Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Calapooia Middle School #502 → #284
- Seven Oak Middle School #453 → #251
Metro overview
Albany, OR — 2025 Decoded Rankings
18 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 2026
- 0 outperforming expectations
- 0 strong by both measures
- 0 high scores, context matters
- 9 typical profile
Where rankings diverge
These are the schools where raw test performance and decoded performance disagree most. The shift column shows the gap between Achievement Rank and Decoded Rank.
Strong by Both Measures
High raw scores AND high decoded performance — doing more with their context than peer schools at the same level.
- Timber Ridge School #226 → #293
- Harrisburg Elementary School #231 → #294
High Scores, Context Matters
Raw scores are high, but the school's advantaged context predicts even higher — raw scores may overstate the school's effect.
- Oak Elementary School #284 → #570
- Riverview School #257 → #383
Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 19 →Elementary / Middle Schools (19 ranked)
9 official · 1 provisional (Est. #, low confidence)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Oak Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Lebanon Community SD 9 | #453 | #251 (OR)plausibly #87–395#1 (Albany metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Calapooia Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Greater Albany Public SD 8J | #502 | #284 (OR)plausibly #149–479#2 (Albany metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Timber Ridge SchoolNeighborhood | Greater Albany Public SD 8J | #226 | #293 (OR)plausibly #175–448#3 (Albany metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Harrisburg Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Harrisburg SD 7J | #231 | #294 (OR)plausibly #110–459#4 (Albany metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| South Shore Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Greater Albany Public SD 8J | #591 | #354 (OR)plausibly #168–530#5 (Albany metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Riverview SchoolNeighborhood | Lebanon Community SD 9 | #257 | #383 (OR)plausibly #139–536#6 (Albany metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Willamette Connections AcademyCharter | Scio SD 95 | — | #245 | Est. #390 (OR)#8 (Albany metro)Also HS #23provisional · low confidence | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Periwinkle Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Greater Albany Public SD 8J | #370 | #441 (OR)plausibly #242–629#7 (Albany metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Green Acres SchoolNeighborhood | Lebanon Community SD 9 | #558 | #469 (OR)plausibly #318–556#8 (Albany metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Meadow Ridge ElementaryNeighborhood | Greater Albany Public SD 8J | #380 | #513 (OR)plausibly #415–535#9 (Albany metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High |
Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.
High Schools
View all 10 →High Schools (10 ranked)
5 official · 5 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Albany High SchoolNeighborhood | Greater Albany Public SD 8J | #14 | #21 (OR)HS#1 (Albany metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Willamette Connections AcademyCharter | Scio SD 95 | #17 | #23 (OR)HS#2 (Albany metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Central Linn High SchoolNeighborhood | Central Linn SD 552 | #34 | #32 (OR)HS#3 (Albany metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Lebanon High SchoolNeighborhood | Lebanon Community SD 9 | #90 | #84 (OR)HS#4 (Albany metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| South Albany High SchoolNeighborhood | Greater Albany Public SD 8J | #104 | #106 (OR)HS#5 (Albany metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Unranked (5 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Albany Options School | Greater Albany Public SD 8J | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Harrisburg High School | Harrisburg SD 7J | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Riverside High School | ODE YCEP District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Scio High School | Scio SD 95 | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Sweet Home High School | Sweet Home SD 55 | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Districts in Albany, OR
Districts in this metro
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Oregon OSAS 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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