Middle Schools in Ontario School District 8C

Middle schools in Ontario School District 8C serve grades 6–8, and the district has exactly one: Ontario Middle School, located at 573 SW 2nd Ave in Ontario, Oregon, with 471 students. Because it is the only middle school in the district, families here have a single option, and the district's grade 6–8 figures match the school's numbers exactly. The district overall is ranked 118th of 141 Oregon districts, placing it in the 16th percentile with a 1-star rating, while the middle school itself has earned 2 stars in each of the past three years (239th of 371 in 2023–2024, 247th of 368 in 2024–2025, and 242nd of 371 in 2025–2026).

Academically, results are mixed. In all-grade English Language Arts, 37.1% of students were proficient, above the district's 33.2% but below the state's 43.8%. In all-grade math, 26.0% were proficient, above the district's 23.1% but below the state's 32.9%. Science is the weakest area: only 14.1% were proficient, compared with 17.4% in the district and 30.6% statewide. Grade by grade, 7th grade stands out — 43.9% proficient in ELA, just 1.4 points below the state, and 34.8% in math, 1.5 points above the state, the only grade-level subject where the school beats Oregon. Eighth-grade math (19.4% versus 30.0% statewide) and 8th-grade science (14.1% versus 27.7%) are the biggest gaps, and 6th-grade ELA lags the state by 10.5 points.

Attendance is a genuine bright spot: chronic absenteeism was 16.0% in 2024–2025, below the district's 18.7% and less than half the state's 33.5%, even though free/reduced lunch is reported at 100.85%, effectively all students. Per-student spending is $22,895, with a student-teacher ratio of 15.1. In short, this school is relatively stronger than its district in ELA and math and has notably good attendance, but remains below state averages in every all-grade subject, with science and 8th-grade math as the areas most in need of attention.