Summary:
Weston Middle School is the only middle school in Athena-Weston School District 29RJ, a small rural district in northeastern Oregon, and it serves grades 5–8 with 187 students — roughly 45–50 students per grade. Because it is the district's only middle school, its results are the district's middle-grade results, so the most useful comparison for families is against the state of Oregon as a whole. Note that the figures come from slightly different years: test scores are from 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism and spending from 2024–2025.
Weston Middle School is an above-average Oregon middle school, ranking in the 68th percentile (118th of 371 schools, 3 stars), and that ranking has barely moved over three years. Reading is its clearest strength: 52.4% of students met the ELA standard versus 43.8% statewide. Math also beats the state at 35.9% versus 32.9%. Science is the one weak spot, at 28.8% against the state's 30.6%. Attendance is a standout — chronic absenteeism is 17.2%, about half the state rate of 33.5% and well below the district's 27.8%. That matters, because students who miss less school tend to score higher, and this is happening even though 74.33% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Grade-level results show a clear pattern. Seventh grade is the high point, with 57.8% proficient in ELA (+12.5 over state) and 40.0% in math. Eighth grade is the low point: it is essentially at par in ELA (41.9% vs. 41.5%), slightly behind in math (29.0% vs. 30.0%), and well behind in science (21.9% vs. 27.7%). Resources are substantial — $21,394 per student and a favorable 14:1 student-teacher ratio. With only about 45–50 students per grade, a few students can shift a grade-level score, so the all-grades numbers are the more reliable signal.
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