Sheldon High School

Summary:

Sheldon High School is a public high school in Eugene, Oregon, serving 1,525 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Eugene School District 4J, which is ranked 20 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Sheldon High School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with 52.2% of students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, 28.9% in Mathematics, and 46.7% in Science. The school also has strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking highly for female, male, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as for special education and low socioeconomic status students. With a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 37.05%, Sheldon High School spends $20,002 per student, which is higher than the district average.

While Sheldon High School is a high-performing institution, it is interesting to note the performance of nearby schools, such as South Eugene High School, which ranks 7th out of 268 Oregon high schools and has significantly higher test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics. This suggests that the Eugene School District 4J is home to several high-performing schools, providing families with quality educational options.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2455 Willakenzie Rd
       Eugene, OR  97401-4898


(541) 790-6600

District: Eugene School District 4J

SchoolDigger Rank:
55th of 268 Oregon High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,148 Help


Feeder schools for Sheldon High School:

Elementary:    Gilham Elementary School
    Holt Elementary School
    Willagillespie Elementary School
Middle:    Cal Young Middle School
    Monroe Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.9 Help
Number of students:  1,521

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.7%
Hispanic:
16.8%
Two or more races:
10.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  37.1% Help


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Compare Details Sheldon High School ranks better than 79.5% of high schools in Oregon. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Eugene School District 4J. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.18. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Sheldon 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 Sheldon High School has the largest high school student body size in the Eugene School District 4J. Racial makeup is: White (65.7%), Hispanic (16.8%), two or more races (10.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 37.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sheldon High School is 20.9. 3 high schools in the Eugene School District 4J have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sheldon High School is $19,148, which is the 3rd highest among 3 high schools in the Eugene School District 4J.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sheldon High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sheldon High School 55th of 268 Oregon public high schools. (See Sheldon High School in the ranking list.)

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Eugene School District 4J:

SchoolDigger ranks Eugene School District 4J 20th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sheldon High School

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Rank History for all students at Sheldon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 83.78 21st 225 90.7%
2005 86.95 19th 231 91.8%
2006 80.10 32nd 235 86.4%
2007 86.54 23rd 244 90.6%
2008 85.84 20th 249 92.0%
2009 86.76 19th 263 92.8%
2010 82.27 26th 285 90.9%
2011 79.17 42nd 299 86.0%
2012 78.31 41st 308 86.7%
2013 78.16 41st 303 86.5%
2014 76.43 53rd 301 82.4%
2015 86.32 19th 292 93.5%
2016 86.31 24th 292 91.8%
2017 81.38 42nd 283 85.2%
2018 78.10 48th 283 83.0%
2019 81.79 33rd 266 87.6%
2022 77.80 41st 241 83.0%
2023 87.92 26th 258 89.9%
2024 72.18 55th 268 79.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sheldon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.49 12th 98 87.8%
2019 62.21 26th 66 60.6%
2022 79.65 7th 47 85.1%
2023 92.25 2nd 69 97.1%
2024 88.96 6th 68 91.2%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Sheldon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.62 37th 132 72.0%
2019 63.93 22nd 98 77.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sheldon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.09 47th 254 81.5%
2019 68.83 52nd 229 77.3%
2022 78.17 40th 241 83.4%
2023 90.48 14th 224 93.8%
2024 83.25 18th 170 89.4%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Sheldon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.56 50th 251 80.1%
2019 63.21 70th 199 64.8%
2022 82.61 26th 194 86.6%
2023 85.14 21st 200 89.5%
2024 77.74 32nd 213 85.0%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Sheldon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.17 23rd 43 46.5%
2019 56.83 21st 46 54.3%
2022 75.23 16th 57 71.9%
2023 76.73 12th 75 84.0%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Sheldon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.17 41st 250 83.6%
2019 87.46 14th 206 93.2%
2022 69.67 41st 200 79.5%
2023 90.59 12th 214 94.4%
2024 63.34 63rd 216 70.8%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Sheldon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.46 14th 43 67.4%
2023 72.94 13th 37 64.9%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Sheldon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.27 12th 31 61.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sheldon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.64 39th 156 75.0%
2019 51.61 63rd 144 56.3%
2022 57.67 35th 123 71.5%
2023 71.34 23rd 134 82.8%
2024 63.64 32nd 132 75.8%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Sheldon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.23 52nd 266 80.5%
2019 82.14 31st 245 87.3%
2022 78.48 33rd 228 85.5%
2023 84.54 26th 237 89.0%
2024 66.17 64th 244 73.8%
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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Enrollment information for Sheldon High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1300 9 18 4 1 n/a n/a 0 1332
1989 1213 15 38 13 4 n/a n/a 0 1283
1990 1129 15 38 13 4 n/a n/a 0 1199
1991 1224 5 11 9 3 n/a n/a 0 1252
1992 1324 9 22 12 6 n/a n/a 0 1373
1993 1349 9 31 23 14 n/a n/a 0 1426
1994 1331 14 34 18 15 n/a n/a 0 1412
1995 1305 22 50 26 26 n/a n/a 0 1429
1996 1305 22 50 26 26 n/a n/a 0 1429
1997 1334 26 59 29 29 n/a n/a 0 1477
1998 1396 25 71 51 31 n/a n/a 0 1574
1999 1445 25 66 63 26 n/a n/a 0 1625
2000 1410 27 63 54 31 n/a n/a 0 1585
2001 1353 28 60 61 26 n/a n/a 0 1528
2002 1329 34 75 55 28 n/a n/a 74 1595
2003 1329 34 75 55 28 n/a n/a 74 1595
2004 1288 31 74 51 76 n/a n/a 89 1609
2005 1294 32 100 56 28 n/a n/a 118 1628
2006 1264 33 112 75 90 n/a n/a 0 1574
2007 1317 30 96 72 40 n/a n/a 148 1703
2008 1251 33 107 89 40 n/a n/a 148 1668
2009 1194 41 97 87 31 n/a n/a 158 1608
2010 1173 38 102 120 24 n/a n/a 98 1555
2011 1082 38 88 145 27 5 112 0 1497
2012 1028 33 77 160 21 7 138 0 1464
2013 1031 31 81 152 19 9 130 0 1453
2014 1019 27 80 161 19 7 140 0 1453
2015 1005 27 71 154 15 8 135 0 1415
2016 1048 23 73 166 14 8 127 0 1459
2017 1065 22 60 184 14 7 129 0 1481
2018 1072 25 60 196 11 12 127 0 1503
2019 1026 24 53 197 10 9 110 0 1429
2020 1020 20 45 199 7 8 113 6 1418
2021 1003 26 51 190 11 11 130 5 1427
2022 1045 23 49 211 9 7 148 8 1500
2023 1014 33 56 231 11 7 156 17 1525
2024 1000 24 51 256 12 9 154 15 1521

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 Sheldon High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1332 71.4 18.6 5.3
1989 1283 56.9 22.5 5.7
1990 1199 64.8 18.5 4.6
1991 1252 60.5 20.6 3.4
1992 1373 56.4 24.3 5.1
1993 1426 76.1 18.7 4.9
1994 1412 63.7 22.2 4.8
1995 1429 58.4 24.5 4.8
1996 1429 58.4 24.5 4.8
1997 1477 59.8 24.7 6.6
1998 1574 63.0 25.0 7.2
1999 1625 59.4 27.4 6.9
2000 1585 67.6 23.4 6.5
2001 1528 65.5 23.3 6.7
2002 1595 62.9 25.4 8
2003 1595 62.9 25.4 8
2004 1609 59.4 27.1 12.3
2005 1628 62.8 25.9 14.6
2006 1574 66.0 23.8 14.8
2007 1703 54.4 31.3 14.3
2008 1668 62.0 26.9 16.1
2009 1608 67.1 23.9 21.5
2010 1555 63.6 24.4 23.5
2011 1497 61.3 24.3 23.6
2012 1464 54.6 26.7 26.8
2013 1453 57.4 25.2 n/a
2014 1453 62.2 23.3 26.3
2015 1415 61.0 23.1 24.4
2016 1459 61.0 23.9 25.3
2017 1481 60.2 24.5 24
2018 1503 63.5 23.6 29.1
2019 1429 62.0 23.0 30.7
2020 1418 64.1 22.1 28
2021 1427 62.7 22.7 n/a
2022 1500 64.4 23.2 n/a
2023 1525 0.0 n/a 37
2024 1521 72.5 20.9 37.1

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 Sheldon High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1332 71.4 18.6 5.3
1989 1283 56.9 22.5 5.7
1990 1199 64.8 18.5 4.6
1991 1252 60.5 20.6 3.4
1992 1373 56.4 24.3 5.1
1993 1426 76.1 18.7 4.9
1994 1412 63.7 22.2 4.8
1995 1429 58.4 24.5 4.8
1996 1429 58.4 24.5 4.8
1997 1477 59.8 24.7 6.6
1998 1574 63.0 25.0 7.2
1999 1625 59.4 27.4 6.9
2000 1585 67.6 23.4 6.5
2001 1528 65.5 23.3 6.7
2002 1595 62.9 25.4 8
2003 1595 62.9 25.4 8
2004 1609 59.4 27.1 12.3
2005 1628 62.8 25.9 14.6
2006 1574 66.0 23.8 14.8
2007 1703 54.4 31.3 14.3
2008 1668 62.0 26.9 16.1
2009 1608 67.1 23.9 21.5
2010 1555 63.6 24.4 23.5
2011 1497 61.3 24.3 23.6
2012 1464 54.6 26.7 26.8
2013 1453 57.4 25.2 n/a
2014 1453 62.2 23.3 26.3
2015 1415 61.0 23.1 24.4
2016 1459 61.0 23.9 25.3
2017 1481 60.2 24.5 24
2018 1503 63.5 23.6 29.1
2019 1429 62.0 23.0 30.7
2020 1418 64.1 22.1 28
2021 1427 62.7 22.7 n/a
2022 1500 64.4 23.2 n/a
2023 1525 0.0 n/a 37
2024 1521 72.5 20.9 37.1

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 Sheldon 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 $15,573
2020 n/a n/a $15,769
2021 n/a n/a $16,579
2022 $1,638 (8.2%) $18,364 (91.8%) $20,002
2023 $1,170 (6.1%) $17,978 (93.9%) $19,148

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sheldon High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 33rd of 266 High schoolsRanks 26th of 258 High schools
 2.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (Sheldon High School)75.960.5
 15.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Eugene School District 4J)75.449.7
 25.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)66.546.2
 20.3%
11th Grade Mathematics (Sheldon High School)48.542.9
 5.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Eugene School District 4J)4927.2
 21.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)32.120.4
 11.7%
11th Grade Science (Sheldon High School)51.758.1
 6.4%
   11th Grade Science (Eugene School District 4J)47.940.8
 7.1%
   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 Students14291525
 6.7%
African American2433
 37.5%
American Indian1011
 10%
Asian5356
 5.7%
Hispanic197231
 17.3%
Pacific Islander97
 22.2%
White10261014
 1.2%
Two or More Races110156
 41.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30.7%37%
 6.3%


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Sheldon High School ranks 55th of 268 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,521 students attended Sheldon High School.

Students at Sheldon High School are 66% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.


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