The brief
A South Lane Sd 45j3 charter school where students score 49 points above what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 333 of 1,229 schools in Oregon and 1 of 9 in South Lane Sd 45j3.
Academy for Character Education is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.
- 202549%
- 2023–2024: no results on file
- 202255%
- 2021*47%
- 2020*47%
- 201957%
- 201857%
* A COVID-affected year: test participation was uneven nationwide, so the model weights it at half.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 7 sources, 2019–2025
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 4/4 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 58% (multi-year average, 2009-2025) · reading/ELA 72% (multi-year average, 2009-2025).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 OSAS · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 OSAS. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 OSAS · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 OSAS. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- NCES EdFacts · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 97424; this does not measure the attendance area.
- Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
- CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2025; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $71,985
- Median home value
- $349,700
- Median rent
- $1,012/mo
- College educated
- 21.7%
- Homeownership
- 69.2%
- Poverty rate
- 12.5%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 97424; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 78
- Very Walkable
- Bike Score
- 60
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,495/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Cottage Grove. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Cottage Grove), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Programs
- AP and IB
- 1 AP course
- 3.7% participation · state average 2.4 AP courses · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
- Advanced STEM courses
- 3 of 5
- Algebra II, Advanced Math, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
- Gifted and talented
- Available
- A program for qualifying students · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Academy for Character Education serve?
Academy for Character Education serves students in grades Kindergarten through 12th.
How many students attend Academy for Character Education?
Academy for Character Education has an enrollment of approximately 298 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Academy for Character Education?
The student-teacher ratio at Academy for Character Education is 19.9:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Academy for Character Education rank in OR?
Academy for Character Education ranks #333 of 1,229 schools in OR.
What is Academy for Character Education's MySchoolScout rating?
Academy for Character Education has a current MySchoolScout rating of 7.5 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Academy for Character Education?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Academy for Character Education has 58% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025) and 72% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025).
Is Academy for Character Education a charter school?
Yes, Academy for Character Education is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.
Is Academy for Character Education a Title I school?
No, Academy for Character Education is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 12th
- Enrollment
- 298
- Student-teacher ratio
- 19.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 15
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Distant Town
- County
- Lane County
- Phone
- (541) 942-9707
- 4-year graduation
- 80%+
- Class of 2023
- Rank in district
- #1 of 9
- Schools in district
- 9
- District spending per student
- $15,603
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 18.4%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 97424)
- 18,881
- Area average commute
- 24.2 min
- Area median age
- 43.3
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Oregon Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.