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Academy for Character Education

Q: Is Academy for Character Education a good school?

Academy for Character Education ranks 216 th of 706 Oregon alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Alternative Schools

Better than 69% of Oregon alternative schools

Summary

Academy for Character Education is an alternative public charter school located in Cottage Grove, Oregon, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 298 students. The school is part of the South Lane School District, which is ranked 62 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academy for Character Education consistently outperforms the South Lane School District and the state of Oregon in standardized test scores across various grade levels and subjects. In 2024-2025, the school is projected to have 91.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in OSAS/English Language Arts, compared to 37.5% for the district and 44.4% for the state. The school's science proficiency rates are also significantly higher than the district and state, with 83.3% of 11th-grade students projected to be proficient or better in OSAS/Science in 2024-2025. Additionally, Academy for Character Education has consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 71.7% to 100% in recent years, outperforming the district and state averages.

When compared to the nearby Childs Way Charter School, which is also in the South Lane School District, Academy for Character Education appears to have stronger academic performance and higher graduation rates. However, Childs Way Charter School has a lower student-teacher ratio, which may be a factor in its students' academic success. The comparison to Teach-NW, a virtual charter school in the Marcola School District, and Bridge Charter Academy in the Lowell School District, reveals that Academy for Character Education generally outperforms these schools in academic metrics, but they have lower student-teacher ratios.

354

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,916

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

809 S 10th St
Cottage Grove, OR 97424-2539

(541) 942-9707

District: South Lane School District 45J3

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.9%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2022 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (48% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Oregon average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg28%

Oregon avg36%

Elementary school

216^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

97^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1^st of 270

Oregon public high schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd of 140South Lane School District 45J3 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
2025	63.8	216 of 706	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	292 of 710	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	176 of 706	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	193 of 706	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	143 of 705	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	237 of 709	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.1	243 of 701	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.4	194 of 697	72.2%	★★★★☆
2015	74.5	150 of 706	78.8%	★★★★☆
2014	84.3	74 of 695	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	73.6	148 of 707	79.1%	★★★★☆
2012	81.0	102 of 730	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	73.4	145 of 695	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	204 of 653	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	351 of 658	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.8	192 of 652	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	188 of 646	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	291 of 681	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	67.1	190 of 703	73.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	207 of 664	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	237 of 662	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	168 of 665	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	115 of 654	82.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	302 of 669	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	406 of 670	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	270 of 656	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	264 of 666	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	279 of 662	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	322 of 683	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	97 of 368	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	31 of 371	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	75.7	62 of 380	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	25 of 367	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	66.3	105 of 379	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	86 of 384	77.6%	★★★★☆
2017	55.7	153 of 382	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	79.4	52 of 383	86.4%	★★★★☆
2015	69.2	96 of 381	74.8%	★★★★☆
2014	71.3	99 of 382	74.1%	★★★★☆
2012	76.0	67 of 395	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	82.3	34 of 357	90.5%	★★★★★
2010	64.6	104 of 343	69.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	88 of 316	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	93.4	16 of 313	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	44 of 323	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	36 of 310	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	43.0	200 of 342	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	90.7	22 of 364	94.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	89 of 330	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	40 of 323	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	48 of 318	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	93.8	17 of 312	94.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	130 of 351	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	84.9	35 of 349	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	73.0	66 of 360	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	36 of 355	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	58.4	133 of 344	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	156 of 357	56.3%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	1 of 270	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	3 of 268	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	3 of 258	98.8%	★★★★★
2012	92.5	5 of 308	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	1 of 250	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	4 of 244	98.4%	★★★★★

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

White (2025)55th percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

White (2025)63rd percentile-11 vs school

High school

White (2025)100th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+13 vs state

Science44%+14 vs state

Mathematics41%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, September 22, 2019

ACE is incredible. The teachers are amazing and very observant so your child is not only learning at top notch but also being taken care of emotionally! The class sizes are perfect at not even 15 students in a class. The at home work does require diligence on behalf of the parents at the elementary age but I wouldn't hesitate over that as there is a great community of parents. Not only that, the teachers are very responsive to email and there is a homework club. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	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 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 Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Academy for Character Education	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	809 S 10th St	Cottage Grove	97424	Lane County	South Lane School District 45J3	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 942-9707	354	17	21.4		297 (83.9%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.4%)	7 (2.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)								(n/a)	48.6	51.9	62.5	43.6	65.7	54.2	91.7	45.7	39.3	45.8	33.3	38.2	40.0	58.3	37.5	32.0	83.3	$12,916	$1,315	$11,602
Childs Way Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	37895 Row River Rd	Dorena	97434	Lane County	South Lane School District 45J3	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 946-1821	121	2	57.8		102 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	3 (2.5%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)								(n/a)																		$12,916	$1,315	$11,602
Bridge Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	60 S Pioneer St	Lowell	97452	Lane County	Lowell School District 71	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 937-5200	546	20	27.3		468 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)								(n/a)	44.4	48.1	28.6	20.7	40.0	28.1	35.3	48.1	33.3	17.9	23.3	41.7	13.3	13.3	29.3	27.3	24.1	$5,304	$431	$4,872
Lane School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1717 City View St	Eugene	97402	Lane County	Lane Education Service District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(541) 461-8500	31	0		254.8%	26 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)								(n/a)
Teach-NW	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 W 10th Ave	Eugene	97401	Lane County	Marcola School District 79J	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(541) 952-1381	655	21	31.0		504 (76.9%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (10.2%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	66 (10.1%)								(n/a)			54.5	70.0		76.9				45.5	50.0		46.2		53.8	66.7		$3,649	$616	$3,034

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy for Character Education

What district is Academy for Character Education in?

South Lane School District 45J3

Is Academy for Character Education a good school?

Academy for Character Education ranks 216^th of 706 Oregon alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Academy for Character Education?

Students at Academy for Character Education are 84% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Academy for Character Education?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Academy for Character Education.

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