Summary:
The city of Canby, Oregon has only one middle school, Baker Prairie Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 283rd out of 371 Oregon middle schools in 2023-2024 to 231st out of 368 in 2024-2025, with a 2-star rating.
Baker Prairie Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally below the Canby School District 86 and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 39.7% of 7th graders and 31.4% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.2% and 41.6%, respectively. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 31.5% of 7th graders and 18.8% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding the standards, compared to the state averages of 31.5% and 28.9%.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $16,791 for the 2022-2023 school year, which is above the state average, the student-teacher ratio at Baker Prairie Middle School is 18.8, slightly higher than the typical recommended range of 15-18 students per teacher. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 51.96% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a higher proportion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which can be a factor in academic performance.
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