West Albany High School

Summary:

West Albany High School is a public high school serving 1,250 students in grades 9-12 in Albany, Oregon, which is part of the Greater Albany Public School District 8J.

West Albany High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Oregon, with a statewide ranking of 17 out of 268 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly higher than the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (71.7% proficient or better) and Science (63.6% proficient or better) for 11th-grade students. West Albany High School also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking 1st out of 69 Oregon high schools for Gifted and Talented students, 5th out of 132 for Hispanic students, and 13th out of 216 for male students.

Compared to its closest neighboring school, South Albany High School, West Albany High School significantly outperforms on academic measures such as proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. This suggests that West Albany High School is providing a higher-quality educational experience for its students. Additionally, the school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (36.48% in 2022-2023) and its higher-than-average spending per student ($16,001 in 2021-2022) indicate a commitment to resource allocation that supports student learning.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1130 Queen Ave SW
       Albany, OR  97321-2196


(541) 967-4545

District: Greater Albany Public School District 8J

SchoolDigger Rank:
17th of 268 Oregon High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,072 Help


Feeder schools for West Albany High School:

Elementary:    Central Elementary School
    Liberty Elementary School
    North Albany Elementary School
    Oak Grove Elementary School
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Middle:    Memorial Middle School
    North Albany Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  24.8 Help
Number of students:  1,250

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.6%
Hispanic:
16.2%
Two or more races:
7.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  36.5% Help


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Compare Details West Albany High School ranks better than 93.7% of high schools in Oregon. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the Greater Albany Public School District 8J! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.67. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at West Albany High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72.6%), Hispanic (16.2%), two or more races (7.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 36.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Greater Albany Public School District 8J. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Albany High School is 24.8. 1 high schools in the Greater Albany Public School District 8J have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare West Albany High School employs 50.2 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Albany High School is $17,072. 1 high schools in the Greater Albany Public School District 8J spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Albany High School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Albany High School 17th of 268 Oregon public high schools. (See West Albany High School in the ranking list.)

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Greater Albany Public School District 8J:

SchoolDigger ranks Greater Albany Public School District 8J 67th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Albany High School

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Rank History for all students at West Albany High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 67.07 63rd 225 72.0%
2005 64.66 74th 231 68.0%
2006 75.63 46th 235 80.4%
2007 86.72 21st 244 91.4%
2008 83.00 25th 249 90.0%
2009 80.26 37th 263 85.9%
2010 83.30 22nd 285 92.3%
2011 79.93 36th 299 88.0%
2012 82.70 26th 308 91.6%
2013 85.57 16th 303 94.7%
2014 81.93 24th 301 92.0%
2015 75.45 49th 292 83.2%
2016 89.07 12th 292 95.9%
2017 85.04 29th 283 89.8%
2018 83.45 32nd 283 88.7%
2019 86.91 18th 266 93.2%
2022 65.35 73rd 241 69.7%
2023 70.72 62nd 258 76.0%
2024 91.67 17th 268 93.7%
See the entire list of Oregon High School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Albany High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.82 42nd 98 57.1%
2019 68.27 22nd 66 66.7%
2022 78.56 8th 47 83.0%
2023 48.30 33rd 69 52.2%
2024 80.84 11th 68 83.8%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at West Albany High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.10 4th 132 97.0%
2019 62.28 25th 98 74.5%
2023 42.66 43rd 80 46.3%
2024 67.33 18th 69 73.9%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Albany High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.46 30th 254 88.2%
2019 78.67 27th 229 88.2%
2022 65.70 72nd 241 70.1%
2023 56.56 79th 224 64.7%
2024 84.75 16th 170 90.6%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at West Albany High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.18 37th 251 85.3%
2019 87.67 17th 199 91.5%
2022 66.43 53rd 194 72.7%
2023 70.65 42nd 200 79.0%
2024 83.32 24th 213 88.7%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at West Albany High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 57.19 20th 46 56.5%
2022 85.04 5th 57 91.2%
2023 82.66 4th 75 94.7%
2024 91.25 1st 69 98.6%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at West Albany High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.81 22nd 250 91.2%
2019 88.73 12th 206 94.2%
2022 61.33 67th 200 66.5%
2023 69.76 52nd 214 75.7%
2024 94.29 13th 216 94.0%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at West Albany High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.79 32nd 156 79.5%
2019 74.47 21st 144 85.4%
2022 70.82 24th 123 80.5%
2023 44.97 69th 134 48.5%
2024 92.32 5th 132 96.2%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at West Albany High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.23 26th 266 90.2%
2019 84.97 22nd 245 91.0%
2022 57.33 89th 228 61.0%
2023 73.02 51st 237 78.5%
2024 90.16 18th 244 92.6%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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by a parent
Saturday, January 27, 2018

Open Quote They hate diversity. Rich snob school. Ship all the ELL kids off to there other high school to keep their rich, white paradise in tact. Close Quote



Enrollment information for West Albany High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1165 6 22 22 5 n/a n/a 0 1220
1989 1074 7 19 18 4 n/a n/a 0 1122
1990 969 4 20 19 5 n/a n/a 0 1017
1991 969 6 19 15 6 n/a n/a 0 1015
1992 1002 11 17 22 10 n/a n/a 0 1062
1993 1037 6 17 22 11 n/a n/a 0 1093
1994 1122 9 15 36 8 n/a n/a 0 1190
1995 981 10 24 56 25 n/a n/a 0 1096
1996 981 10 24 56 25 n/a n/a 0 1096
1997 1082 9 23 47 19 n/a n/a 0 1180
1998 1098 5 28 48 14 n/a n/a 0 1193
1999 1118 7 32 44 12 n/a n/a 0 1213
2000 1167 11 35 45 13 n/a n/a 0 1271
2001 1177 7 33 48 15 n/a n/a 0 1280
2002 1125 5 36 55 17 n/a n/a 24 1262
2003 1125 5 36 55 17 n/a n/a 24 1262
2004 1126 1 30 59 11 n/a n/a 40 1267
2005 1148 6 32 58 11 n/a n/a 42 1297
2006 1130 9 29 64 19 n/a n/a 0 1251
2007 1165 13 29 91 24 n/a n/a 43 1365
2008 1265 13 27 102 22 n/a n/a 31 1460
2009 1260 14 21 113 28 n/a n/a 24 1460
2010 1266 15 21 113 11 n/a n/a 17 1443
2011 1224 16 4 115 13 1 37 0 1410
2012 1223 18 7 136 14 1 40 0 1439
2013 1163 15 13 143 14 1 51 0 1400
2014 1131 14 20 137 10 0 54 0 1366
2015 1108 13 21 161 11 1 55 0 1370
2016 1112 12 19 156 7 1 76 0 1383
2017 1077 11 18 174 6 0 75 0 1361
2018 1054 13 18 155 8 4 94 0 1346
2019 983 14 21 164 8 2 100 0 1292
2020 950 9 21 166 8 3 103 0 1260
2021 891 10 19 183 7 4 104 0 1218
2022 954 9 15 198 7 6 104 4 1297
2023 907 12 21 202 2 3 99 4 1250

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West Albany High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1220 63.3 19.2 12.3
1989 1122 63.5 17.6 4.4
1990 1017 58.2 17.4 8.7
1991 1015 56.7 17.9 9.6
1992 1062 33.0 32.1 12.8
1993 1093 53.8 20.3 15
1994 1190 53.3 22.3 0
1995 1096 54.0 20.3 10.9
1996 1096 54.0 20.3 10.9
1997 1180 49.6 23.8 10.3
1998 1193 46.3 25.8 3.8
1999 1213 50.6 24.0 12.9
2000 1271 54.4 23.4 15.3
2001 1280 56.5 22.7 18.1
2002 1262 54.6 23.1 18.7
2003 1262 54.6 23.1 18.7
2004 1267 51.8 24.5 25.3
2005 1297 56.1 23.1 26.4
2006 1251 57.0 21.9 24
2007 1365 3.3 413.6 20.5
2008 1460 60.5 24.1 24.4
2009 1460 60.7 24.1 28.8
2010 1443 56.2 25.6 30.9
2011 1410 58.3 24.1 30.4
2012 1439 53.0 27.1 26.5
2013 1400 55.2 25.3 29.1
2014 1366 56.6 24.1 28.1
2015 1370 58.0 23.6 26
2016 1383 58.0 23.8 27.2
2017 1361 59.3 22.9 24.6
2018 1346 55.9 24.0 20.1
2019 1292 58.7 21.9 28.9
2020 1260 57.1 22.0 28.8
2021 1218 57.2 21.2 n/a
2022 1297 56.3 23.0 n/a
2023 1250 50.2 24.8 36.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio West Albany High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1220 63.3 19.2 12.3
1989 1122 63.5 17.6 4.4
1990 1017 58.2 17.4 8.7
1991 1015 56.7 17.9 9.6
1992 1062 33.0 32.1 12.8
1993 1093 53.8 20.3 15
1994 1190 53.3 22.3 0
1995 1096 54.0 20.3 10.9
1996 1096 54.0 20.3 10.9
1997 1180 49.6 23.8 10.3
1998 1193 46.3 25.8 3.8
1999 1213 50.6 24.0 12.9
2000 1271 54.4 23.4 15.3
2001 1280 56.5 22.7 18.1
2002 1262 54.6 23.1 18.7
2003 1262 54.6 23.1 18.7
2004 1267 51.8 24.5 25.3
2005 1297 56.1 23.1 26.4
2006 1251 57.0 21.9 24
2007 1365 3.3 413.6 20.5
2008 1460 60.5 24.1 24.4
2009 1460 60.7 24.1 28.8
2010 1443 56.2 25.6 30.9
2011 1410 58.3 24.1 30.4
2012 1439 53.0 27.1 26.5
2013 1400 55.2 25.3 29.1
2014 1366 56.6 24.1 28.1
2015 1370 58.0 23.6 26
2016 1383 58.0 23.8 27.2
2017 1361 59.3 22.9 24.6
2018 1346 55.9 24.0 20.1
2019 1292 58.7 21.9 28.9
2020 1260 57.1 22.0 28.8
2021 1218 57.2 21.2 n/a
2022 1297 56.3 23.0 n/a
2023 1250 50.2 24.8 36.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for West Albany High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $13,348
2020 n/a n/a $12,840
2021 n/a n/a $14,323
2022 $1,107 (6.9%) $14,894 (93.1%) $16,001
2023 $685 (4.0%) $16,387 (96.0%) $17,072

Data source: Oregon Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on West Albany High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 18th of 266 High schoolsRanks 62nd of 258 High schools
 17.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (West Albany High School)84.863.6
 21.2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Greater Albany Public School District 8J)71.650.5
 21.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)66.546.2
 20.3%
11th Grade Mathematics (West Albany High School)44.431.3
 13.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Greater Albany Public School District 8J)32.620.4
 12.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)32.120.4
 11.7%
11th Grade Science (West Albany High School)58.236.6
 21.6%
   11th Grade Science (Greater Albany Public School District 8J)51.728.4
 23.3%
   11th Grade Science (Oregon)39.532.7
 6.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12921250
 3.3%
African American1412
 14.3%
American Indian82
 75%
Asian2121
Hispanic164202
 23.2%
Pacific Islander23
 50%
White983907
 7.7%
Two or More Races10099
 1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients28.9%36.5%
 7.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about West Albany High School

Students at West Albany High School are 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Yes. West Albany High School ranks in the top 6.3% of Oregon high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,250 students attended West Albany High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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