South Albany High School

3705 Columbus St Se, Albany OR, 97322 | Greater Albany School District 8J | 541-967-4522
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1391
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 46% equal to state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 25 in Albany
  • Ranked #0 of 1566 in Oregon
Proficiency Averages
45%Albany
46%Oregon

South Albany High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Greater Albany School District 8J" in Albany, OR. There are a total of 1,391 students and 61 teachers at South Albany High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 23 to 1.

South Albany High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 46.0%, which is equal to the Oregon average.

South Albany High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1391
Teachers61
Student/Teacher ratio23:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment119
Taking some courses64
Taking some courses (not tests)52
Passing some courses14
Passing no courses45

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At South Albany High School, there are a total of 119 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 64 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All27%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School27%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All65%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School65%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

South Albany High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictOregonNational
White 73.0% 71.7% 64.0% 51.1%
Black 0.7% 0.8% 2.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.7% 0.9% 4.0% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 22.1% 20.2% 21.7% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.7% 1.0% 1.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.3% 0.8% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.7% 5.1% 5.4% 3.1%

Albany demographics profile

StatisticAlbanyOregonNational
Population54,4424,217,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,0834591
Median age36.239.137.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)54%55%55%
Speak English89%85%79%
Speak Spanish9%9%13%

Education level achieved in Albany

IndexAlbanyOregonNational
Completed 8th grade86.4%86.3%84.3%
Completed high school85.5%85.4%83.0%
Completed some college66.3%66.1%59.4%
Completed associate degree36.4%39.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors26.4%31.4%30.3%
Completed masters9.5%11.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.5%3.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.9%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The South Albany High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.