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Best Middle Schools in Marion County, OR

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Oregon Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Oregon Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

11,264

Students

Districts

Top rankedHoward Street Charter38^th of 368 Oregon middle schools

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Biggest riser

North Marion Middle School up 69 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Gervais Middle School 15.4 students per teacher

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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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gervais Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Douglas Ave	Gervais	97026	Marion County	Gervais School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 792-3770	198	13	15.4	102.0%	55 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (70.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	36.6	220^th of 368 public middle schools	40.2%		24.5	287^th of 371 public middle schools	22.6%	67			40.0	54.2	36.7			18.6	23.6	18.3		13.3	$20,129	$1,437	$18,692
Stayton Middle School	Public	4-8	1021 Shaff Rd	Stayton	97383	Marion County	North Santiam School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 769-2198	486	31	15.6	67.9%	295 (60.7%)	5 (1.0%)	145 (29.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	30 (6.2%)	24.3	291^st of 368 public middle schools	20.9%		23.6	291^st of 371 public middle schools	21.6%		33.7	32.1	36.0	35.9	33.7	23.0	19.8	16.9	18.1	14.0	24.7	9.6	$18,462	$514	$17,948
Cascade Junior High School	Public	6-8	10226 Marion Rd SE	Turner	97392	Marion County	Cascade School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 749-8030	647	34	18.8	63.7%	475 (73.4%)	4 (0.6%)	121 (18.7%)	11 (1.7%)	11 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.9%)	70.9	85^th of 368 public middle schools	76.9%		59.4	114^th of 371 public middle schools	69.3%	29			58.5	63.7	46.2			37.0	39.2	36.2		37.4	$16,720	$314	$16,406
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	2180 Talbot Rd SE	Jefferson	97352	Marion County	Jefferson School District 14J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 327-3337	178	4	41.2	75.3%	113 (63.5%)	2 (1.1%)	53 (29.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	18.3	315^th of 368 public middle schools	14.4%		16.3	331^st of 371 public middle schools	10.8%	16			35.7	22.0	20.8			17.9	8.0			13.8	$18,456	$1,108	$17,348
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	$18,728	$588	$18,140
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	$18,921	$314	$18,607
Crossler Middle School	Public	6-8	1155 Davis Rd S	Salem	97306	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3444	804	33	24.3	88.8%	496 (61.7%)	14 (1.7%)	158 (19.7%)	30 (3.7%)	5 (0.6%)	24 (3.0%)	76 (9.5%)	41.2	197^th of 368 public middle schools	46.5%		37.2	225^th of 371 public middle schools	39.4%	28			34.5	46.3	30.7			29.5	29.9	24.3		26.1	$18,300	$1,146	$17,154
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	$19,379	$1,196	$18,183
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	$19,621	$1,708	$17,913
Judson Middle School	Public	6-8	4512 Jones Rd S	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3201	811	34	24.0	89.4%	442 (54.5%)	18 (2.2%)	208 (25.6%)	33 (4.1%)	8 (1.0%)	33 (4.1%)	68 (8.4%)	60.7	118^th of 368 public middle schools	67.9%		60	112^th of 371 public middle schools	69.8%	6			50.5	48.8	53.2			35.1	29.3	32.2		32.9	$19,482	$1,111	$18,371
Leslie Middle School	Public	6-8	3850 Pringle Rd SE	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3206	735	37	20.0	87.9%	360 (49.0%)	15 (2.0%)	269 (36.6%)	14 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	14 (1.9%)	52 (7.1%)	36.2	226^th of 368 public middle schools	38.6%		31.8	245^th of 371 public middle schools	34.0%	19			36.2	33.0	41.0			18.9	23.2	25.4		26.7	$20,859	$1,164	$19,694
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	$19,938	$1,123	$18,815
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	$20,095	$1,268	$18,827
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	$19,759	$1,145	$18,614
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	$10,045	$984	$9,061
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	$18,672	$1,177	$17,495
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	$18,174	$984	$17,190
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	$16,229	$556	$15,673
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	$21,567	$1,899	$19,668
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	$20,246	$1,770	$18,476

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