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Molalla River Middle School

Q: Is Molalla River Middle School a good school?

Molalla River Middle School ranks 208 th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 43% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Molalla River Middle School is a public middle school in Molalla, Oregon, serving 511 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Molalla River School District, which is ranked 75 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Molalla River Middle School's performance is generally below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 37.5% in 6th grade ELA, 52.1% in 7th grade ELA, and 39.1% in 8th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 41.7%, 44.2%, and 41.6%, respectively. The school's mathematics proficiency rates are particularly low, ranging from 20.1% in 6th grade to 28.3% in 7th grade, well below the state averages. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.3% to 43.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Meridian Creek Middle School, Silverton Middle School, and Tumwata Middle School, Molalla River Middle School's academic performance is generally lower, with these nearby schools having higher proficiency rates in both ELA and mathematics. The nearby schools also tend to have lower chronic absenteeism rates and lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a more advantaged student population.

531

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,786

Per pupil spending ?

66.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

318 Leroy
Molalla, OR 97038

(503) 829-6133

District: Molalla River School District 35

Students who attend Molalla River Middle School usually attend:

High:

Molalla High School

Feeder schools for Molalla River Middle School:

Elementary:	Clarkes Elementary School
	Molalla Elementary School
	Mulino Elementary School
	Rural Dell Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.0%

Hispanic:

23.4%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2014 → 43rd in 2025

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

Oregon avg35%

208^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th of 140Molalla River School District 35 among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	208 of 368	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	165 of 371	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	266 of 380	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	251 of 367	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	253 of 379	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	212 of 384	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.4	227 of 382	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.5	234 of 383	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.9	239 of 381	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.9	214 of 382	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.2	183 of 377	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.1	168 of 395	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.1	199 of 357	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.1	165 of 343	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.3	192 of 323	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.7	203 of 315	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.9	204 of 295	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.8	166 of 285	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.6	166 of 271	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.0	134 of 270	50.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	48.9	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	201 of 316	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	156 of 313	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.3	252 of 323	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	207 of 310	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	183 of 277	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	193 of 342	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	110 of 196	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	52 of 196	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	32.4	142 of 201	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	105 of 194	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	105 of 191	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	135 of 210	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	88 of 240	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	55 of 244	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	37.8	196 of 312	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	248 of 364	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	190 of 282	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	176 of 330	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	131 of 323	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	177 of 318	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	206 of 312	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	158 of 291	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	195 of 341	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	49.1	67 of 137	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	49 of 180	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	48.2	60 of 153	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.0	119 of 150	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.5	49 of 143	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	76 of 156	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.6	159 of 206	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	211 of 351	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	178 of 349	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	263 of 360	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	269 of 355	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	250 of 344	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.1	198 of 357	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)51st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)44th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Mathematics23%-7 vs state

Science18%-9 vs state

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Saturday, November 13, 2021

Horrible facilities, and test scores have gone down each year consistently. Close Quote

Schools Near Molalla River Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Molalla River Middle School	Public	6-8	318 Leroy	Molalla	97038	Clackamas County	Molalla River School District 35	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 829-6133	531	28	19.0	66.1%	377 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (23.4%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	39.3	208^th of 368 public middle schools	43.5%		48.4	165^th of 371 public middle schools	55.5%	43	37.5	52.1	39.1	20.1	28.3	21.5	17.9	$14,786	$78	$14,707
Colton Middle School	Public	6-8	21580 S Schieffer Rd	Colton	97017	Clackamas County	Colton School District 53	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 824-2319	110	6	17.0	66.4%	95 (86.4%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	19.6	309^th of 368 public middle schools	16.0%		37	226^th of 371 public middle schools	39.1%	83	34.3	23.5	17.9	18.2	6.3	20.7	15.6	$21,074	$978	$20,096
Baker Prairie Middle School	Public	7-8	1859 SE Township Rd	Canby	97013	Clackamas County	Canby School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 263-7170	532	30	17.5	63.0%	309 (58.1%)	5 (0.9%)	188 (35.3%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	34.8	231^st of 368 public middle schools	37.2%		25.1	283^rd of 371 public middle schools	23.7%	52		39.7	31.4		31.5	18.8	19.8	$16,791	$777	$16,014
North Marion Middle School	Public	6-8	20246 Grim Rd NE	Aurora	97002	Marion County	North Marion School District 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 678-7118	410	23	17.8	88.0%	164 (40.0%)	1 (0.2%)	216 (52.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	33.8	240^th of 368 public middle schools	34.8%		20	309^th of 371 public middle schools	16.7%	69	38.7	41.0	37.0	22.9	16.5	23.0	19.5	$18,656	$632	$18,024
Mt Angel Middle School	Public	6-8	460 E Marquam St	Mount Angel	97362	Marion County	Mt Angel School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 845-6137	165	10	16.3	70.3%	89 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	65.7	98^th of 368 public middle schools	73.4%		51.1	155^th of 371 public middle schools	58.2%	57	61.8	70.5	47.6	34.5	37.7	31.0	19.0	$16,127	$244	$15,883
Gardiner Middle School	Public	6-8	205 Williams St	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-8200	699	25	28.3	54.2%	453 (64.8%)	7 (1.0%)	179 (25.6%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	47.1	174^th of 368 public middle schools	52.7%		43.3	194^th of 371 public middle schools	47.7%	20	43.6	50.5	36.2	28.3	40.6	22.4	20.5	$17,128	$1,125	$16,004
French Prairie Middle School	Public	6-8	1025 N Boones Ferry Rd	Woodburn	97071	Marion County	Woodburn School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(971) 983-3550	551	31	17.8	78.8%	36 (6.5%)	4 (0.7%)	501 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	6.3	366^th of 368 public middle schools	0.5%		6.5	368^th of 371 public middle schools	0.8%	2	11.8	12.3	13.2	5.9		5.9	7.3	$24,580	$6,098	$18,482
Meridian Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	6300 SW Hazel St	Wilsonville	97070	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7450	368	25	14.9	42.9%	234 (63.6%)	3 (0.8%)	81 (22.0%)	17 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.6%)	68.2	92^nd of 368 public middle schools	75.0%		57.2	128^th of 371 public middle schools	65.5%	36	59.6	56.2	51.6	49.0	38.3	33.9	25.6	$16,634	$149	$16,485
Silverton Middle School	Public	6-8	714 Schlador street	Silverton	97381	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 873-5317	425	20	21.2	50.8%	314 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (21.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	47.9	170^th of 368 public middle schools	53.8%		44.5	187^th of 371 public middle schools	49.6%	17	43.0	47.8	36.1	32.3	32.1	22.5	27.5	$17,448	$896	$16,552
Valor Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Parr Rd	Woodburn	97071	Marion County	Woodburn School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 981-2750	591	35	17.0	73.4%	55 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	525 (88.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	7.7	359^th of 368 public middle schools	2.4%		10.6	354^th of 371 public middle schools	4.6%	5	9.2	16.5	17.3	5.4	7.4	9.6	8.0	$20,706	$3,381	$17,325

Frequently Asked Questions about Molalla River Middle School

Is Molalla River Middle School a good school?

Molalla River Middle School ranks 208^th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Molalla River Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Molalla River Middle School.

What district is Molalla River Middle School in?

Molalla River School District 35

What is the racial makeup of Molalla River Middle School?

Students at Molalla River Middle School are 71% White, 23% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Molalla River Middle School attend?

Students who attend Molalla River Middle School usually go on to attend Molalla High School

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