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Oak Heights Elementary School

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Oak Heights Elementary School ranks 446 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Oak Heights Elementary School is a public elementary school in Sweet Home, Oregon, serving 300 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Sweet Home School District 55, which is ranked 74 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oak Heights Elementary School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 42.3% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school consistently performs below the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 28.8% to 41.3%, compared to the state average of 40.3% to 46.7%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male and White students generally performing better than female students and students with special education needs.

Interestingly, the nearby Foster Elementary School and Holley Elementary School within the Sweet Home School District generally perform better than Oak Heights Elementary School in academic proficiency and other key metrics. However, the Sweet Home Charter School significantly outperforms Oak Heights Elementary School and the other district schools across all subject areas and grade levels.

303

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,801

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

605 Elm St
Sweet Home, OR 97386-2097

(541) 367-7165

District: Sweet Home School District 55

Students who attend Oak Heights Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sweet Home Junior High School
High:	Sweet Home High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

Hispanic:

10.2%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2014 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (30% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the Oregon average

!Near the bottom of Sweet Home School District 55's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg34%

Oregon avg38%

446^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Sweet Home School District 55

74^th of 140Sweet Home School District 55 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
2025	35.3	446 of 706	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	482 of 710	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.2	604 of 706	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	603 of 706	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	577 of 705	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	638 of 709	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	610 of 701	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	587 of 697	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.9	542 of 706	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.7	485 of 695	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.2	513 of 707	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.0	541 of 730	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.5	471 of 695	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.1	333 of 674	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.7	401 of 665	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.4	268 of 655	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.3	129 of 652	80.2%	★★★★☆
2006	66.6	206 of 636	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.6	255 of 629	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.5	254 of 586	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	453 of 653	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	477 of 658	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	504 of 652	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	528 of 646	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	497 of 621	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	597 of 681	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	231 of 518	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	223 of 523	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.6	451 of 595	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	600 of 703	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	365 of 597	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	532 of 640	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	352 of 664	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	423 of 662	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.5	605 of 665	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	560 of 654	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	534 of 623	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	618 of 680	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	16.5	466 of 481	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	460 of 669	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	489 of 670	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	611 of 656	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	628 of 666	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	612 of 662	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	654 of 683	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2018)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-8 vs state

Mathematics30%-5 vs state

Science17%-13 vs state

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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 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oak Heights Elementary School	Public	K-6	605 Elm St	Sweet Home	97386	Linn County	Sweet Home School District 55	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 367-7165	303	17	17.8	74.9%	245 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	35.3	446^th of 706 public elementary schools	36.8%		31.4	482^nd of 710 public elementary schools	32.1%	36	41.3	33.3	28.8	36.7			41.3	41.0	9.6	30.6			17.3		$13,801	$1,145	$12,656
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-6	3205 Long St	Sweet Home	97386	Linn County	Sweet Home School District 55	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 367-7167	260	17	15.2	74.2%	220 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	25.3	542^nd of 706 public elementary schools	23.2%		22.6	566^th of 710 public elementary schools	20.3%	24	24.3	35.7	37.2	28.0			32.4	14.3	11.9	32.0			18.6		$17,446	$2,046	$15,400
Holley Elementary School	Public	K-6	40336 Crawfordsville Dr	Sweet Home	97386	Linn County	Sweet Home School District 55	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 367-7162	157	9	17.4	73.9%	133 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.3%)	42.7	370^th of 706 public elementary schools	47.6%		47.4	330^th of 710 public elementary schools	53.5%	40	58.3	39.1	25.0	33.3			54.2	29.2	21.9	42.9			18.8		$14,350	$1,503	$12,848
Foster Elementary School	Public	K-6	5526 Poplar	Foster	97345	Linn County	Sweet Home School District 55	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 367-7180	277	17	16.2	75.1%	227 (81.9%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	38.3	412^th of 706 public elementary schools	41.6%		47.9	325^th of 710 public elementary schools	54.2%	87	42.9	28.9	36.6	52.8			26.2	26.7	19.5	47.4			15.0		$12,718	$967	$11,751
Sweet Home Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	28721 Liberty Rd	Sweet Home	97386	Linn County	Sweet Home School District 55	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 367-1833	142	6	23.6	62.7%	124 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	78.9	127^th of 706 public elementary schools	82.0%		53.2	286^th of 710 public elementary schools	59.7%	159	66.7	63.2	47.6	63.2			61.9	78.9	52.4	26.3			42.9		$6,097	$531	$5,566
Sand Ridge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	30581 Sodaville-Mt Home Rd	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 258-5550	359	19	18.8	61.0%	300 (83.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.2%)	90.4	58^th of 706 public elementary schools	91.8%		84.3	93^rd of 710 public elementary schools	86.9%	35	65.1	52.6	72.1	70.0	89.7	77.3	65.1	68.4	62.8	60.0	61.5	59.1	51.2	40.9	$4,935	$330	$4,605
Hamilton Creek School	Public	K-8	32135 Berlin Rd	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 451-8574	252	15	16.9	86.9%	198 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	31.2	486^th of 706 public elementary schools	31.2%		25.1	537^th of 710 public elementary schools	24.4%	51	41.2	33.3	24.2	32.4	40.0	48.0	35.3	29.2	9.1	27.8	36.0	40.0		19.2	$16,920	$911	$16,009
Riverview School	Public	K-5	1011 Mountain River Dr	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 451-8451	423	20	20.7	87.7%	299 (70.7%)	3 (0.7%)	91 (21.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)	42.9	368^th of 706 public elementary schools	47.9%		51.3	299^th of 710 public elementary schools	57.9%	69	55.2	31.4	30.1				47.7	35.7	25.0				16.7		$14,982	$1,089	$13,893
Cascades School	Public	K-5	2163 7th St	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 451-8524	262	17	15.6	105.7%	209 (79.8%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.4%)	46.6	335^th of 706 public elementary schools	52.5%		30.2	493^rd of 710 public elementary schools	30.6%	158	46.2	34.1	40.0				50.0	45.0	20.5				25.6		$17,249	$1,097	$16,152
Lacomb School	Public	K-8	34110 E Lacomb Rd	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 451-8565	228	11	20.9	88.6%	199 (87.3%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)	58.4	249^th of 706 public elementary schools	64.7%		46.2	344^th of 710 public elementary schools	51.5%	95	42.3	60.0	30.4	66.7	53.3	36.8	36.0	53.8	21.7	48.4	27.6	30.0	17.4	20.0	$16,601	$661	$15,940

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Heights Elementary School

How many students attend Oak Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Oak Heights Elementary School.

What district is Oak Heights Elementary School in?

Sweet Home School District 55

Is Oak Heights Elementary School a good school?

Oak Heights Elementary School ranks 446^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Heights Elementary School?

Students at Oak Heights Elementary School are 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Oak Heights Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oak Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sweet Home Junior High School
High : Sweet Home High School

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