Philomath Academy
Philomath · OR · Philomath SD 17J · Public · K-12 combined
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Dallas Community Charter → LESD Life Skills → Academy for Character Education → McKenzie River Community School → Elkton Charter School → Oregon School for the Deaf → Twin Rivers Charter School → LEEP (Life Enrichment Education Program) →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 25% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Philomath Academy compares for families
What families should know about Philomath Academy.
- ▸ LocallyOR sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Dallas Community Charter, LESD Life Skills, Academy for Character Education and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Oregon
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,182/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -5.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 73 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Community Charter Dallas |
Public · charter | 26.1 | 58 | — |
| LESD Life Skills Eugene |
Public | 33.6 | 52 | — |
| Academy for Character Education Cottage Grove |
Public · charter | 53.7 | 71 | +7.6% |
| McKenzie River Community School Finn Rock |
Public · charter | 55.8 | 57 | — |
| Elkton Charter School Elkton |
Public · charter | 63.1 | 84 | -6.7% |
| Oregon School for the Deaf Salem |
Public | 33.8 | 42 | — |
| Twin Rivers Charter School Eugene |
Public · charter | 38.1 | 45 | — |
| LEEP (Life Enrichment Education Program) Clackamas |
Public | 72.6 | 44 | — |