1803 Salem Ave SE
Albany, OR 97321

One of the worst schools, they don't give the children enough time to eat lunch, nor do they let them stay in the cafeteria to finish lunch, making them throw away food and forcing them to recess hungry. They have a very bad bully problem because they do not expect/teach good behavior. The previous principal LIED to families about a LICE outbreak, telling each family that it was only them and no one else. Some of the teachers are good, but as a whole this school is not good. My daughter went 4 years and now has to deal with anxiety and depression from being BULLIED so bad. It was almost every day that she come home crying because of this school not doing their job. As far as I'm concerned, they should be investigated for failing to do their jobs.

The registrar is amazing. The school has amazing staff all together. The registrar Really stood out though.

All that glitters is not gold. Folks in Albany know about West, but posting this for parents, like us, who are moving here from outside the area and don't know the score. The test scores and graduation rates of this school are incredibly misleading. The way they achieve them is by forcing out any kids who have attendance problems or are doing poorly. Instead of trying to help them, they push them out to the other high school, to the alternative school (no AP or advanced classes or extra curriculars and unlike other districts, diploma is from the alternative school, not West), to their online school, to other districts and to charter online schools. Bullying is rampant and largely unaddressed. Students having mental health problems as a result are seen as the problem, not the students bullying them. The actual quality of instruction is no better than average for Oregon, which isn't saying much. There are good individuals here, but the administration here cares nothing about your child's education or well being. The way they see it your child's job is to perform well, regardless, to keep up the graduation and test score stats. This is all related to property values and local politics - anything that threatens their 'high performing' high school and star principal, including a bullied or struggling student, is a problem to be gotten rid of. We strongly recommend the Corvallis high schools as an alternative - the test scores are similar, but they are much better resourced and achieve those schools by actually helping struggling students succeed.