 263	70.0%	★★★★☆
2008	75.8	49 of 249	80.3%	★★★★☆
2007	57.7	105 of 244	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.7	51 of 235	78.3%	★★★★☆
2005	75.7	38 of 231	83.5%	★★★★☆
2004	71.1	46 of 225	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	92.3	9 of 214	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	81.7	31 of 211	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	97.1	4 of 213	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	16 of 200	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	65.8	56 of 194	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	16 of 199	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	78.0	41 of 251	83.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	38.2	104 of 156	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	81.2	27 of 224	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	37 of 241	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	16 of 229	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.0	35 of 254	86.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	46 of 226	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	98.4	7 of 237	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	8 of 216	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	14 of 214	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	17 of 200	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	8 of 206	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	42 of 250	83.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	22.9	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	84.9	26 of 251	89.6%	★★★★★
2025	95.4	9 of 250	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	8 of 244	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	22 of 237	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	77.0	39 of 228	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	13 of 245	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	77.4	46 of 266	82.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)96th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)88th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2018)33rd percentile-51 vs school

Special Education (2018)10th percentile-74 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+28 vs state

Science59%+29 vs state

Mathematics33%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	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
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%)	87.1	29^th of 271 public high schools	89.3%		96.5	10^th of 270 public high schools	96.3%	19			71.4	71.4			33.3	33.3		59.3	59.3	93.7%	5.9%	$19,645	$274	$19,371
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	89.2%	9.3%	$19,543	$590	$18,954
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	93.3%	5.9%	$20,662	$613	$20,049
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	93.2%	6.6%	$18,446	$466	$17,981
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)												100%	0%
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%	97.2%	2.8%	$9,050	$440	$8,609
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	95.6%	3.9%	$18,373	$511	$17,862
Monroe High School	Public	9-12	365 N Fifth St	Monroe	97456	Benton County	Monroe School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 847-5161	115	9	12.9	73.9%	70 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	68.8	74^th of 271 public high schools	72.7%		65.5	69^th of 270 public high schools	74.4%	5			69.2	69.2			16.7	16.7		50.0	50.0	97.2%	2.8%	$29,567	$2,081	$27,486
Central Linn High School	Public	7-12	32433 Hwy 228	Halsey	97348	Linn County	Central Linn School District 552	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 369-2811	243	13	18.7	75.7%	196 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	34.3	175^th of 271 public high schools	35.4%		59.7	91^st of 270 public high schools	66.3%	84	42.4	41.4	27.3	38.1	19.4	48.3	9.1	26.8	33.3	39.3	36.2	79.8%	17.4%	$23,020	$665	$22,355

Frequently Asked Questions about Philomath High School

How many students attend Philomath High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Philomath High School.

Is Philomath High School a good school?

Philomath High School ranks 29^th of 271 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Philomath High School?

Students at Philomath High School are 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Philomath High School in?

Philomath School District 17J

What schools feed into Philomath High School?

Philomath High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blodgett Elementary School
Elementary : Clemens Primary School
Elementary : Philomath Elementary School
Middle : Philomath Middle School

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