Timber Ridge School, Albany OR - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Timber Ridge School

Timber Ridge School is a regular public school in Albany, Oregon, serving grades three through eight as part of the Greater Albany Public SD 8J. The school’s enrollment is mid-sized for a combined upper-elementary and middle-grade campus, drawing students from the surrounding neighborhood. The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population making up the next largest group, and smaller shares of students who identify as two or more races, Asian, Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. A substantial share of students come from low-income households, as reflected in the free or reduced-price lunch program.

Albany is a city shaped by farming, manufacturing, and retail trade. The downtown area is a National Historic District with antique stores, restaurants, and a civic theater. Key employers include specialty alloys and components manufacturing, freeze-dry production, and a federal research center. Housing in the area is somewhat more affordable than the statewide median, with typical home prices and rents reflecting a market that is still within reach for many working families. The city has worked to revitalize its downtown and has introduced new green technology industries, though it has also experienced the decline of timber and some manufacturing job losses. The school sits in a residential part of town, and families in the attendance zone can expect a mix of older homes and newer development.

Academically, Timber Ridge’s state test results for the most recent school year show a mixed picture. In English language arts, proficiency rates vary by grade, with the highest share of students meeting benchmarks in seventh grade and lower shares in fifth and sixth grades. Math proficiency is lower across all tested grades, with rates that sit below half in every grade, and the lowest in sixth grade. Science results, available for fifth and eighth graders, also show a modest share of students reaching proficiency. The school’s overall performance across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Linn County, meaning it outperforms many of its neighboring districts on this combined measure. That relative strength is worth noting, particularly given the school’s high poverty rate, which often correlates with lower test scores in many communities. However, because only one year of assessment data is available for this school, it is not possible to see whether performance is improving or declining over time.

Several pieces of information that some families may want are not available here. There is no data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, or staffing. The school’s Title I status is not reported, and while the high free and reduced-price lunch rate suggests the school may receive federal support, that cannot be confirmed from the data provided. The district itself has no recently reported major changes or initiatives that would affect a parent’s decision.

Timber Ridge is a school where the academic outcomes are uneven. Its strongest results come in English language arts at the upper middle school grades, while math and science are areas where many students are not yet meeting state standards. The school serves a population with significant economic need, and the fact that its overall proficiency index leads its county suggests the school may be doing some things well relative to similar settings. Families considering Timber Ridge should look closely at the grade-level results, ask about academic intervention and enrichment programs, and visit the school to see how classroom instruction aligns with the test data. For those seeking a school with a strong sense of place in a changing but affordable small city, it is a local option worth a closer look.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 444%

School 44% · District 38% · ▲ 6 pts above district

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

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 28% · ▲ 5 pts above district

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

Grade 623%

School 23% · District 23%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 742%

School 42% · District 31% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 29% · ▲ 7 pts above district

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

English language arts

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 45% · ▲ 5 pts above district

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

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 40% · ▲ 4 pts above district

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

Grade 644%

School 44% · District 38% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 763%

School 63% · District 50% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 859%

School 59% · District 45% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Science

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 29% · ▲ 3 pts above district

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

Grade 837%

School 37% · District 32% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 17 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.