Oak Elementary School, Albany OR

Original Research by School Decision on Oak Elementary School

Oak Elementary School is a regular public school in Albany, Oregon, serving kindergarten through fifth grade. It is part of the Greater Albany Public SD 8J. Because it serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and state testing results are available only for the tested grades of third through fifth.

The school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades—math, English language arts, and science—places it in the top quartile among districts in Linn County. In math, proficiency rates decline across the grade levels, with third grade seeing roughly half of students meeting the bar, fourth grade a smaller share, and fifth grade a lower share still. In English language arts, third grade again has about half of students proficient, with fourth and fifth graders at lower levels. Fifth-grade science proficiency is below the ELA and math marks for that grade. These figures come from a single academic year, so trends over time cannot be assessed.

The student body is around 260 students, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Racially and ethnically, the school is predominantly white, with a notable Hispanic population and a smaller share of students identifying as two or more races. Enrollment is relatively even across kindergarten through fifth grade. Data on special populations, such as students with disabilities and English learners, was not available. Similarly, information on discipline, staffing, and attendance was not reported in the data used here.

Albany is a city with a history in farming and manufacturing, and its economy relies on retail trade, healthcare, social assistance, and manufacturing including specialty metals and grass seed production. Downtown is a National Historic District with antique stores, restaurants, and a civic theater. The city has worked to revive its downtown shopping area. Key employers include a specialty alloys firm, a freeze-dry manufacturer, a federal research center, and local government. The population was measured in the 2020 census, and while the timber industry and some manufacturing jobs have declined, there have been efforts to introduce green technology industries. The area offers over 30 parks and trails, cultural events, and museums.

Housing values in the area are lower than the state median, and typical rents are in a range that may be more accessible than in Oregon’s pricier metro areas. The district itself reported little in the way of recent structural changes or initiatives that would show up in a search.

For a family considering Oak Elementary, the school offers a straightforward elementary program in a community with a mixed industrial and agricultural heritage. Academic proficiency, while varied by grade and subject, looks strong relative to other districts in Linn County, though it is not uniformly high across all tested areas. The student population is economically diverse, and the school sits within a city that has a walkable historic downtown and a range of civic amenities. Parents may want to ask the school directly about class sizes, special education and English learner supports, and enrichment opportunities, as those details were not available in the public data.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 350%

School 50% · District 38% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 440%

School 40% · District 38% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 28% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 350%

School 50% · District 39% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 45% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 40% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Science

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 29% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

This schoolGreater Albany Public SD 8J, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.