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Willamette Leadership Academy

Q: Is Willamette Leadership Academy a good school?

Willamette Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Oregon high schools.

Q: How many students attend Willamette Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Willamette Leadership Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Willamette Leadership Academy?

Students at Willamette Leadership Academy are 71% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 270 Oregon High Schools

Better than 3% of Oregon high schools

Summary

Willamette Leadership Academy is a public charter high school in Springfield, Oregon, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 245 students. The school is part of the Springfield School District 19, which is ranked 86 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Willamette Leadership Academy is struggling, with significantly lower test scores across all grade levels and subjects compared to the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 15% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.4% statewide and 33% in the district. The school's math and science proficiency rates are also very low. Additionally, Willamette Leadership Academy has a four-year graduation rate of only 63.2%, much lower than the district's 81.8% and the state's average of 81.8%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 43.7%, significantly higher than the district's 34.3% and the state's average.

Interestingly, Willamette Leadership Academy's academic performance is significantly lower than the nearby high schools, such as Thurston High School, Springfield High School, and Academy of Arts and Academics, which all outperform Willamette Leadership Academy in test scores and graduation rates. Additionally, the school's spending per student is relatively low, at $8,892 in 2022-2023, compared to the higher spending at nearby schools like Network Charter School ($36,514) and South Eugene High School ($18,883).

258

Students ?

28.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,892

Per pupil spending ?

102.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

380 Q St Ste 13
Springfield, OR 97477-2120

(541) 246-2840

District: Springfield School District 19

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.9%

Hispanic:

20.2%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (9% vs 34% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg29%

Oregon avg34%

263^rd of 270

Oregon public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Springfield School District 19

86^th of 140Springfield School District 19 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
2024	9.0	361 of 371	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	366 of 380	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	362 of 367	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	363 of 379	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	371 of 384	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	332 of 382	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	345 of 383	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.0	373 of 381	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	12.4	301 of 323	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	271 of 277	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	341 of 342	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	10.7	190 of 191	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	171 of 210	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	28.4	187 of 244	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	284 of 312	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	359 of 364	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	257 of 282	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	315 of 325	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	329 of 330	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	297 of 323	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	306 of 318	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	297 of 312	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	267 of 291	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	327 of 341	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	37.2	81 of 156	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	122 of 206	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	7.1	344 of 349	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	329 of 360	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	347 of 355	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	331 of 344	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	352 of 357	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	263 of 270	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	238 of 268	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	252 of 258	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	225 of 241	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	234 of 266	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	256 of 283	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	247 of 283	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.7	204 of 292	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	7.9	274 of 292	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	138 of 213	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	3.3	243 of 251	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	17.3	158 of 170	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	215 of 224	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	225 of 241	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	167 of 229	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	220 of 254	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	215 of 237	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	210 of 214	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	189 of 200	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	188 of 206	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	224 of 250	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	236 of 250	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	227 of 244	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	234 of 237	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	215 of 228	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	229 of 245	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	250 of 266	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)48th percentile+44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)23rd percentile+21 vs school

Female (2023)7th percentile+3 vs school

White (2024)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)1st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)<1st percentile

High school

Female (2024)35th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)7th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts11%-32 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

Mathematics7%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Rated one of the worst schools in the state as far as educating our children. Mainly just a military preparation school. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 22, 2016

My daughter was failing at a main stream middle school. She was getting into fights, disrespecting the teachers, and had a 1.0 GPA toward the end of the seventh grade. I pulled her out of her school and enrolled her in Willamette Leadership Academy and, by the time she graduated the eighth grade, She had been promoted twice and was on the honor roll all of the eighth grade. She is now receiving the discipline she needs and is learning that there are consequences for misbehavior and low grades. The staff at this school are so good at keeping the kids in line, and giving them confidence to achieve their goals. I am extremely happy with their dedication to their students. I have seen such great improvement in my daughter, that I am sending my son to this school also. I don't want him in a main steam school where he can witness children disrespect their teachers and get away with it. I want him to experience what can happen in the real world...and that's what this school teaches. GREAT JOB WILLAMETTE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY! YOU ROCK! Close Quote

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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 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Willamette Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	380 Q St Ste 13	Springfield	97477	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 246-2840	258	9	28.6	102.3%	183 (70.9%)	2 (0.8%)	52 (20.2%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	8.2	263^rd of 270 public high schools	2.6%		16.9	238^th of 268 public high schools	11.2%	25	7.7	15.0	7.7	5.0	10.0	$8,892	$625	$8,267
Springfield High School	Public	9-12	875 7th St	Springfield	97477	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 744-4700	1,229	66	18.7	101.4%	639 (52.0%)	18 (1.5%)	440 (35.8%)	13 (1.1%)	11 (0.9%)	7 (0.6%)	81 (6.6%)	31	188^th of 270 public high schools	30.4%		26	205^th of 268 public high schools	23.5%	17		29.8		11.3	30.6	$20,903	$1,432	$19,471
Gateways High School	Public	9-12	425 10th St	Springfield	97477	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 744-8862	101	8	12.7	166.3%	56 (55.4%)	2 (2.0%)	32 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.9%)	46.1	135^th of 270 public high schools	50.0%					(n/a)		45.5			28.6	$36,514	$2,824	$33,690
Academy of Arts and Academics	Public	9-12	615 Main St	Springfield	97477	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 744-6728	231	14	16.6	64.9%	146 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.6%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	63.6	77^th of 270 public high schools	71.5%		72	56^th of 268 public high schools	79.1%	21		66.7		10.4	45.8	$8,892	$625	$8,267
Martin Luther King Junior Education Center	Public	6-12	2727 Martin Luther King Jr Blv	Eugene	97401	Lane County	Lane Education Service District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 682-4715	7	2	3.5		3 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (28.6%)								(n/a)
Twin Rivers Charter School	Public, Charter	8-12	2621 Augusta St	Eugene	97403	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 349-7511	55	2	22.0		36 (65.5%)	1 (1.8%)	10 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.7%)								(n/a)						$11,688	$1,001	$10,688
Sheldon High School	Public	9-12	2455 Willakenzie Rd	Eugene	97401	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 790-6600	1,462	73	20.0	64.8%	974 (66.6%)	28 (1.9%)	259 (17.7%)	40 (2.7%)	13 (0.9%)	9 (0.6%)	138 (9.4%)	78.7	43^rd of 270 public high schools	84.1%		72.2	55^th of 268 public high schools	79.5%	12		51.4		35.7	48.1	$19,148	$1,170	$17,978
South Eugene High School	Public	9-12	400 E 19th Ave	Eugene	97401	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 790-8000	1,499	67	22.5	64.6%	1,060 (70.7%)	18 (1.2%)	151 (10.1%)	90 (6.0%)	13 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	162 (10.8%)	98.4	7^th of 270 public high schools	97.4%		97.8	7^th of 268 public high schools	97.4%			79.2		52.2	69.0	$18,883	$1,013	$17,870
Network Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	2550 Portland St	Eugene	97405	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 344-1229	119	9	13.3	91.6%	94 (79.0%)	1 (0.8%)	13 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.2%)								(n/a)						$11,708	$1,001	$10,707
Thurston High School	Public	9-12	333 58th St	Springfield	97478	Lane County	Springfield School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 744-5000	1,215	58	20.8	65.4%	898 (73.9%)	7 (0.6%)	207 (17.0%)	8 (0.7%)	17 (1.4%)	6 (0.5%)	69 (5.7%)	33.2	184^th of 270 public high schools	31.9%		34.3	176^th of 268 public high schools	34.3%	8		30.3		11.8	33.2	$21,945	$3,278	$18,667

Frequently Asked Questions about Willamette Leadership Academy

What is the racial makeup of Willamette Leadership Academy?

Students at Willamette Leadership Academy are 71% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Is Willamette Leadership Academy a good school?

Willamette Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Oregon high schools.

What district is Willamette Leadership Academy in?

Springfield School District 19

How many students attend Willamette Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Willamette Leadership Academy.

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