Thurston High School

Summary:

Thurston High School is a public high school located in Springfield, Oregon, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,277 students. The school is part of the Springfield School District 19, which is ranked 93 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Thurston High School's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in OSAS tests, is generally lower than the state average and the nearby Springfield High School. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were 28.6% in English Language Arts, 13.5% in Mathematics, and 34.5% in Science, compared to the state averages of 45.2%, 20%, and 32%, respectively. However, Thurston High School outperforms the nearby Willamette Leadership Academy and Gateways High School in academic proficiency. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with higher rankings for Multi-racial and Gifted and Talented students compared to other subgroups.

Thurston High School faces additional challenges, including a relatively high student-teacher ratio and lower spending per student compared to nearby schools. The school's ranking has declined over the years, from 131st out of 283 Oregon high schools in 2017-2018 to 176th out of 268 high schools in 2023-2024, accompanied by a drop in its SchoolDigger rating from 3 stars to 2 stars. This decline in performance and ranking may be linked to the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 39.31% in 2020-2021 to 64.68% in 2022-2023. While Thurston High School faces these challenges, the Academy of Arts and Academics, a public school within the same district, stands out with significantly higher academic performance, ranking 56th out of 268 Oregon high schools in 2023-2024.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 333 58th St
       Springfield, OR  97478-6999


(541) 744-5000

District: Springfield School District 19

SchoolDigger Rank:
176th of 268 Oregon High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $21,945 Help


Feeder schools for Thurston High School:

Elementary:    Ridgeview Elementary School
    Riverbend Elementary School
    Thurston Elementary School
    Walterville Elementary School
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Middle:    Agnes Stewart Middle School
    Briggs Middle School
    Thurston Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  22.9 Help
Number of students:  1,277

Racial breakdown:

White:
73.3%
Hispanic:
16.0%
Two or more races:
6.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  64.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Thurston High School ranks worse than 65.7% of high schools in Oregon. It also ranks 2nd among 4 ranked high schools in the Springfield School District 19. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.34. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Thurston High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (73.3%), Hispanic (16%), two or more races (6.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 64.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thurston High School is 22.9, which is the highest among 5 high schools in the Springfield School District 19! (See more...)
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Compare Thurston High School employs 55.5 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thurston High School is $21,945, which is the 2nd highest among 4 high schools in the Springfield School District 19.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Thurston High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Thurston High School 176th of 268 Oregon public high schools. (See Thurston High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Multi-racial students:
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White students:


Springfield School District 19:

SchoolDigger ranks Springfield School District 19 93rd of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Thurston High School

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Rank History for all students at Thurston High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 62.07 78th 225 65.3%
2005 56.82 98th 231 57.6%
2006 60.96 80th 235 66.0%
2007 58.09 102nd 244 58.2%
2008 57.33 111th 249 55.4%
2009 52.88 133rd 263 49.4%
2010 59.83 131st 285 54.0%
2011 52.41 177th 299 40.8%
2012 64.11 123rd 308 60.1%
2013 60.61 128th 303 57.8%
2014 50.66 171st 301 43.2%
2015 31.06 223rd 292 23.6%
2016 40.79 185th 292 36.6%
2017 52.24 142nd 283 49.8%
2018 53.42 131st 283 53.7%
2019 44.01 153rd 266 42.5%
2022 26.92 186th 241 22.8%
2023 54.30 96th 258 62.8%
2024 34.34 176th 268 34.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Thurston High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.52 82nd 98 16.3%
2019 60.33 29th 66 56.1%
2022 35.31 29th 47 38.3%
2023 46.69 36th 69 47.8%
2024 74.68 17th 68 75.0%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Thurston High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.09 71st 132 46.2%
2019 21.20 89th 98 9.2%
2023 20.46 74th 80 7.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thurston High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.78 165th 254 35.0%
2019 37.59 149th 229 34.9%
2022 27.08 186th 241 22.8%
2023 68.81 50th 224 77.7%
2024 35.42 93rd 170 45.3%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Thurston High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.84 142nd 251 43.4%
2019 34.03 152nd 199 23.6%
2022 23.78 155th 194 20.1%
2023 57.94 66th 200 67.0%
2024 32.38 145th 213 31.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Thurston High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 70.65 15th 46 67.4%
2022 19.63 51st 57 10.5%
2023 66.28 24th 75 68.0%
2024 60.91 30th 69 56.5%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Thurston High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.57 96th 250 61.6%
2019 31.53 158th 206 23.3%
2022 29.85 146th 200 27.0%
2023 50.55 98th 214 54.2%
2024 34.23 141st 216 34.7%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Thurston High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.37 37th 156 76.3%
2019 46.60 75th 144 47.9%
2022 28.12 95th 123 22.8%
2023 52.18 56th 134 58.2%
2024 20.73 113th 132 14.4%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Thurston High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.15 154th 266 42.1%
2019 34.22 179th 245 26.9%
2022 21.42 191st 228 16.2%
2023 49.62 107th 237 54.9%
2024 32.64 172nd 244 29.5%
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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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Enrollment information for Thurston High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1250 4 16 15 42 n/a n/a 0 1327
1989 1223 3 16 21 25 n/a n/a 0 1288
1990 1262 3 19 31 25 n/a n/a 0 1340
1991 1223 3 15 16 19 n/a n/a 0 1276
1992 1326 4 22 18 32 n/a n/a 0 1402
1993 1391 3 28 18 32 n/a n/a 0 1472
1994 1448 3 25 19 31 n/a n/a 0 1526
1995 1389 5 24 24 29 n/a n/a 0 1471
1996 1389 5 24 24 29 n/a n/a 0 1471
1997 1391 5 23 23 30 n/a n/a 0 1472
1998 1371 3 24 22 30 n/a n/a 0 1450
1999 1349 4 31 24 35 n/a n/a 0 1443
2000 1388 0 28 23 26 n/a n/a 0 1465
2001 1423 1 34 18 24 n/a n/a 0 1500
2002 1412 8 27 34 19 n/a n/a 5 1505
2003 1412 8 27 34 19 n/a n/a 5 1505
2004 1376 11 33 46 17 n/a n/a 4 1487
2005 1378 15 35 56 18 n/a n/a 7 1509
2006 1390 15 22 51 24 n/a n/a 0 1502
2007 1288 14 23 61 26 n/a n/a 18 1430
2008 1389 18 24 91 31 n/a n/a 35 1588
2009 1327 13 25 102 34 n/a n/a 57 1558
2010 1267 16 23 135 30 n/a n/a 50 1521
2011 1132 9 16 141 26 4 190 0 1518
2012 1089 10 14 155 27 10 158 0 1463
2013 1134 9 12 156 25 7 132 0 1475
2014 1085 11 9 175 18 9 112 0 1419
2015 1024 10 8 170 15 9 112 0 1348
2016 1033 9 11 189 16 10 103 0 1371
2017 1002 7 9 205 22 8 111 0 1364
2018 969 5 10 184 16 7 125 0 1316
2019 969 8 9 178 20 7 119 0 1310
2020 951 7 9 155 24 4 116 1 1267
2021 920 16 6 174 11 8 108 1 1244
2022 964 16 9 188 16 7 99 1 1300
2023 936 18 8 204 15 3 86 7 1277

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 Thurston High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1327 69.2 19.1 10.9
1989 1288 65.4 19.6 9
1990 1340 68.0 19.7 6.4
1991 1276 62.5 20.4 8.3
1992 1402 64.6 21.7 11.8
1993 1472 75.6 19.5 12.2
1994 1526 72.0 21.2 12.3
1995 1471 72.2 20.4 8.5
1996 1471 72.2 20.4 8.5
1997 1472 66.8 22.0 11
1998 1450 61.6 23.5 17.2
1999 1443 58.6 24.6 16.4
2000 1465 61.1 24.0 16.4
2001 1500 64.1 23.4 19.1
2002 1505 60.7 24.8 21.3
2003 1505 60.7 24.8 21.3
2004 1487 58.0 25.6 27.2
2005 1509 61.2 24.7 27.1
2006 1502 61.0 24.6 30.9
2007 1430 66.0 21.7 33.9
2008 1588 66.4 23.9 32.3
2009 1558 65.3 23.8 30.5
2010 1521 64.3 23.6 43
2011 1518 61.2 24.7 41.6
2012 1463 58.9 24.8 38.3
2013 1475 60.3 24.4 46.9
2014 1419 59.3 23.9 47.3
2015 1348 57.0 23.6 47.4
2016 1371 57.0 24.0 45.7
2017 1364 52.4 26.0 40.2
2018 1316 53.5 24.5 40.6
2019 1310 53.4 24.5 42.4
2020 1267 56.8 22.2 39.5
2021 1244 52.5 23.6 39.3
2022 1300 48.5 26.7 n/a
2023 1277 55.5 22.9 64.7

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 Thurston High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1327 69.2 19.1 10.9
1989 1288 65.4 19.6 9
1990 1340 68.0 19.7 6.4
1991 1276 62.5 20.4 8.3
1992 1402 64.6 21.7 11.8
1993 1472 75.6 19.5 12.2
1994 1526 72.0 21.2 12.3
1995 1471 72.2 20.4 8.5
1996 1471 72.2 20.4 8.5
1997 1472 66.8 22.0 11
1998 1450 61.6 23.5 17.2
1999 1443 58.6 24.6 16.4
2000 1465 61.1 24.0 16.4
2001 1500 64.1 23.4 19.1
2002 1505 60.7 24.8 21.3
2003 1505 60.7 24.8 21.3
2004 1487 58.0 25.6 27.2
2005 1509 61.2 24.7 27.1
2006 1502 61.0 24.6 30.9
2007 1430 66.0 21.7 33.9
2008 1588 66.4 23.9 32.3
2009 1558 65.3 23.8 30.5
2010 1521 64.3 23.6 43
2011 1518 61.2 24.7 41.6
2012 1463 58.9 24.8 38.3
2013 1475 60.3 24.4 46.9
2014 1419 59.3 23.9 47.3
2015 1348 57.0 23.6 47.4
2016 1371 57.0 24.0 45.7
2017 1364 52.4 26.0 40.2
2018 1316 53.5 24.5 40.6
2019 1310 53.4 24.5 42.4
2020 1267 56.8 22.2 39.5
2021 1244 52.5 23.6 39.3
2022 1300 48.5 26.7 n/a
2023 1277 55.5 22.9 64.7

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 Thurston 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 $15,667
2020 n/a n/a $15,635
2021 n/a n/a $17,427
2022 $909 (5.2%) $16,420 (94.8%) $17,329
2023 $3,278 (14.9%) $18,667 (85.1%) $21,945

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Thurston 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 153rd of 266 High schoolsRanks 96th of 258 High schools
 20.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (Thurston High School)63.940.9
 23%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield School District 19)58.429.9
 28.5%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)66.546.2
 20.3%
11th Grade Mathematics (Thurston High School)36.822.7
 14.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Springfield School District 19)21.812.1
 9.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)32.120.4
 11.7%
11th Grade Science (Thurston High School)22.744.7
 22%
   11th Grade Science (Springfield School District 19)25.438.2
 12.8%
   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 Students13101277
 2.5%
African American818
 125%
American Indian2015
 25%
Asian98
 11.1%
Hispanic178204
 14.6%
Pacific Islander73
 57.1%
White969936
 3.4%
Two or More Races11986
 27.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.4%64.7%
 22.2%


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Thurston High School ranks 176th of 268 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,277 students attended Thurston High School.

Students at Thurston High School are 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.


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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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