Willamette Connections Academy
Scio · OR · Scio SD 95 · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Scio High School → Cascade Opportunity Center → Stayton High School → North Santiam Options Academy → Cascade Senior High School → Jefferson High School → Crosshill Christian School → Lebanon High School →📋 At a glance
- 📚 14 AP courses offered — Elite
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🔢 7 calculus classes · 7 physics · 7 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: 82th percentile nationally
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 75% (Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Willamette Connections Academy compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 18% nationally with 14 AP courses.
- ▸ 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: Scio High School, Cascade Opportunity Center, Stayton High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
82th percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
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.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
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 +1.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,282 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $10,902 per student in district revenue, the 122 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $1,330,044/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scio High School Scio |
Public | 0.3 | 227 | -1.3% |
| Cascade Opportunity Center Aumsville |
Public | 5.8 | 83 | -17.0% |
| Stayton High School Stayton |
Public | 7.2 | 669 | -3.5% |
| North Santiam Options Academy Stayton |
Public | 7.2 | 85 | +28.8% |
| Cascade Senior High School Turner |
Public | 7.7 | 795 | +12.8% |
| Jefferson High School Jefferson |
Public | 8.2 | 245 | -6.5% |
| Crosshill Christian School Turner |
Private | 12.0 | 418 | +9.1% |
| Lebanon High School Lebanon |
Public | 12.5 | 1,162 | -9.9% |