Summary:
ZIP code 97322 covers 12 schools — 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high schools enrolling about 4,970 students — with 10 in Greater Albany Public School District 8J (district rank 50 of 141, 65th percentile, 3 stars) and two small high schools in the ODE YCEP District. South Albany High School is by far the largest at 1,466 students, while Riverside High School is the smallest at 10. Poverty is high and fairly uniform here: most Greater Albany schools report free/reduced lunch around 76–81%, with reported values averaging about 78.6%.
Academically, the ZIP's clear standout is Timber Ridge School, which ranks 94 of 371 (75th percentile, 4 stars) and is the only school above both district and state in all-grades ELA (54.3%), math (38.1%), and science (42.5%). Oak Elementary School is the strongest elementary (62nd percentile, 3 stars), with ELA 55.0% and math 37.5%, though its science (25.0%) trails state. South Albany High School shows a striking split: ELA 49.7% is above state, but math (11.6%) and science (20.7%) are far below, with chronic absenteeism at 47.6%.
Math is the broadest weakness — only Timber Ridge and Oak exceed the state rate of 32.9%. South Shore Elementary School, Sunrise Elementary School, Periwinkle Elementary School, Lafayette Elementary School, and Calapooia Middle School trail well behind. Absenteeism is extreme at Albany Options School (80.0%), which also posts 41.3% graduation, 8.3% ELA, and under 5% math and science. Three Lakes High School and Riverside are tiny, with low graduation rates and suppressed or unreported test data. Notably, spending and staffing ratios don't track outcomes simply: Oak spends the most ($24,200) and performs well, while Timber Ridge spends $9,050 and leads. A "—" means suppressed, not zero.
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