School district · Oregon

Greater Albany Public SD 8J

Greater Albany Public SD 8J in Oregon: 20 public schools with 8,771 students and 18.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,553 per student in FY2024.

Schools
20
Students
8,771
Students per teacher
18.1
OR 17.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,553
OR $17.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
486
Counselors (FTE)
23.9
Students per counselor
367
OR 313 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.2

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Oregon's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Oregon: 43%

43%proficient

−1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 65% of school districts in Oregon

Median 39% · 173 school districts compared

3,785 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Oregon: 33%

31%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 63% of school districts in Oregon

Median 28% · 173 school districts compared

3,789 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.3K15
$9.4K16
$10.1K17
$10.9K18
$11.5K19
$11.5K20
$12.7K21
$14.4K22
$14.9K23
$15.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.3% · $6.6M
State
60% · $93.2M
Local
36% · $55.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,969
Support services
$6,065
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$4.8M
Long-term debt
$141.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 13Middle schools: 4High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Central Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
3–512511.941%34%
Lafayette Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–529517.830%20%
Liberty Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–529718.847%43%
Meadow Ridge ElementaryFree meals for all
K–351017.333%37%
K–529118.461%48%
Oak Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–527317.643%36%
Oak Grove Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–536220.773%67%
K–532520.441%28%
K–535615.825%16%
Sunrise Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–532414.120%19%
Takena Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–212214.6——
Tangent Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–512314.640%26%
Waverly Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–520412.815%20%
Calapooia Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–858517.239%17%
Memorial Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–854420.131%22%
North Albany Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–847919.758%43%
Timber Ridge SchoolFree meals for all
3–865720.051%35%
Albany Options SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1213612.1——
South Albany High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,46621.9——
West Albany High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,29723.3——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
718 7th Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321
Phone
(541)967-4501
Website