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Middle Schools in Bethel School District 52


At a glance
DistrictBethel School District 52121st of 141 Oregon districtsFull district overview →
2
Schools
720
Students
Top rankedShasta Middle School268th of 371 Oregon middle schools
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Biggest riser
Shasta Middle School up 43 spots statewide this year
Summary:

Middle Schools in Bethel School District 52 — Cascade Middle School and Shasta Middle School — serve grades 6–8 in the Eugene, Oregon area and enroll 720 students combined; the district is ranked 121 of 141 Oregon districts (14th percentile, 1 star), and both schools are rated 1 star. The data covers 2025–2026 OSAS proficiency in English language arts, math, and science, plus grade-level results, rank history, chronic absenteeism, free/reduced lunch, per-student spending, and student-teacher ratio.

Shasta Middle School has the stronger ELA and science profile: ELA proficiency is 36.8% versus 33.1% at Cascade Middle School, science is 19.7% versus 14.2%, and Shasta’s 2025–2026 state rank is 268 of 371 (28th percentile) versus Cascade’s 285 of 371 (23rd percentile). Shasta also has lower chronic absenteeism (33.2% vs. 34.8%) and lower free/reduced lunch (88.7% vs. 90.93%). Cascade shows stronger improvement, moving from 0 stars and 10th percentile in 2023–2024 to 1 star and 23rd percentile in 2025–2026. Cascade also leads in 6th-grade math (15.4% vs. 11.5%) and 8th-grade math (26.4% vs. 23.4%), while overall math is tied at 18.1%.

Both schools remain below Oregon state averages in every overall subject: ELA 43.8%, math 32.9%, and science 30.6%. Math is the shared weak point: overall proficiency is 18.1% at both schools, below the district average of 20.2% and the state average of 32.9%. The lowest subject-grade result is Shasta Middle School’s 6th-grade math at 11.5%, while Cascade Middle School’s 7th-grade math is 12.2%. Chronic absenteeism is high, at roughly 1 in 3 students at each school. Both serve very high-need populations, with free/reduced lunch above 88%, and per-student spending is $18,606 at Cascade and $18,905 at Shasta. Shasta has a slightly higher student-teacher ratio (18.6 vs. 18.1). Overall, Shasta is stronger in ELA and science, Cascade shows notable improvement and some math grade-level strengths, but neither school is close to state averages, reflecting broader district challenges.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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