Sprague High School

Summary:

Sprague High School is a public high school in Salem, Oregon, serving 1,779 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Salem-Keizer School District 24J, which is ranked 106 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sprague High School has seen a decline in its academic performance over the years, dropping from a statewide ranking of 15th out of 303 Oregon high schools in 2012-2013 to 196th out of 268 in 2023-2024. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are all below the state and district averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students performing relatively better than Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students, as well as students with special needs and from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Sprague High School has a very high percentage of students (88.25%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the relatively high spending per student at $17,156 in 2021-2022, Sprague High School's academic performance remains below average, suggesting that the school may need to re-evaluate how it allocates its resources to better support student learning. The school's academic performance also lags behind that of nearby schools, such as Early College High School and West Salem High School, which have significantly higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2373 Kuebler Blvd S
       Salem, OR  97302-9403


(503) 399-3261

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

SchoolDigger Rank:
196th of 268 Oregon High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,702 Help


Feeder schools for Sprague High School:

Elementary:    Battle Creek Elementary School
    Liberty Elementary School
    Salem Heights Elementary School
    Schirle Elementary School
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Middle:    Crossler Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  24.4 Help
Number of students:  1,765

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.4%
Hispanic:
18.8%
Two or more races:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sprague High School ranks worse than 73.1% of high schools in Oregon. It also ranks 3rd among 8 ranked high schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.1. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Sprague 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 (63.4%), Hispanic (18.8%), two or more races (8.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sprague High School is 24.4. 6 high schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sprague High School is $19,702, which is the 3rd highest among 8 high schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sprague High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sprague High School 196th of 268 Oregon public high schools. (See Sprague High School in the ranking list.)

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Salem-Keizer School District 24J:

SchoolDigger ranks Salem-Keizer School District 24J 106th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sprague High School

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Rank History for all students at Sprague High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 64.92 69th 225 69.3%
2005 65.81 71st 231 69.3%
2006 69.89 57th 235 75.7%
2007 86.88 20th 244 91.8%
2008 77.32 41st 249 83.5%
2009 74.00 57th 263 78.3%
2010 83.02 23rd 285 91.9%
2011 80.42 33rd 299 89.0%
2012 83.02 24th 308 92.2%
2013 85.60 15th 303 95.0%
2014 78.08 50th 301 83.4%
2015 71.61 65th 292 77.7%
2016 77.71 43rd 292 85.3%
2017 85.11 28th 283 90.1%
2018 85.41 27th 283 90.5%
2019 77.31 43rd 266 83.8%
2022 42.87 135th 241 44.0%
2023 22.23 214th 258 17.1%
2024 28.10 196th 268 26.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sprague High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.38 24th 98 75.5%
2019 62.23 25th 66 62.1%
2022 30.26 37th 47 21.3%
2023 12.16 66th 69 4.3%
2024 16.43 60th 68 11.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sprague High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.98 12th 132 90.9%
2019 52.94 36th 98 63.3%
2022 39.41 26th 53 50.9%
2023 24.94 68th 80 15.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sprague High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.10 66th 254 74.0%
2019 51.69 107th 229 53.3%
2022 43.16 134th 241 44.4%
2023 31.75 155th 224 30.8%
2024 28.32 117th 170 31.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Sprague High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.56 29th 251 88.4%
2019 74.17 42nd 199 78.9%
2022 45.09 101st 194 47.9%
2023 19.47 175th 200 12.5%
2024 30.65 151st 213 29.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Sprague High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 61.90 19th 46 58.7%
2023 17.24 70th 75 6.7%
2024 21.42 57th 69 17.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Sprague High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.78 19th 250 92.4%
2019 73.26 49th 206 76.2%
2022 40.60 110th 200 45.0%
2023 24.48 167th 214 22.0%
2024 26.35 165th 216 23.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Sprague High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.38 16th 43 62.8%
2019 61.20 14th 34 58.8%
2022 67.43 7th 20 65.0%
2023 21.41 32nd 37 13.5%
2024 32.36 25th 35 28.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Sprague High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 48.38 7th 14 50.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sprague High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.90 5th 156 96.8%
2019 74.33 23rd 144 84.0%
2022 39.37 71st 123 42.3%
2023 12.11 128th 134 4.5%
2024 33.25 85th 132 35.6%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Sprague High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.36 5th 12 58.3%
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Rank History for White students at Sprague High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.95 29th 266 89.1%
2019 74.08 49th 245 80.0%
2022 40.50 134th 228 41.2%
2023 22.54 202nd 237 14.8%
2024 27.44 186th 244 23.8%
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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 Sprague High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1516 9 31 18 10 n/a n/a 0 1584
1989 1523 15 40 34 8 n/a n/a 0 1620
1990 1444 7 36 38 8 n/a n/a 0 1533
1991 1466 8 38 33 7 n/a n/a 0 1552
1992 1577 13 38 29 11 n/a n/a 0 1668
1993 1638 13 37 38 15 n/a n/a 0 1741
1994 1717 10 32 38 15 n/a n/a 0 1812
1995 1734 22 37 37 9 n/a n/a 25 1864
1996 1734 22 37 37 9 n/a n/a 25 1864
1997 1800 23 50 42 16 n/a n/a 37 1968
1998 1902 17 62 52 11 n/a n/a 0 2044
1999 1974 19 58 64 13 n/a n/a 0 2128
2000 1871 15 61 60 23 n/a n/a 0 2030
2001 1744 12 51 68 29 n/a n/a 0 1904
2002 1623 13 42 63 24 n/a n/a 134 1899
2003 1623 13 42 63 24 n/a n/a 134 1899
2004 1572 20 43 63 25 n/a n/a 109 1832
2005 1583 22 49 69 24 n/a n/a 74 1821
2006 1506 24 52 89 26 n/a n/a 0 1697
2007 1472 16 50 86 28 n/a n/a 115 1767
2008 1418 17 45 86 29 n/a n/a 132 1727
2009 1349 17 54 96 28 n/a n/a 119 1663
2010 1398 20 56 164 28 n/a n/a 85 1751
2011 1362 13 39 173 23 22 88 0 1720
2012 1364 11 40 189 27 19 101 0 1751
2013 1306 18 46 212 24 22 101 0 1729
2014 1216 14 46 214 27 25 105 0 1647
2015 1233 16 48 237 26 25 107 0 1692
2016 1253 19 49 210 28 29 114 0 1702
2017 1297 19 49 206 30 27 119 0 1747
2018 1248 26 53 248 18 29 105 0 1727
2019 1215 27 55 253 19 28 121 0 1718
2020 1151 27 61 294 22 24 116 1 1696
2021 1158 33 62 314 23 27 113 2 1732
2022 1223 28 56 313 22 29 139 11 1821
2023 1149 36 52 343 20 25 145 9 1779
2024 1119 40 56 331 21 36 149 13 1765

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 Sprague High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1584 71.2 22.2 7.6
1989 1620 68.5 23.6 3.8
1990 1533 68.4 22.4 5.5
1991 1552 71.5 21.7 7.2
1992 1668 70.6 23.6 7.1
1993 1741 83.2 20.9 6.7
1994 1812 83.2 21.8 7
1995 1864 76.3 24.4 6
1996 1864 76.3 24.4 6
1997 1968 81.4 24.2 4.9
1998 2044 85.1 24.0 6.3
1999 2128 87.2 24.4 12.6
2000 2030 90.6 22.4 9.4
2001 1904 89.5 21.3 11.4
2002 1899 77.6 24.5 14.3
2003 1899 77.6 24.5 14.3
2004 1832 78.4 23.4 16.3
2005 1821 78.0 23.3 19.2
2006 1697 77.0 22.0 18.9
2007 1767 83.9 21.1 19
2008 1727 79.3 21.8 21.6
2009 1663 81.3 20.5 32.2
2010 1751 78.9 22.1 35.1
2011 1720 77.5 22.1 32.7
2012 1751 67.6 25.8 35.9
2013 1729 73.4 23.5 36.4
2014 1647 65.5 25.1 35.9
2015 1692 69.0 24.5 34.4
2016 1702 69.0 24.6 38
2017 1747 71.0 24.5 34.3
2018 1727 70.3 24.5 33.1
2019 1718 71.0 24.1 35.7
2020 1696 71.8 23.6 32
2021 1732 64.3 26.9 n/a
2022 1821 69.8 26.0 n/a
2023 1779 77.7 22.8 88.3
2024 1765 72.0 24.4 66.9

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 Sprague High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1584 71.2 22.2 7.6
1989 1620 68.5 23.6 3.8
1990 1533 68.4 22.4 5.5
1991 1552 71.5 21.7 7.2
1992 1668 70.6 23.6 7.1
1993 1741 83.2 20.9 6.7
1994 1812 83.2 21.8 7
1995 1864 76.3 24.4 6
1996 1864 76.3 24.4 6
1997 1968 81.4 24.2 4.9
1998 2044 85.1 24.0 6.3
1999 2128 87.2 24.4 12.6
2000 2030 90.6 22.4 9.4
2001 1904 89.5 21.3 11.4
2002 1899 77.6 24.5 14.3
2003 1899 77.6 24.5 14.3
2004 1832 78.4 23.4 16.3
2005 1821 78.0 23.3 19.2
2006 1697 77.0 22.0 18.9
2007 1767 83.9 21.1 19
2008 1727 79.3 21.8 21.6
2009 1663 81.3 20.5 32.2
2010 1751 78.9 22.1 35.1
2011 1720 77.5 22.1 32.7
2012 1751 67.6 25.8 35.9
2013 1729 73.4 23.5 36.4
2014 1647 65.5 25.1 35.9
2015 1692 69.0 24.5 34.4
2016 1702 69.0 24.6 38
2017 1747 71.0 24.5 34.3
2018 1727 70.3 24.5 33.1
2019 1718 71.0 24.1 35.7
2020 1696 71.8 23.6 32
2021 1732 64.3 26.9 n/a
2022 1821 69.8 26.0 n/a
2023 1779 77.7 22.8 88.3
2024 1765 72.0 24.4 66.9

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 Sprague 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 $13,402
2020 n/a n/a $13,570
2021 n/a n/a $14,710
2022 $1,292 (7.5%) $15,864 (92.5%) $17,156
2023 $1,390 (7.1%) $18,313 (92.9%) $19,702

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sprague 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 43rd of 266 High schoolsRanks 214th of 258 High schools
 66.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (Sprague High School)77.734.3
 43.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)67.736.1
 31.6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)66.546.2
 20.3%
11th Grade Mathematics (Sprague High School)43.411.2
 32.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)3512.4
 22.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)32.120.4
 11.7%
11th Grade Science (Sprague High School)46.622.4
 24.2%
   11th Grade Science (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)38.322.3
 16%
   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 Students17181779
 3.6%
African American2736
 33.3%
American Indian1920
 5.3%
Asian5552
 5.5%
Hispanic253343
 35.6%
Pacific Islander2825
 10.7%
White12151149
 5.4%
Two or More Races121145
 19.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients35.7%88.3%
 52.6%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 1,765 students attended Sprague High School.

Sprague High School ranks 196th of 268 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Sprague High School are 63% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.


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