Summary:
Middle Schools in Creswell School District 40 consist of a single school: Creswell Middle School, which serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 244 students. Because it is the only middle school in the district, it is the district's entire middle-level story — there are no peer schools nearby within the district to compare against. The school holds a 3-star rating, and the district ranks 54th of 141 Oregon districts (62nd percentile, 3 stars). Parents should note that broader comparisons would require looking at middle schools in neighboring districts or statewide, not within Creswell itself.
The strongest results are in 8th grade. Eighth graders score 48% proficient in English Language Arts — 6.5 percentage points above the state's 41.5% — and also beat the state in math (34% vs. 30%) and science (30.7% vs. 27.7%). Overall ELA comes in at 45.1%, slightly above both the district (43.1%) and state (43.8%). Chronic absenteeism is another bright spot: 26.7%, better than the district's 29.8% and the state's 33.5%, even though 72.13% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. That combination of high poverty and comparatively strong attendance suggests meaningful student engagement. Site context includes $21,836 in per-student spending and a 17.8:1 student-teacher ratio.
Mathematics is the clear area to watch, particularly in 7th grade, where 23.9% of students are proficient against a statewide 33.3% — a 9.4-point gap. Overall math sits at 29.3%, below the state's 32.9%, while 6th grade math (28.3%) trails the state slightly. Science overall is essentially level with the state at 30.7%. Rank history shows a modest slide from the 66th percentile in 2023–24 to 59th in 2024–25 and 58th in 2025–26, though the school remains above the median at 155th of 371 middle schools. Families looking at Creswell will find solid reading and science outcomes, an engaged student body, and a math program — especially grade 7 — that most needs attention.
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