Summary:
The Corvallis School District 509J in Oregon is home to two high-performing middle schools: Linus Pauling Middle School and Cheldelin Middle School. Both schools have consistently ranked in the top 25% of Oregon middle schools over the past three years, with Cheldelin Middle School ranking particularly high at 46th out of 368 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.
Academically, both schools outperform the Corvallis School District and the state of Oregon in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates for most grade levels. Cheldelin Middle School stands out with 65.5% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 52.8% proficient or better in Science. The schools have similar spending per student, around $21,500, and student-teacher ratios of 20.6, suggesting the district allocates resources evenly across its middle schools.
While the schools serve student populations with different socioeconomic backgrounds, with Linus Pauling Middle School having a higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, both schools maintain high academic performance. This indicates that the Corvallis School District 509J is providing quality education to its diverse student population, and the middle schools in the district are setting a strong example for academic excellence.
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