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Waldo Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Waldo Middle School is a public middle school located in Salem, Oregon, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,035 students. The school is part of the Salem-Keizer School District 24J, which is ranked 110 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Waldo Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Oregon middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 322 and 365 out of 380-384 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below average compared to other middle schools in the state. Waldo Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.6% of 6th graders, 20.2% of 7th graders, and 28.7% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district averages of 33.9%, 35.6%, and 36.6%, respectively. The school's mathematics proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 12.1% to 16% across the grades, compared to the district's 22.2% to 23.1%. Science proficiency for 8th graders is also low at 15.2%, compared to the district's 22.4%.

Waldo Middle School's challenges are further highlighted by the stronger performance of nearby traditional public schools, such as Straub Middle School, which has consistently ranked in the top third of Oregon middle schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA, Mathematics, and Science compared to Waldo. Additionally, two charter schools within the Salem-Keizer School District, Howard Street Charter and Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School, significantly outperform Waldo Middle School and the district as a whole in academic proficiency, ranking in the top 15-50 middle schools in Oregon.

997

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,608

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2805 Lansing Ave NE
Salem, OR 97301-8555

(503) 399-3215

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Waldo Middle School usually attend:

High:

McKay High School

Feeder schools for Waldo Middle School:

Elementary:	Cesar E Chavez Elementary
	Hallman Elementary School
	Scott Elementary School
	Swegle Elementary School
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	Washington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.8%

White:

12.4%

Pacific Islander:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (19% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg28%

Oregon avg35%

321^st of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 13Middle Schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J

110^th of 140Salem-Keizer School District 24J 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	17.2	321 of 368	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	357 of 371	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	365 of 380	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	343 of 367	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	349 of 379	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	365 of 384	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	337 of 382	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	353 of 383	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	353 of 381	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.5	322 of 382	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	316 of 377	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.5	334 of 395	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.9	331 of 357	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	32.0	266 of 343	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.4	295 of 323	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.4	294 of 315	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.6	282 of 295	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.0	268 of 285	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.4	259 of 271	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	19.5	239 of 270	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	18.3	57 of 61	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	296 of 316	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	305 of 313	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	317 of 323	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	302 of 310	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	257 of 277	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	331 of 342	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	31 of 104	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	12.8	97 of 103	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	95 of 103	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	41 of 44	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	40 of 42	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	151 of 196	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	181 of 196	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	181 of 201	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	162 of 194	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	163 of 191	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	199 of 210	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	212 of 240	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	234 of 244	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	289 of 312	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	340 of 364	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	227 of 282	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	295 of 325	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	275 of 330	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	304 of 323	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	297 of 318	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	286 of 312	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	266 of 291	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	324 of 341	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	26 of 26	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	89 of 133	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.5	125 of 125	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	82 of 114	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	59 of 110	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.1	125 of 137	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.7	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2019	40.8	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.6	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	144 of 180	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	130 of 143	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	97 of 156	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	185 of 206	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	244 of 351	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	285 of 349	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	320 of 360	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	298 of 355	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	276 of 344	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	311 of 357	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)70th percentile+57 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)50th percentile+37 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Migrant (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Asian (2018)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-18 vs state

Science15%-12 vs state

Mathematics15%-15 vs state

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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
Waldo Middle School	Public	6-8	2805 Lansing Ave NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3215	997	48	20.9	89.9%	124 (12.4%)	11 (1.1%)	716 (71.8%)	25 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (8.6%)	34 (3.4%)	17.2	321^st of 368 public middle schools	12.8%		10.2	357^th of 371 public middle schools	3.8%	36	23.6	20.2	28.7	15.8	12.1	16.0	15.2	$18,608	$1,390	$17,218
Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	999B Locust St NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-7070	95	4	21.5	96.8%	69 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (22.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	76.8	59^th of 368 public middle schools	84.0%		87.5	34^th of 371 public middle schools	90.8%	25	66.7	51.6	55.2	48.5	57.6	37.9	28.6	$19,593	$2,163	$17,430
Parrish Middle School	Public	6-8	802 Capitol St NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3210	691	31	22.4	88.6%	186 (26.9%)	13 (1.9%)	418 (60.5%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (3.2%)	43 (6.2%)	24.5	289^th of 368 public middle schools	21.5%		17.6	324^th of 371 public middle schools	12.7%	35	33.6	29.5	30.6	21.0	18.8	16.0	15.1	$20,146	$1,401	$18,745
Claggett Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1810 Alder Dr NE	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3701	798	37	21.5	88.2%	271 (34.0%)	11 (1.4%)	417 (52.3%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.9%)	53 (6.6%)	30.2	264^th of 368 public middle schools	28.3%		17.9	323^rd of 371 public middle schools	12.9%	59	34.3	30.4	34.1	23.1	17.6	21.6	24.0	$18,827	$1,503	$17,324
Howard Street Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	625 Marion St NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3408	184	1	184.0	21.7%	118 (64.1%)	1 (0.5%)	41 (22.3%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.8%)	87.3	38^th of 368 public middle schools	89.7%		95.5	15^th of 371 public middle schools	96.0%	23	58.1	75.0	71.7	42.6	52.5	60.4	39.6	$10,183	$1,279	$8,904
Stephens Middle School	Public	6-8	4962 Haysville Dr NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3442	1,014	46	21.8	88.8%	165 (16.3%)	5 (0.5%)	733 (72.3%)	28 (2.8%)	4 (0.4%)	33 (3.3%)	45 (4.4%)	13.1	341^st of 368 public middle schools	7.3%		16.5	328^th of 371 public middle schools	11.6%	13	15.8	25.9	23.5	10.6	12.4	12.7	11.9	$17,914	$1,406	$16,507
Walker Middle School	Public	6-8	1075 8th St NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3220	571	27	20.8	88.6%	277 (48.5%)	13 (2.3%)	191 (33.5%)	16 (2.8%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (1.9%)	55 (9.6%)	56.5	128^th of 368 public middle schools	65.2%		46.3	178^th of 371 public middle schools	52.0%	50	48.4	42.6	56.0	25.8	29.4	38.0	31.3	$18,995	$1,722	$17,273
Whiteaker Middle School	Public	6-8	1605 Lockhaven Dr NE	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3224	654	28	23.1	89.1%	318 (48.6%)	12 (1.8%)	252 (38.5%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	51 (7.8%)	46.7	175^th of 368 public middle schools	52.4%		43.2	195^th of 371 public middle schools	47.4%	20	40.4	42.1	41.3	24.0	31.5	29.0	29.8	$19,326	$1,762	$17,564
Houck Middle School	Public	6-8	1155 Connecticut	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3446	830	37	22.6	89.0%	138 (16.6%)	7 (0.8%)	586 (70.6%)	19 (2.3%)	6 (0.7%)	37 (4.5%)	35 (4.2%)	12	344^th of 368 public middle schools	6.5%		7.7	364^th of 371 public middle schools	1.9%	20	19.0	23.0	23.7	7.8	12.1	10.4	11.1	$18,313	$1,563	$16,750
Straub Middle School	Public	6-8	1920 Wilmington Ave NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-2030	568	26	22.1	88.6%	359 (63.2%)	16 (2.8%)	106 (18.7%)	23 (4.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.5%)	61.3	114^th of 368 public middle schools	69.0%		56.2	136^th of 371 public middle schools	63.3%	22	39.9	53.6	53.3	31.7	41.0	32.1	33.1	$19,059	$1,693	$17,366

Frequently Asked Questions about Waldo Middle School

How many students attend Waldo Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 997 students attended Waldo Middle School.

What district is Waldo Middle School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

What is the racial makeup of Waldo Middle School?

Students at Waldo Middle School are 72% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Waldo Middle School attend?

Students who attend Waldo Middle School usually go on to attend McKay High School

Is Waldo Middle School a good school?

Waldo Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.8% of Oregon middle schools.

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