Sweet Home High School

Summary:

Sweet Home High School is a public high school located in Sweet Home, Oregon, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 684 students. The school is part of the Sweet Home School District 55, which is ranked 89 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sweet Home High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in standardized test scores for 11th-grade students, with only 24.7% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 12% in Mathematics, and 27.1% in Science, compared to the state averages of 45.2%, 20%, and 32%, respectively. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively better, ranking 56th out of 132 Oregon high schools in 2023-2024, while the school ranks much lower for White students (212th out of 244) and Gifted and Talented students (49th out of 69). Additionally, Sweet Home High School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 68.42% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, Central Linn High School outperforms Sweet Home High School in academic measures, ranking 32nd out of 268 Oregon high schools in 2023-2024, while Mohawk High School has a more mixed performance. Sweet Home High School spends $17,334 per student, which is higher than the state average and the spending at Lebanon High School ($16,870 per student), but the school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 98th out of 283 high schools in 2016-2017 to 207th out of 268 in 2023-2024.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1641 Long St
       Sweet Home, OR  97386-2398


(541) 367-7142

District: Sweet Home School District 55

SchoolDigger Rank:
207th of 268 Oregon High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,907 Help


Feeder schools for Sweet Home High School:

Elementary:    Foster Elementary School
    Hawthorne Elementary School
    Holley Elementary School
    Oak Heights Elementary School
Middle:    Sweet Home Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.2 Help
Number of students:  684

Racial breakdown:

White:
82.9%
Hispanic:
7.5%
Two or more races:
7.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sweet Home High School ranks worse than 77.2% of high schools in Oregon. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.36. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Sweet Home 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 (82.9%), Hispanic (7.5%), two or more races (7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 68.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sweet Home High School is 18.2. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sweet Home High School is $18,907.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sweet Home High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sweet Home High School 207th of 268 Oregon public high schools. (See Sweet Home High School in the ranking list.)

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Sweet Home School District 55:

SchoolDigger ranks Sweet Home School District 55 89th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sweet Home High School

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Rank History for all students at Sweet Home High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 45.78 133rd 225 40.9%
2005 52.24 115th 231 50.2%
2006 34.71 173rd 235 26.4%
2007 47.53 138th 244 43.4%
2008 56.16 120th 249 51.8%
2009 54.19 126th 263 52.1%
2010 54.46 154th 285 46.0%
2011 52.54 176th 299 41.1%
2012 58.47 152nd 308 50.6%
2013 37.27 228th 303 24.8%
2014 70.30 83rd 301 72.4%
2015 35.73 208th 292 28.8%
2016 41.14 184th 292 37.0%
2017 61.19 98th 283 65.4%
2018 58.19 119th 283 58.0%
2019 42.90 160th 266 39.8%
2022 26.18 190th 241 21.2%
2023 22.08 215th 258 16.7%
2024 25.36 207th 268 22.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sweet Home High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.50 96th 98 2.0%
2024 30.92 46th 68 32.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sweet Home High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.51 59th 132 55.3%
2022 40.68 24th 53 54.7%
2023 21.51 71st 80 11.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sweet Home High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.16 76th 254 70.1%
2019 42.36 140th 229 38.9%
2022 26.33 190th 241 21.2%
2023 32.04 153rd 224 31.7%
2024 35.94 91st 170 46.5%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Sweet Home High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 64.25 9th 23 60.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Sweet Home High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.26 101st 251 59.8%
2019 43.13 126th 199 36.7%
2022 27.37 145th 194 25.3%
2023 22.11 170th 200 15.0%
2024 17.39 187th 213 12.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Sweet Home High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.16 8th 43 81.4%
2019 21.47 40th 46 13.0%
2024 35.87 49th 69 29.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Sweet Home High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.08 106th 250 57.6%
2019 37.79 136th 206 34.0%
2022 25.68 163rd 200 18.5%
2023 22.75 174th 214 18.7%
2024 36.71 134th 216 38.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sweet Home High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.91 111th 156 28.8%
2022 32.04 87th 123 29.3%
2023 43.99 72nd 134 46.3%
2024 47.81 56th 132 57.6%
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Rank History for White students at Sweet Home High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.88 120th 266 54.9%
2019 34.62 176th 245 28.2%
2022 23.70 181st 228 20.6%
2023 15.82 212th 237 10.5%
2024 19.13 212th 244 13.1%
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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 Sweet Home High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 689 1 15 15 10 n/a n/a 0 730
1989 648 0 12 16 12 n/a n/a 0 688
1990 638 0 14 11 4 n/a n/a 0 667
1991 635 1 11 7 3 n/a n/a 0 657
1992 662 2 7 6 1 n/a n/a 0 678
1993 653 6 6 15 3 n/a n/a 0 683
1994 691 2 4 23 4 n/a n/a 0 724
1995 701 2 12 30 4 n/a n/a 0 749
1996 701 2 12 30 4 n/a n/a 0 749
1997 703 1 17 34 10 n/a n/a 0 765
1998 752 2 9 19 10 n/a n/a 0 792
1999 758 2 21 18 4 n/a n/a 0 803
2000 800 1 20 26 0 n/a n/a 0 847
2001 724 2 16 18 3 n/a n/a 0 763
2002 730 0 12 16 7 n/a n/a 27 792
2003 730 0 12 16 7 n/a n/a 27 792
2004 748 0 6 15 5 n/a n/a 13 787
2005 745 0 9 23 8 n/a n/a 7 792
2006 762 3 10 26 11 n/a n/a 0 812
2007 749 2 9 28 12 n/a n/a 10 810
2008 732 5 16 35 14 n/a n/a 8 810
2009 677 8 17 42 20 n/a n/a 8 772
2010 675 5 9 39 14 n/a n/a 16 758
2011 654 5 4 49 20 1 7 0 740
2012 624 5 7 42 15 2 13 0 708
2013 674 5 5 37 15 2 28 0 766
2014 698 5 6 41 15 3 25 0 793
2015 681 3 9 47 10 4 51 0 805
2016 679 3 7 46 10 3 48 0 796
2017 618 2 4 46 6 3 39 0 718
2018 599 1 6 41 3 3 34 0 687
2019 620 2 5 42 12 2 32 0 715
2020 585 1 4 49 17 1 34 0 691
2021 571 1 4 49 12 1 36 1 675
2022 596 0 4 51 13 1 52 1 718
2023 567 1 3 51 11 1 48 2 684

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 Sweet Home High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 730 41.5 17.5 18.8
1989 688 41.5 16.5 18.9
1990 667 42.8 15.5 11.5
1991 657 40.5 16.2 12.5
1992 678 37.0 18.3 15.8
1993 683 41.7 16.4 16.5
1994 724 38.8 18.7 14.6
1995 749 38.6 19.4 12.6
1996 749 38.6 19.4 12.6
1997 765 36.9 20.7 10.3
1998 792 39.7 19.9 13
1999 803 41.5 19.3 28.3
2000 847 42.3 20.0 31.8
2001 763 43.3 17.6 27.4
2002 792 39.9 19.8 43.8
2003 792 39.9 19.8 43.8
2004 787 39.0 20.2 44.3
2005 792 39.0 20.3 48.7
2006 812 39.0 20.8 55.4
2007 810 48.5 16.7 56.5
2008 810 42.0 19.3 51.6
2009 772 41.5 18.6 29.2
2010 758 38.7 19.5 60
2011 740 38.0 19.4 58.5
2012 708 37.7 18.7 61.4
2013 766 36.1 21.1 62.4
2014 793 37.5 21.1 59.4
2015 805 38.0 21.1 57.3
2016 796 37.0 21.5 54.8
2017 718 38.2 18.7 54.9
2018 687 37.2 18.4 50.2
2019 715 39.0 18.3 53.1
2020 691 37.0 18.6 54.1
2021 675 37.5 18.0 n/a
2022 718 39.3 18.2 n/a
2023 684 37.5 18.2 68.4

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 Sweet Home High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 730 41.5 17.5 18.8
1989 688 41.5 16.5 18.9
1990 667 42.8 15.5 11.5
1991 657 40.5 16.2 12.5
1992 678 37.0 18.3 15.8
1993 683 41.7 16.4 16.5
1994 724 38.8 18.7 14.6
1995 749 38.6 19.4 12.6
1996 749 38.6 19.4 12.6
1997 765 36.9 20.7 10.3
1998 792 39.7 19.9 13
1999 803 41.5 19.3 28.3
2000 847 42.3 20.0 31.8
2001 763 43.3 17.6 27.4
2002 792 39.9 19.8 43.8
2003 792 39.9 19.8 43.8
2004 787 39.0 20.2 44.3
2005 792 39.0 20.3 48.7
2006 812 39.0 20.8 55.4
2007 810 48.5 16.7 56.5
2008 810 42.0 19.3 51.6
2009 772 41.5 18.6 29.2
2010 758 38.7 19.5 60
2011 740 38.0 19.4 58.5
2012 708 37.7 18.7 61.4
2013 766 36.1 21.1 62.4
2014 793 37.5 21.1 59.4
2015 805 38.0 21.1 57.3
2016 796 37.0 21.5 54.8
2017 718 38.2 18.7 54.9
2018 687 37.2 18.4 50.2
2019 715 39.0 18.3 53.1
2020 691 37.0 18.6 54.1
2021 675 37.5 18.0 n/a
2022 718 39.3 18.2 n/a
2023 684 37.5 18.2 68.4

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 Sweet Home 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 $13,930
2020 n/a n/a $14,174
2021 n/a n/a $14,492
2022 $1,290 (7.4%) $16,044 (92.6%) $17,334
2023 $1,080 (5.7%) $17,826 (94.3%) $18,907

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sweet Home 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 160th of 266 High schoolsRanks 215th of 258 High schools
 23.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (Sweet Home High School)65.931.4
 34.5%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Sweet Home School District 55)64.931.4
 33.5%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)66.546.2
 20.3%
11th Grade Mathematics (Sweet Home High School)29.28.3
 20.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Sweet Home School District 55)28.58.3
 20.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)32.120.4
 11.7%
11th Grade Science (Sweet Home High School)27.326.9
 0.4%
   11th Grade Science (Sweet Home School District 55)26.626.9
 0.3%
   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 Students715684
 4.3%
African American21
 50%
American Indian1211
 8.3%
Asian53
 40%
Hispanic4251
 21.4%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White620567
 8.5%
Two or More Races3248
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53.1%68.4%
 15.3%


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Students at Sweet Home High School are 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Sweet Home High School ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Oregon high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 684 students attended Sweet Home 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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